Barry Flatman Filmography

Just Friends

Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein, Christopher Marquette

Synopsis: A hotshot thirtysomething record executive tries to win over the girl who once liked him only "as a friend" in this slapstick comedy. In high school, Chris Brander (Ryan Reynolds) was an overweight, maladroit teen who spent every waking moment with his co-ed pal Jamie Palamino (Amy Smart). On the Read More

A Killer Upstairs

Actors: Tracy Nelson, Bruce Boxleitner, Christopher Jacot, Linden Ashby, Barry Flatman

Synopsis: Mad at the world in general and his mom in particular, short-tempered twentysomething Michael Nowlin (Christopher Jacot) defiantly enters into a love affair with the 32-year-old wife of a wealthy businessman. When the woman is murdered, suspicion naturally falls upon Michael. In her efforts to Read More

Some Things That Stay

Actors: Katie Boland, Stuart Wilson, Kevin Zegers, Alberta Watson

Synopsis: Gail Harvey's Some Things That Stay stars Katie Boland as a teenager whose adolescence is complicated by her bohemian family and their resistance to the cultural mores of Eisenhower-era America. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

The Elizabeth Smart Story

Actors: Dylan Baker, Lindsay Frost, Amber Marshall, Hannah Lochner, Tyler Kyte

Synopsis: In June of 2002, 13-year-old Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her own bedroom in Salt Lake City, a crime witnessed by her younger sister Mary Katherine. The desperate search for Elizabeth evolved into a gigantic media event, as her anguished parents combined forces with the authorities -- and a Read More

Thoughtcrimes

Synopsis: On the night of her prom in 1994, teenager Freya McAllister (Navi Rawat) suddenly begins hearing strange voices. As a result, Freya is diagnosed as schizophrenic and squirreled away in a mental hospital, where she remains for the next eight years. Along comes psychologist Michal Welles (Peter Read More

Crossing the Line

Synopsis: Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing for the Lady Warriors, the championship Hankston, MI, girl's basketball team. When coach Tommy Holliday (Lawrence Dane) is sidelined by a heart attack, the overzealous team parents have every confidence that Holliday's assistant, former All-American Read More

Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

Actors: Shirley MacLaine, Parker Posey, Shannen Doherty

Synopsis: In this broadly satirical TV biopic, Shirley MacLaine pulls out all the stops as legendary cosmetics queen Mary Kay Ash. In Citizen Kane fashion, Mary Kay relates her rise to the top of the home-beauty industry to an inquiring reporter (Rachel Crawford), never allowing an opportunity pass to Read More

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story

Actors: William Hurt, Mary-Louise Parker, David Strathairn, Ron Silver, Peter Boyle

Synopsis: Originally presented in two parts by the CBS network, Master Spy is the true story of Robert Hanssen, a disgruntled FBI agent who, for 20 years, systematically sold out his country to the former Soviet Union. The film depicts Hanssen (played by William Hurt) as hyper-intelligent and Read More

Monk: Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation

Synopsis: A weekend vacation at a California seaside resort turns out to be business as usual for Monk (Tony Shalhoub), Sharona (Bitty Schramm) and Benjy (Max Morrow). The trouble begins when Benjy witnesses a murder--or does he? All existing evidence suggests that Benjy was either lying or Read More

My Name is Tanino

Actors: Corrado Fortuna, Rachel McAdams, Frank Crudele, Jessica De Marco, Mary Long

Synopsis: A young, clue-free Italian finds and eludes trouble on numerous occasions as he journeys to and through America in director Paolo Virzi's 2001 comedy My Name Is Tanino. Naïve optimist Tanino (Corrado Fortuna) gets romantically involved with an American tourist named Sally (Rachel McAdams), who Read More

Witness Files

Actors: Yancy Butler, Barry Flatman

Synopsis: In this suspense thriller, Sandi (Yancy Butler) is a woman who is found guilty of the murder of her husband, who often physically abused her. A shady district attorney with an agenda of his own makes a deal with Sandi -- if she's willing to give the false testimony he needs to convict an organized Read More

Dash and Lilly

Actors: Sam Shepard, Judy Davis, Bebe Neuwirth, Laurence Luckinbill, David Paymer

Synopsis: Oscar-winning actress Kathy Bates directed this made-for-cable feature inspired by the true story of one of America's greatest literary couples, Lillian Hellman and Dashiell Hammett. Hellman (Judy Davis) was an award-winning playwright whose successes included The Children's Hour and The Little Read More

Someone is Watching

Actors: Stefanie Powers, Margot Kidder, Stewart Bock, Barry Flatman, Martin Neufeld

Synopsis: A Canadian-U.S. co-production filmed in 1998, Someone is Watching stars Stefanie Powers as Michelle Dupree, who, with her adopted son, Cory (Mickey Toft), is painfully attempting to pick up the pieces after the pair has been terrorized by an intruder in their home. Hoping to start life anew in a Read More

Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly

Actors: Matthew Settle, Cassidy Rae, Barry Flatman, Wanda Cannon, Jeff Topping

Synopsis: This fact-based TV movie begins in 1987, as high-school athlete Alex Kelly (Matthew Settle) awaits his trial for the rape of one girl and the intimidation of several others. Rather than face the justice system, Alex flees to Europe, where he spends virtually the next decade, with covert financial Read More

Ricky Nelson: Original Teen Idol

Synopsis: The life and career of Ricky Nelson--from awkward kiddie TV star to teenaged singing idol to "young hasbeen"--is adequately encapsulated in this made-for-cable movie, one of several celebrity biopics produced for VH-1. Told in flashback as Ricky Nelson (Gregory Calpakis) recounts his experiences Read More

Random Encounter

Actors: Elizabeth Berkley, Joel Wyner, Barry Flatman, Mark Walker

Synopsis: In Doug Jackson's Random Encounter, Elizabeth Berkley plays Alicia Brayman, a public relations executive on the rise. At a celebratory party, Alicia meets a handsome man named Kyle (Joel Wyner) who takes her home for sex. Madeleine (Mary Bradley), a crazed brunette with a knife, interrupts them. Read More

The Wrong Girl

Synopsis: Angela Fischer (Barbara Mandrell) is put in a very uncomfortable position when her son Steve (Jonathan Scarfe), who has recently weathered a number of emotional difficulties, returns home with his new girlfriend Kelly Garner (Zoe McLellan) in tow. Although Steve is entranced by Kelly, Angela has a Read More

When Innocence Is Lost

Actors: Jill Clayburgh, Keri Russell, Roberta Maxwell, Charlotte Sullivan

Synopsis: In this socially-conscious drama, a single mother attempts to go to school. Because she places her daughter in daycare she finds herself in a legal custody battle. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

We the Jury

Actors: Kelly McGillis, Lauren Hutton, Nicholas Campbell, Christopher Plummer, Roberta Maxwell

Synopsis: Filmed in Canada and broadcast in America by the USA cable network, We the Jury offers a new and intriguing spin to the old 12 Angry Men format. There is absolutely no question that Emmy-winning TV personality Wynne Atwood (Lauren Hutton) shot and killed her cheating husband in the home of his Read More

Prince for a Day

Actors: Joey Lawrence, Richard Belzer, Khrystyne Haje

Synopsis: In yet another modern-dress version of The Prince and the Pauper, Joey Lawrence plays Ricky Prince, a famous pop star who has grown tired of the spotlight and the pressures of fame. Ricky makes the aquaintance of Ralph Bitondo (also played by Joey Lawrence), a pizza delivery boy who looks almost Read More

Terminal Justice

Actors: Lorenzo Lamas, Chris Sarandon, Peter Coyote, Kari Wuhrer, Barry Flatman

Synopsis: Set in a near-future world in which "cybersex" has become all the rage and in which wealthy men can have women cloned to match their every fantasy, this thriller centers on the exploits of Pamela, one of the most famous actresses in the virtual porn industry. Because she is so popular, many fans Read More

The Paperboy

Actors: Alexandra Paul, Marc Marut, William Katt, Brigid Tierney, Frances Bay

Synopsis: In this chilling Canadian psycho-thriller a divorcee finds her life endangered when she returns to her hometown and finds herself the object of an unloved young boy's deadly obsession. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

The Cutting Edge

Actors: D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly, Roy Dotrice, Terry O'Quinn, Dwier Brown

Synopsis: Can a rough and tumble hockey player and a snooty ice dancer find love and a gold medal at the same time? That's the burning (or more appropriately freezing) question in this romantic drama. Kate Moseley (Moira Kelly) is a world-class figure skater training for the Olympics; she has genuine Read More

Falling Over Backwards

Actors: Saul Rubinek, Paul Soles, Helen Hughes, Carolyn Scott

Synopsis: Falling Over Backwards was filmed in Quebec through the good graces of the National Film Board of Canada. Saul Rubinek plays a high school teacher, currently in the doldrums over his divorce. Ignoring advice of Thomas Wolfe, Rubinek decides to "go home again" to forget his troubles. With his aged Read More

The Dream Team

Actors: Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, Stephen Furst, Dennis Boutsikaris

Synopsis: The eponymous team consists of four residents of a New Jersey psychiatric hospital: ex-postal worker Henry Sikorsky (Christopher Lloyd), who fancies himself a doctor; one-time ad agency exec Jack McDermott (Peter Boyle), suffering from a Messiah/martyr complex; writer Billy Caulfield (Michael Keaton Read More

Physical Evidence

Actors: Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty, Kay Lenz, Ted McGinley

Synopsis: Though this police and courtroom drama did not do well at the box-office, some reviewers thought that the lead performances by Burt Reynolds and Theresa Russell were first-rate. Joe Paris (Reynolds) is a policeman suspended from active duty. He awakens from an alcoholic binge to discover that he Read More

Sorry, Wrong Number

Actors: Loni Anderson, Carl Weintraub, Hal Holbrook, Diane D'Aquila, Alan Jordan

Synopsis: A wealthy invalid discovers her husband's scheme to have her killed in this made-for-cable thriller--remade from the 1948 feature starring Barbara Stanwyck. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide Read More

Age Old Friends

Actors: Hume Cronyn, Vincent Gardenia

Synopsis: Hume Cronyn and Vincent Gardenia star as two retirement-home residents, longtime friends who possess wildly diverse temperaments. - John Cooper (Cronyn) is crotchety and physically frail, but his brain is sharp as a tack. Michael Aylott (Gardenia) is easygoing and in excellent health, but his mind Read More

Short Circuit 2

Actors: Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb, Jack Weston, Tim Blaney

Synopsis: Fisher Stevens reprises his role of Ben Jahrvi, the co-inventor of the cute robot Number Five, in this sequel to Short Circuit. Since the last film, Ben has moved to the city, where he lives in a truck and sells toy Number Fives as a street vendor. Ben plies his trade until one day luck strikes in Read More

A New Life

Actors: Alan Alda, Ann-Margret, Hal Linden, Veronica Hamel, John Shea

Synopsis: After 20 years of marriage, Steve Giardino (Alan Alda) and his wife Jackie (Ann-Margret) agree to a divorce in this situation comedy. The focus is on both of them as they suffer through matchmaking, blind dates, and their new life as eligible singles. Donna (Mary Kay Place) is Jackie's friend Read More

Switching Channels

Actors: Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson

Synopsis: The 1920s-era play The Front Page was about a Chicago reporter who wants to retire and get married but is tricked by his editor into doing one last story -- which proves to be complicated. It was made into a classic film in 1931 and inspired the 1940 hit movie His Girl Friday, in which the Read More

Too Outrageous!

Actors: Craig Russell, Hollis McLaren, David McIlwraith, Ron White, Lynne Cormack

Synopsis: Filmed in Canada, Too Outrageous is the belated sequel to the 1977 cult classic Outrageous. Craig Russell is back as gay hairdresser-turned-female impersonator Robin Turner, as is Hollis McLaren as his mentally unbalanced girlfriend. We learn that since last we saw him, Robin has become quite Read More

Deadly Business

Synopsis: This TV-movie was based on a true story of criminal culpability in the ecological crisis. Alan Arkin stars as an ex-convict hired in 1972 by smooth-talking Armand Assante, who runs a successful garbage disposal business. Even when Arkin finds out that Assante is a functionary of the mob, he Read More

Easy Prey

Actors: Gerald McRaney, Shawnee Smith

Synopsis: Gerald McRaney flies in the face of his likeable Simon and Simon image in the made-for-TV Easy Prey. McRaney plays real-life serial rapist/murderer Christopher Wilder who, in early 1984, abducted a teenaged girl from a California shopping mall. Repeatedly assaulting the girl and keeping her quiet Read More

The Dead Zone

Actors: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe

Synopsis: Christopher Walken plays a schoolteacher, Johnny Smith, who awakens from a five-year coma. He discovers that he has acquired the ability to foretell a person's future simply by touching his or her hand. After seeing several examples, Smith's doctor (Herbert Lom) becomes convinced that Smith can Read More

Spasms

Actors: Peter Fonda, Oliver Reed, Miguel Fernandes

Synopsis: William Fruet directed this odd Canadian horror film based on a novel by Michael Maryk and Brent Monahan. Wealthy Jason Kincaid (Oliver Reed) has a telepathic link to a mysterious snake god called N'Gana Sunbu. A strange cult sets the snake free after it grows to monstrous size, whereupon it Read More

Threshold

Actors: Donald Sutherland, John Marley, Sharon Acker, Mare Winningham, Jeff Goldblum

Synopsis: Donald Sutherland plays a brilliant surgeon who becomes a media celebrity after performing an artificial-heart transplant. Jeff Goldblum, inventor of the ersatz heart, likewise basks in the glow of sudden fame. The only person to have reservations about the procedure is heart recipient Mare Winningham Read More

Homemade TV [TV Series]

Actors: Fred Mollin, Larry Mollin, Barry Flatman, Phil Savath, Jed McKay

Synopsis: Originally telecast Monday through Friday, the Canadian children's series Homemade TV followed the format of The Mickey Mouse Club by offering a different "theme" on each episode. Among these were "The Big Story," which followed an average youngster through a typical day; "Ricky," an ongoing Read More