Earl BillingsFilmography

Thank You for Smoking

Actors: Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, Adam Brody, Sam Elliott

Synopsis: The directorial debut from Jason Reitman, the media satire Thank You for Smoking stars Aaron Eckhart as Nick, a man who has turned spinning news and information into a successful career for the tobacco lobby. He plots strategies with his colleagues (Maria Bello and David Koechner) on how to make Read More

Something New

Actors: Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Mike Epps, Donald Faison, Blair Underwood

Synopsis: A woman discovers that when it comes to love, sometimes opposites really do attract in this romantic comedy-drama. Kenya (Sanaa Lathan) is a successful African-American lawyer in her mid-thirties whose personal life is not going as well as her career. While she's attractive and intelligent, Kenya Read More

Fat Albert

Actors: Raven Symone, Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Shedrack Anderson III, Jermaine Williams, Keith Robinson, Aaron Andre Frazier, Marques Houston

Synopsis: Bill Cosby's gang of childhood pals evolve from standup comedy to an animated cartoon series to real life in this family-friendly comedy. Doris (Kyla Pratt) is a teenager who doesn't fit in with most of her classmates at school, has been depressed since the death of her grandfather, and is Read More

Mr. 3000

Actors: Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Brian J. White, Michael Rispoli, Ian Anthony Dale

Synopsis: Directed by Charles Stone III, Mr. 3000 revolves around over-the-hill baseball star Stan Ross (Bernie Mac), who retired after making what he thought was his 3,000th base hit for the Milwaukee Brewers (i.e. the exact amount of hits it takes to qualify for the Hall of Fame). Though he shocked his Read More

Christmas at Water's Edge

Actors: Keshia Knight Pulliam, Pooch Hall, Tom Bosley, Earl Billings, Richard Lawson

Synopsis: An angel from above arrives on a mission to transform a spoiled college girl into a caring young woman in this contemporary variation on the Christmas Carol story starring Keshia Knight Pulliam, Tom Bosley, and Pooch Hall. To wealthy college girl Layla Turner (Knight-Pulliam), Christmas is all Read More

American Splendor

Actors: Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Harvey Pekar, Shari Springer Berman, James Urbaniak, Judah Friedlander

Synopsis: The documentary directing team of Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman makes their narrative feature debut with the biographical comedy drama American Splendor. Harvey Pekar (Paul Giamatti) is a comic book writer inspired by the work of his friend Robert Crumb (James Urbaniak). Pekar writes Read More

Antwone Fisher

Actors: Derek Luke, Joy Bryant, Denzel Washington, Salli Richardson, Earl Billings

Synopsis: The directorial debut of Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington, Antwone Fisher is an autobiographical drama written by the real-life Antwone Fisher. Played by newcomer Derek Luke, Antwone is a volatile young sailor in the Navy, getting into trouble for his constant fighting. When he gets Read More

ER: When Night Meets Day

Synopsis: This 200th episode of ER (actually the 201st in the syndicated package) occurs during a solar eclipse, with the action alternating between the day and night shifts at County General. Holding down the day shift is a bone-weary Carter (Noah Wyle), who must contend with the victims of a cult mass Read More

Ally McBeal: Judge Ling

Actors: Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Peter MacNicol, Jane Krakowski, Lucy Liu, Portia de Rossi, Regina Hall, Josh Hopkins, Julianne Nicholson, James Marsden

Ally McBeal: Neutral Corners

Actors: Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Peter MacNicol, Jane Krakowski, Lucy Liu, Portia de Rossi, Regina Hall, Josh Hopkins, Julianne Nicholson, James Marsden

Mad About You: The Magic Pants

Synopsis: After several unworthy candidates, new parents Paul and Jamie Buchman (Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt) believe they've found the perfect babysitter in the form of a lass named Arley (Lili Taylor). Now the Buchmans are secure enough to take their first evening out in months. Unfortunately, fate intervenes Read More

Touched By an Angel: Trust

Synopsis: Rookie cop Monica (Roma Downey) is partnered with veteran officer Zack Bennett (Joe Penny) on his first day back after recovering from a shooting. Zack's former partner Ben (Paul Rodriguez) is angry over the fact that Zack has demanded to be paired up with something else. What Ben doesn't know is Read More

Crimson Tide

Actors: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, George Dzundza, Viggo Mortensen, James Gandolfini

Synopsis: Two leaders with different philosophies about battle and leadership wage war with each other in this tense military thriller. Capt. Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman) is the commanding officer of a nuclear submarine, the U.S.S. Alabama. Ramsey is a distinguished veteran near the end of his career, and he Read More

Jimmy Hollywood

Actors: Joe Pesci, Christian Slater, Victoria Abril, Jason Beghe, John Cothran, Jr.

Synopsis: Clad in a blonde wig, Joe Pesci stars as the title character, a luckless actor. Unable to make it in the real showbiz world, Jimmy starts fantasizing about fame and fortune. His delusions eventually turn into reality when, through a fluke, Jimmy becomes known to one and all as "Jericho," a Robin Read More

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

Actors: Edward James Olmos, Beverly D'Angelo, Damian Chapa, Travis Fine, Julio Oscar Mechoso

Synopsis: We'd rather not rehash the sordied Menendez murder case in this space; besides, it isn't necessary, inasmuch as no fewer than two TV movies were produced on the subject in 1994. The first was Fox's Honor Thy Father and Mother; the second, telecast less than a month later, was Menendez: A Killing Read More

One False Move

Actors: Bill Paxton, Cynda Williams, Jim Metzler, Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Beach

Synopsis: Carl Franklin made his directorial bow with the story of three LA drug dealers who, after committing a rather messy murder, hide out in a rural Arkansas town. Assuming that the local "rubes" will offer them little interference, the criminals have not reckoned with sheriff "Hurricane" Dixon (Bill Paxton Read More

Nails

Actors: Dennis Hopper

Synopsis: Maniacal Dennis Hopper plays a high-strung L.A. homicide detective who embarks upon a vengeful hunt for the drug pushers who brutally murdered his partners. His investigation soon reveals that the dealers' influence extends to the highest echelons of city government. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Read More

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

Synopsis: In this entry in the long-running mystery series, Perry Mason takes the case for a TV reporter falsely accused of killing the station's ego-maniacal anchorman. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Married... With Children: Route 666, Part 2

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a two-part story, the Bundys and the D'Arcys continue prospecting for gold in the desert--and wonder of wonders, everyone strikes it rich except for Kelly (Christina Applegate). Before long, the five "millionaires" are fantasizing over how they will spend their Read More

Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Drumhead

Synopsis: The McCarthy era lives again when a Klingon spy is discovered on board the Enterprise. Suspecting that a sinister conspiracy is afoot, visiting Federation Admiral Norah Satie (Jean Simmons) embarks upon a witch hunt, turning everyone against each other. Things reach the hysteria stage when Read More

A Killer Among Us

Actors: Dwight Schultz

Synopsis: Whenever there's a TV movie about a "lone holdout" juror, you can bet that reality will be left behind at the front door. Killer Among Us is no exception. A Different World's Jasmine Guy plays a doubting jury member on a homicide case. She not only believes the defendant innocent, but suspects Read More

Wired

Actors: Michael Chiklis, Ray Sharkey, J.T. Walsh, Patti D'Arbanville, Lucinda Jenney

Synopsis: This film, loosely-based on the book by Bob Woodward, follows the career of comedian John Belushi (Michael Chiklis) as his spirit is guided through the past by the Angel Velasquez (Ray Sharkey). ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

Stakeout

Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, Dan Lauria

Synopsis: Though John Badham's Stakeout doesn't flinch in the violence department, the film concentrates primarily on characterization. Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez play a pair of Seattle detectives, assigned to capture escaped hood Aidan Quinn. The twosome spends much of the film on stakeout in a Read More

The George McKenna Story

Actors: Denzel Washington

Synopsis: This made-for-TV drama was based on the true story of George McKenna (played by Denzel Washington in one of his first leading roles), an educator in Los Angeles who faced the greatest challenge of his career when he was named Principal of George Washington Memorial High School. Located in a Read More

Women of San Quentin

Synopsis: In this drama, a crack corps of female prison guards are assigned to watch over the men in the most dangerous cell-block. Mayhem ensues as the physical and emotional pressures the women face begin to take their toll. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

The Jeffersons: Not So Dearly Beloved

Actors: Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover, Mike Evans

Synopsis: George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) has had just about enough of his contentious store manager, Wendell Thomas (Earl Billings) -- a sentiment shared by the rest of George's employees. Alas, just as George is firing Wendell, the much-despised manager drops dead. Can things get any worse? You bet Read More

Bustin' Loose

Actors: Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson, Alphonso Alexander, Kia Cooper, Edwin de Leon

Synopsis: It's The African Queen meets Richard Pryor in this schmaltzy and salty attempt by Pryor to appeal to the family crowd. Pryor plays Joe Braxton, an inept burglar whose parole officer Donald (Robert Christian) wants to help out. Knowing that Joe is an excellent mechanic, he refers him to Vivian Read More

Good Times: Wheels

Synopsis: Shifty landlord Nathan Bookman (Johnny Brown) sells a dilapidated used car to J.J. (Jimmie Walker) and his friends. This joint-ownership setup results in a great deal of ill will when the buddies argue over who can drive the car, and when it can be driven. As the story rolls merrily along, it's a Read More

Good Times: Michael, the Warlord

Synopsis: The Evanses' neighborhood is being terrorized by the Warlords, a rampaging street gang. Florida Evans (Esther Rolle) joins a citizens' group to form a united front against the gang -- little suspecting that her own son Michael (Ralph Carter) has become a Warlord himself. Desperately hiding his Read More

Sounder, Part Two

Actors: Harold Sylvester, Ebony Wright, Taj Mahal, Annazette Chase

Synopsis: Part 2, Sounder was the sequel to the 1973 filmization of William H. Armstrong's novel Sounder, with the same scenarist (Lonnie Elder III) but with a different director (Graham) and releasing company (Gamma III). Still set amongst Depression-era black sharecroppers in Louisiana, Part 2 features Harold Sylvester Read More