Wren T. BrownFilmography

Edmond

Actors: William H. Macy, Joe Mantegna, Julia Stiles, Rebecca Pidgeon, Bai Ling

Synopsis: David Mamet wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of his play about a man who suddenly stumbles into a new and dangerous life. Edmond Burke (William H. Macy) is on his way home from work one evening when he impulsively stops to have his fortune read by a woman who informs him, "You are not Read More

Hellbent

Actors: Dylan Fergus, Bryan Kirkwood, Hank Harris, Andrew Levitas, Matt Phillips

Synopsis: The conventions of the slasher movie genre get a new twist in this independent horror story. It's late October, and Eddie (Dylan Fergus) aspires to be a cop on the West Hollywood Police Force's roster, though a vision problem has kept him from passing the physical. Eddie gets the assignment to Read More

McBride: Tune in for Murder

Synopsis: This Hallmark Channel TV movie is one of a series starring John Larroquette as McBride (no first name), a hard-nosed cop turned compassionate defense lawyer, specializing in "lost causes." On this occasion, McBride's client is one-half of a popular FM radio "shock jock" team, accused of murdering Read More

Whoopi [TV Series]

Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Wren T. Brown, Omid Djalili, Elizabeth Regen

Synopsis: Assembled by the same production team responsible for Roseanne, this NBC sitcom starred Whoopi Goldberg as hard-drinking, chain-smoking Mavis Rae, a former pop star with but one hit song to her name. With her 15 minutes of fame a distant memory, Mavis was reduced to running a second-class hotel Read More

Star Trek: Voyager: Prophecy

Actors: Roxann Dawson

Synopsis: A group of Klingon refugees, unaware of the long-standing treaty between their people and the Federation, arrive on the Voyager. Thanks to a coincidental chain of signs and portents, refugee leader Kohlar (Wren T. Brown) becomes convinced that B'Elanna Torres' (Roxann Dawson) unborn baby is Read More

Boesman & Lena

Crew: Associate Producer

Actors: Angela Bassett, Danny Glover

Synopsis: Angela Bassett and Danny Glover star in this gripping film adaptation of Athol Fugard's renowned play. Though written during the apex of apartheid and first staged in 1970, director John Berry downplays the work's historical background and strips the play of its poetic symbolism, lending the film Read More

Touched by an Angel: What Are Friends For?

Synopsis: Monica (Roma Downey) is assigned to help mayoral candidate Carrie Carver (Sheila Kelly) make an important--and possibly life-altering--decision about friendship. When her college friend Bill (Erich Anderson) is arrested on a charge of sexual misconduct with a minor, Carrie wonders if she should Read More

The Dinner

Actors: Bernie Casey, Wren T. Brown, Doug Johnson, Meg Register, Lew Tate

Synopsis: Veteran actor Bernie Casey made his debut as a writer and director with this allegorical drama. Three prominent and prosperous African American men meet at an expensive restaurant for dinner, where they enjoy a meal and discuss racial issues in America. Brother Man (Doug Johnson) is a well-known Read More

Murphy Brown: From the Terrace

Synopsis: The "FYI" staffers find themselves trapped on the office balcony, and it looks like they'll be there all weekend; the only person who can release them is Murphy's most recently fired secretary (played by no less than Julie Brown), who has no intention of doing so. While the other staffers bemoan Read More

Ally McBeal: The Playing Field

Actors: Calista Flockhart, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Gil Bellows, Greg Germann, Lisa Nicole Carson, Jane Krakowski, Peter MacNicol

Synopsis: After Ally's first date with Greg Butters (Jesse L. Martin) ends in a car accident, she defends him in court against the plaintiff's lawyer---a 9-year-old genius (Josh Evans). ~ TV Guide, All Movie Guide Read More

Hellraiser: Bloodline

Actors: Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley, Kim Myers, Christine Harnos

Synopsis: Clive Barker's horrific creation Pinhead (Doug Bradley) returns to the screen for the fourth (and purportedly final) time in this time-juggling horror opus. In 18th century France, Phillip Lemarchand (Bruce Ramsay) constructs a black puzzle box for the wizard Duc de L'Isle (Mickey Cottrell); Read More

The Net

Actors: Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller, Diane Baker, Wendy Gazelle

Synopsis: Irwin Winkler's paranoid thriller focuses on a high-tech nightmare, as a computer programmer finds herself on the run from an unknown enemy dedicated to ruining her life by digital means. Sandra Bullock stars as Angela Bennett, a programmer who unwittingly comes into possession of software that Read More

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Actors: Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, Katherine Heigl, Everett McGill, Nick Mancuso, Morris Chestnut

Synopsis: In the original box-office smash Under Siege, action hero Steven Seagal played Casey Ryback, a U.S. Navy SEAL who saved the world from nuclear destruction by outsmarting and killing off terrorists who had commandeered a submarine. In this sequel, Seagal's Ryback character does the same sort of Read More

Waiting to Exhale

Actors: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon, Gregory Hines

Synopsis: A surprise Hollywood hit, this film is based on the novel of the same name by Terry McMillan and centers on four well-to-do African-American women and their relationships with men and one another. All of them are "holding their breath" until the day they can feel comfortable in a committed Read More

Murder, She Wrote: Twice Dead

Synopsis: To escape his persistent--and dishonest--corporate sponsors, a Nobel Prize-winning microbiologist fakes his own death. It's a clever ruse, but not a particularly healthy one: soon afterward, the missing scientist turns up murdered for real. Typically, the wrong man is accused of the crime Read More

Almost Dead

I'll Do Anything

Actors: Nick Nolte, Whittni Wright, Albert Brooks, Julie Kavner, Joely Richardson, Tracey Ullman

Synopsis: James L. Brooks' showbiz comedy I'll Do Anything is "The Musical That Almost Was" (after test screenings Brooks removed all the musical numbers in the film, turning the film into a songless romantic comedy). Matt Hobbs (Nick Nolte) is a hardly working actor who finds himself raising his 6-year-old Read More

Murder, She Wrote: Murder on the Thirtieth Floor

Synopsis: Tragedy strikes the publishing industry when Jessica Fletcher's editor Edward Graham (Robert Desiderio), a man known for his extreme mood swings, falls out of his Manhattan office window to his death. The police are content to rule Graham's demise as a suicide, but Jessica doesn't buy this. She is Read More

Frasier: And the Whimper Is

Synopsis: Both Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Roz (Peri Gilpin) are nominated for the "SeaBea," Seattle's most coveted broadcasting award. At the urging of his mercenary agent, Bebe (Harriet Sansom Harris), Frasier mounts a shameless campaign to win the award, culminating in the promise of expensive gifts for Read More

Heart and Souls

Actors: Robert Downey, Jr., Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard, Kyra Sedgwick, Tom Sizemore

Synopsis: Director Ron Underwood follows up his crowd-pleasing hit City Slickers (1991) with this likable, feel-good comedy drama about a selfish businessman who discovers that he's permanently being followed by a group of ghosts. In 1959, a bus accident links the spirits of four fatally injured passengers Read More

Warlock: The Armageddon

Actors: Julian Sands, Chris Young, Paula Marshall, Stephen Kahan, Charles Hallahan

Synopsis: The sequel to Warlock, this film features the return of the evil warlock (Julian Sands) who is on a quest to search out and obtain a set of six magical runestones needed to summon the Devil to Earth. However, a group of powerful druids have become aware of the sinister plans afoot, and it is up to Read More

Nightmare in the Daylight

Actors: Jaclyn Smith, Christopher Reeve, Tom Mason, Eric Bell, Wren T. Brown

Synopsis: A lawyer whose wife is missing becomes obsessed with the below that a woman he has seen is his wife. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide Read More

The Importance of Being Earnest

Actors: Wren T. Brown, Daryl Roach, Chris Calloway, Lanei Chapman, Ann Weldon

Synopsis: This adaptation of playwright Oscar Wilde's memorable romantic comedy about two wealthy noblemen who begin calling themselves Ernest in hopes of winning the love of two beautiful girls is set in modern times. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

A Gnome Named Gnorm

Actors: Anthony Michael Hall, Jerry Orbach, Claudia Christian, Eli Danker, Mark Harelik

Synopsis: In this action-comedy, an eccentric detective ends up working with a lost gnome who has accidentally burrowed up from his subterranean world. He is searching for something valuable he lost so he can win the heart of a winsome gnomette. Wacky mayhem ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

The Heroes of Desert Storm

Actors: Angela Bassett, Daniel Baldwin, Michael Champion, Tim Russ, Kris Kamm

Synopsis: Complete with real ABC News footage shot in Iraq, this made-for-TV film chronicles the lives of a group of American soldiers battling in the Persian Gulf War. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

Downtown

Actors: Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, Penelope Ann Miller, Joe Pantoliano, David Clennon

Synopsis: When suburban police officer Alex Kearney (Anthony Edwards) angers a wealthy, influential citizen by stopping him for a traffic violation, he finds himself transferred to the city's worst precinct. Struggling to adapt to his new inner-city surroundings, Kearney must deal with his gruff new Read More

Family of Spies: The Walker Spy Ring, Part 1

Actors: Powers Boothe, Lesley Ann Warren

Synopsis: The true story of American turncoat John Walker, Jr. is related blow-by-blow in this made-for-TV movie. Powers Boothe stars as Walker, a Navy petty officer who spends half of his career selling secrets to the Soviets. At first the soul of discretion, the hard-drinking, philandering Walker Read More

A Different World: Here's to Old Friends

Synopsis: Dwayne (Kadeem Hardison) is visited by his highly opinionated friend Milt (Wren T. Brown), who immediately launches into a devastating criticism of Dwayne's college and his choice of friends--especially Ron (Darryl M. Bell). Elsewhere, Col. Taylor attends a serviceman's reunion, hoping to be Read More

Murder, She Wrote: The Search for Peter Kerry

Synopsis: Just before attending the funeral of an old friend, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) makes the acquaintance of young Rick Banner (Marc Singer), former college roommate of the dead woman's long-lost son Peter. When Rick hears a song written by Peter, the ball starts rolling for a onslaught of intrigue Read More

Crossfire

Actors: Richard Norton, Michael Meyer, Daniel Dietrich, Eric Hahn

Synopsis: We sometimes forget that South Korea, Australia and several other nations participated in the Vietnam War on the U.S. side. In this dark-toned war action film, Straker (Richard Norton) is an Aussie commando whose mission is to rescue his commander (Paul Holmes) and other POWs from captivity. After Read More

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Manhunt

Synopsis: After several weeks of reruns, Next Generation offered a first-run episode on July 1, 1989. In Manhunt, the Enterprise is assigned to transport a group of delegates to an important Federation conference. One of the delegates is Troi's mother Lwaxana, played by former Star Trek regular Majel Barrett Read More

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka!

Actors: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas, Steve James, Isaac Hayes

Synopsis: Keenen Ivory Wayans wrote, directed, and starred in this hilarious parody of blaxploitation films in the comedy I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Jack Spade (Wayans) returns home from a hitch in the army to find his brother Junebug has died from an overdose of gold chains, leaving his widow Cheryl (Dawnn Lewis Read More

Not Another Mistake

Synopsis: In this war drama, set in the Vietnamese jungles, a group of vets embark upon a dangerous mission to find American soldiers missing in action. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story

Actors: Lindsay Wagner, Eli Danker, Sandy McPeak, Ray Wise, Leslie Easterbrook

Synopsis: In June of 1985, TWA Athens-to-Rome flight 847 was seized by two fanatical, grenade-wielding Hezbollah Moslems. The hijacking was dragged out for 17 days, during which time several of the terrified passengers were beaten and one was killed. Written by Norman Morrill, the made-for-TV The Taking of Read More

The Night Before

Actors: Keanu Reeves, Lori Loughlin, Theresa Saldana, Trinidad Silva, Suzanne Snyder

Synopsis: In this unusual teen comedy, the most popular girl in school embarks upon the worst date of her life after she loses a bet and is forced to attend the prom with the school's biggest nerd. The trouble begins when her doofous date gets lost en route and they end up stranded on the worst side of Read More

The Hidden

Actors: Michael Nouri, Kyle MacLachlan, Ed O'Ross, Clu Gulager, Claudia Christian

Synopsis: A cop discovers that there's something unusual about his new partner in this unusual sci-fi thriller. A seemingly well-mannered stock broker one day snaps, robbing a bank, stealing a Ferrari, and driving straight into a police barricade without any thought for his own safety, and he's mowed down Read More

Hollywood Shuffle

Actors: Robert Townsend, Anne-Marie Johnson, Starletta DuPois, Helen Martin, Craigus R. Johnson

Synopsis: This satirical look at the ambivalent relationship between Hollywood power brokers and African-American performers marked the writing, producing, and directing debut of Robert Townsend. The filmmaker also stars as Bobby Taylor, a struggling actor looking for his big break despite his family's and Read More

Moonlighting: Cool Hand Dave, Part 2

Synopsis: In this conclusion of a two-part story, David (Bruce Willis) attempts to escape from a chain gang in order to be reunited with his pregnant sweetheart Maddie (Cybill Shepherd, who is represented only by her voice in this episode). It looks like David's only hope for freedom is to follow the Read More