Bryan Cranston, Judge Reinhold and Penelope Ann Miller Sign On for TBS Superstation's First Comedy Movie: NATIONAL LAMPOON'S THANKSGIVING FAMILY REUNION.Entertainment Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2003 Holiday Hijinks hi·jinks pl.n. Variant of high jinks. Noun 1. hijinks - noisy and mischievous merrymaking high jinks, high jinx, jinks jollification, merrymaking, conviviality - a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity Set to Premiere in November 2003 Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle is a seven-time Emmy-winning,[1] one-time Grammy-winning[1] and seven-time Golden Globe-nominated[1] American sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. ), Judge Reinhold (Beverly Hills Cop) and Penelope Ann Miller (Carlito's Way) have pulled up to the table for TBS Superstation's first original comedy movie: NATIONAL LAMPOON'S THANKSGIVING FAMILY REUNION. This comedy will be directed by Neal Israel (Bachelor Party) from a script by Dennis Rinsler and Marc Warren (Full House). Gary Hoffman (Bastard Out of Carolina) serves as executive producer, with James Shavick (Romantic Comedy 101) serving as producer. NATIONAL LAMPOON'S THANKSGIVING FAMILY REUNION, which comes to TBS Superstation from Gary Hoffman Productions, is set to premiere on the Superstation in November 2003. In the tradition of National Lampoon's long line of irreverent comedies, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S THANKSGIVING FAMILY REUNION follows Dr. Albert Snider (Reinhold), anesthesiologist Anesthesiologist A medical specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated. Mentioned in: Anesthesia, General, Appendectomy, Parathyroidectomy anesthesiologist to the stars, who travels with his family to spend Thanksgiving with a long lost cousin (Cranston) in Idaho. But chaos ensues after they arrive, as the conservative Snider family butts heads with the hippie cousin and his wife (Miller). Television viewers best know Cranston as Hal, the father of the ultimate dysfunctional family dysfunctional family Psychology A family with multiple 'internal'–eg sibling rivalries, parent-child– conflicts, domestic violence, mental illness, single parenthood, or 'external'–eg alcohol or drug abuse, extramarital affairs, gambling, in Malcolm in the Middle. He also played Buzz Aldrin in the acclaimed HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy miniseries From the Earth to the Moon From the Earth to the Moon Verne tale of a group who have a monster gun cast to shoot them to the moon. [Fr. Lit.: WB 13:650] See : Astronautics and starred in such series as The Louie Show, Raising Miranda, and Loving. Cranston's big-screen credits include Saving Private Ryan, That Thing You Do!, The Big Thing and the cult favorite Amazon Women on the Moon. In 1999, he starred in, directed and wrote the film Last Chance. Reinhold has appeared in numerous feature films, including Stripes, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Gremlins, Beverly Hills Cop, Ruthless People and Vice Versa. His television credits include Tom Clancy's Net Force, Sorrow Floats, Black Magic and Four Eyes and Six Guns. Last year, he starred opposite Miller in TBS Superstation's gripping thriller Dead in a Heartbeat immediately. See also: heartbeat . Miller starred opposite Al Pacino and Sean Penn in the thriller Carlito's Way, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her other big-screen credits include The Freshman, Other People's Money, Kindergarten Cop and Along Came a Spider. She most recently co-starred with Reinhold in the Superstation Original Movie Dead in a Heartbeat. TBS Superstation, Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , Inc.'s flagship entertainment network, is watched by more people than any other network, a position it has held for 26 consecutive years. Reaching 88 million households, the Superstation offers viewers a wide mix of programming, including action-packed original movies, groundbreaking original series, hosted movie showcases, world broadcast premieres, popular sitcoms, Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. and college football. The Superstation's Web site is located at TBSsuperstation.com. This information can also be accessed on TBS, Inc.'s press site at http://www.turnerinfo.com. |
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