Steven Helmer Publications

Synopsis: After his second marriage leads to a divorce, wealthy businessman Thornton Melon decides to attempt to reconnect with his son, Jason, a freshman at Grand Lakes University. When Jason tells him he intends to drop out of college, Thornton, who didn't graduate high school, convinces him to stay enrolled by making a massive financial donation to the university so he can be a college freshman too. However, while Jason is there to learn, Thornton is more interested in partying and using his money to pass his classes. This leads to a conflict between father and son, especially when Jason is led to believe Thornton bribed his diving coach to give him a spot on the team. Who's in it? The movie stars Rodney Dangerfield , Sally Kellerman , Keith Gordon , Robert Downey, Jr. and Ned Beatty . Review: My wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary yesterday by visiting some Wisconsin wineries. During one of the visits, we were told one of the wines was named after the "Tr...

Synopsis: With his home planet deteriorating, an infant is sent to Earth by his parents and is raised by a pair of farmers who hide his both his alien origins and his superpowers created by the sun. As an adult, Clark Kent moves to Metropolis and gets a job as a newspaper reporter at the Daily Planet while secretly fighting crime as Superman. He soon faces his biggest test though, a master criminal by the name of Lex Luthor, who has control of nuclear weapons. Who's in it? The movie stars Christopher Reeve , Margot Kidder , Gene Hackman , Ned Beatty and Jackie Cooper . Review: The cats, still adjusting to the time change, woke me up earlier than I would have preferred on a Saturday and, since it was too early to go get my wife coffee, I wound up watching Superma n on one of my movie channels. It's been several years since I saw this film in its entirety and, while I'm sure there are those who will disagree, I think this still sets the standard for superhero movies. I thi...