John Whitesell

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John Whitesell

Born December 2, 1953 · Iowa Falls, Iowa, USA (age 72)

John Patrick Whitesell is an American television and film director. He has directed numerous films such as Calendar Girl, Big Momma's House 2 and Holidate. He started his career as a film director in 1993. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Whitesell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like SonBig Mommas: Like Father, Like Son · 2011
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
★ 5.52011
MovieCrimeComedy
FBI agent Malcolm Turner and his 17-year-old son Trent go undercover at an all-girls performing arts school after Trent witnesses a murder. Posing as Big Momma and Charmaine, they must find the murderer before he finds them.
Big Momma's House 2Big Momma's House 2 · 2006
Big Momma's House 2
★ 5.82006
MovieComedyCrime
FBI agent Malcolm Turner goes back undercover as Big Momma, a slick-talking, slam-dunking Southern granny with attitude to spare! Now this granny must play nanny to three dysfunctional upper-class kids in order to spy on their computer hacker father.
Deck the HallsDeck the Halls · 2006
Deck the Halls
★ 5.62006
MovieComedyFamily
Determined to unseat Steve Finch's reign as the town's holiday season king, Buddy Hall plasters his house with so many decorative lights that it'll be visible from space! When their wives bond, and their kids follow suit, the two men only escalate their rivalry - and their decorating.
HolidateHolidate · 2020
Holidate
★ 7.02020
MovieComedyRomance
Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.
Malibu's Most WantedMalibu's Most Wanted · 2003
Malibu's Most Wanted
★ 5.42003
MovieComedyCrime
A senator arranges for his son, a rich white kid who fancies himself black, to be kidnapped by a couple of black actors pretending to be murderers to try and shock him out of his plans to become a rapper.
ThunderstruckThunderstruck · 2012
Thunderstruck
★ 6.22012
MovieComedyFamily
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
See Spot RunSee Spot Run · 2001
See Spot Run
★ 6.12001
MovieFamilyComedy
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the babysitter bails on her. Meanwhile, an assassin mob boss hires 2 goons to kill Agent 11. But when 11 escapes from the van when they tried to kill him, he hides in Gordon's Mailtruck that James is in too. And guess what they name him. Spot.
Calendar GirlCalendar Girl · 1993
Calendar Girl
★ 5.21993
MovieComedyDrama
Three young men go on an end of the summer trip to Hollywood, California. Their quest: to fulfill the fantasy of meeting Marilyn Monroe.

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Capital NewsCapital News · 1990
Capital News
★ 6.51990
SeriesDrama
Capital News is a short-lived American drama series that aired on ABC in 1990. Starring Lloyd Bridges and Helen Slater, Capital News was created by David Milch and Christian Williams. Capital News explores the professional and personal lives of the staff at *The Capital*, a prominent Washington, D.C., daily newspaper comparable to *The Washington Post*. The series stars Lloyd Bridges as the gruff editor-in-chief, Jo-Jo Turner. Mild-mannered metro editor Clay Gibson (Michael Woods) oversees a team of reporters that includes newcomer Anne McKenna (Helen Slater, of *Supergirl* fame) and her seasoned partner, Redmond Dunne (William Russ). Parallel to their local coverage, the national desk—led by the calculating Edison King (Mark Blum)—tackles high-stakes political stories.

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