"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies" (1986) TV series 1986-????

Director:

Don DuPree

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

13 September 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Talk-Show

Plot:

Chicago critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert rate new movies with a thumbs up, or a thumbs down.

Plot Keywords:

Critic | Movie Review | Video | Film Criticism | Film Review

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 21	6:30 PM	Fox
Sun. Nov. 22	6:30 PM	Fox
Sat. Nov. 28	6:30 PM	Fox

Cast

Richard Roeper	...	Himself - Host / ... (94 episodes, 2000-2008)
Michael Phillips	...	Himself - Guest Host / ... (50 episodes, 2006-2009)

Also Known As:

At the Movies (USA) (new title)
Ebert & Roeper (International: English title) (new title)
Ebert & Roeper and the Movies (USA) (new title)
Roger Ebert & the Movies (USA) (new title)
Siskel & Ebert (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Buena Vista Television

Trivia:

Richard Roeper's last episode with the show aired on 16 August 2008. Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz would take over as hosts from September 2008 to August 2009. Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott (who both previously appeared as guest co-hosts alongside Roeper) would again take over as hosts in September 2009.

Quotes:

Roger Ebert: [during a review of the 1998 version of "Godzilla"] Now that I've inspired a character in a Godzilla movie, all I really still desire is for several Ingmar Bergman characters to sit in a circle and read my reviews to one another in hushed tones.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Nanny: Sunday in the Park with Fran (#1.17)" (1994)

An excellent and memorable thing on TV!

This show has great information on every movie we go and see each year and day! The original movie critic team was Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert who were both really good friends as well as partners and they both grew up in Chicago! So Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert would review every movie that comes up and rates them either thumbs up or thumbs down. The new team now is Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper. Richard Roeper became Roger Ebert's new partner in 2000 after Gene Siskel died in 1999 because of complication from brain surgery. These two film critics also make suggestions as to excellent films they recommend for renting on VHS or DVD! Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert also made an unforgettable guest appearance on ABC/FOX's The Critic which was one of my favorite episodes of The Critic where Jay Sherman hears about the Siskel and Ebert break up and then tries to be one of their new partners and then decides to reunite them!

User Rating: 10/10

BOTTOM LINE: THUMBS UP!