Steer Clear Of Tricky ‘Intersection’
It will be billed as a hot movie: Richard Gere, Sharon Stone and Lolita Davidovich in a love triangle.
But 1994’s “Intersection,” airing on ABC at 9, is an unqualified box-office bomb that drove audiences from theaters asking themselves, “What the heck was that?” Gere plays an architect who has fallen out of love with his wife and business partner (Stone) and halfheartedly into an affair with a tender but dull lover (Davidovich). Aside from the fact that these folks are nice to look at, this turkey plods along at an unbearable pace from one flashback to the next.
Were this a TV movie, the architect would surely plan the murder of his estranged wife. But this film is styled on some vague notion of character development and the ever-present gimmick of ironic time shifts.
The end result is supposed to be that all this was somehow tragically fated, that there are some things a man just can’t escape.
Fortunately you can escape “Intersection.” Exit now or abandon all hope of avoiding a wasted evening.
Highlights
“The Jeff Foxworthy Show,” NBC at 8: Jeff likes Karen’s (Ann Cusack) new friend, Stella (Pamela Gregg), but he can’t stand her husband (Fred Applegate) and plans a fishing trip with the couple to prove his point. Gregg is Foxworthy’s real-life wife.
“Foxworthy” kicks off a two-hour-long comedy block. An original “Mr. Rhodes” airs at 8:30, followed by repeats of “Frasier” and “Men Behaving Badly” at 9 and 9:30. A special Monday edition of “Dateline NBC” airs at 10.
“Cosby,” CBS at 8: When Hilton and Ruth (Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad) attend a support group for laid-off airline employees, Hilton dispenses advice to his former co-workers, which turns out to be a comic disaster. Postponed from an earlier date.
“Spy Game,” ABC at 8: Lorne (Linden Ashby) becomes the target of a former Russian jailer (Larry Marks) who orders one of the spy’s best friends (Keith Szarabajka) to kill him.
“Melrose Place,” FOX at 8: It looks like bad news for newlyweds Michael and Megan (Thomas Calabro, Kelly Rutherford), which shouldn’t come as a surprise considering the circumstances of their marriage. Meanwhile, Alison’s (Courtney Thorne-Smith) doctor orders her home, where she observes some of her neighbors’ dirty secrets.
“Cybill,” CBS at 9: Florence Stanley was hilarious in a previous appearance as Ira’s (Alan Rosenberg) mother, Ruth. This time she advises Zoey (Alicia Witt) that college may not be for her, which sends Cybill (Cybill Shepherd) into a panic.
“Married … with Children,” FOX at 9: Al (Ed O’Neill) is attracted to a vaguely familiar stripper.
And where’s Peg (Katey Sagal) when this is going on? You’ll figure it out faster than slow-witted Al.
“Ink,” CBS at 9:30: Mike and Kate (Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen) get into the talk-show game. Tom Snyder, Jimmy Breslin and model Angie Everhart make guest appearances.
“Pauly,” FOX at 9:30: Pauly’s (Pauly Shore) overactive imagination leads him to think his stepmother (Charlotte Ross) is having an affair and that there’s a plot afoot to have his father (David Dukes) rubbed out. Adam West guest-stars.
Cable Calls
“Baseball Tonight,” ESPN at 7:30: The only sportscast baseball fans need to watch begins its eighth season.
Talk Time
“Tonight,” NBC at 11:35: Actress Diane Keaton, actor Stephen Dorff and singer Deana Carter.
“Late Show With David Letterman,” CBS at 11:35: Cybill Shepherd (“Cybill”), football legend Joe Montana and singer Joan Osborne. Repeat.
“Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher,” ABC at 12:35 a.m.: Lynn Redgrave, Laura San Giacomo, Louie Anderson and writer Richard Brookhiser.
“Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” NBC at 12:35 a.m.: Actress Mary Tyler Moore, actor Eric Bogosian and comedian Billy Burr. Repeat.