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Videos (see all 18)
"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies" (1986): :  -- Exclusive: Joshua Gomez & Zachary Levi talk about Season 2.
"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies" (1986): :  -- We chat with the Jorma Taccone of the small-to-big screen adaptation.
"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies" (1986): :  -- Exclusive: Adam Baldwin & Yvonne Strahovski talk about Season 2.
"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies" (1986): :  -- Exclusive: Sarah Lancaster & Ryan McPartlin talk about Season 2.
"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies" (1986): :  -- Exclusive: Josh Schwartz & Chris Fedak talk about Season 2.

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Release Date:
13 September 1986 (USA) more
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Plot:
Chicago critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert rate new movies with a thumbs up, or a thumbs down. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination more
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Ebert & Roeper review more (21 total)

Cast

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Richard Roeper ... Himself - Host / ... (94 episodes, 2000-2008)
Michael Phillips ... Himself - Guest Host / ... (52 episodes, 2006-2009)
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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)
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30 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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After Gene Siskel's death, from 1999 to 2000, several movie critics appeared as guest co-hosts, until Richard Roeper (who also appeared as a guest co-host for several episodes) became Siskel's permanent replacement. more
Quotes:
Roger Ebert: We were on "The Howard Stern Show" once and Rob Schneider called in, and he was asking me how I could write what I did about the original "Deuce Bigalow" movie. And my question to him is; how could you make this second "Deuce Bigalow" movie? I mean, where is this movie coming from... more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Show Stoppers (1988) (V) more

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Ebert & Roeper review, 17 December 2002
Author: Don McCullen from Colorado Springs, Colorado

The loss of Gene Siskel put to end one of greatest TV relationships. That being Siskel along with Roger Ebert. These two movie critics who worked for rival newspapers in Chicago (Siskel worked at the Tribune, and Ebert work for the Sun-Times) were put together to see if they could work together. Indeed they worked very well. So well they had to switch producers/distributors TWICE, and by the time they did they show for Disney their "Two Thumbs Up" became the standard in movie industry.

Now Richard Roeper has taken on Gene Siskel role, with the power of the "Thumb" along with it. Roeper is not Siskel and nor should he be. Unlike Siskel, Roeper also works at the Sun-Times along with Ebert, and because of this someone might ask can Roeper think for himself? Indeed Roeper can and quite frequently these two critics can give a split vote on movies. Roeper also gives the audience that is someone younger to interact with an elder critic. Roeper was in his teens when Siskel and Ebert started their TV friendship

The show itself is done at a faster pace and their Thumb up/down is shown during the review as well as at recap of the show. The set is now a hybrid of an average TV Set and a Movie theater balcony. Who would put video monitors in the back of a movie theater anyway LOL.

Ebert and Roeper will never be a `Siskel & Ebert' but it does show the movie review program still has some gas in the tank left. How much? I don't know, just enjoy the ride. Even I think their are both nuts at times. Most movie critics are.

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