1. ‘Money Talks’
6 p.m., Comedy Channel
Chris Tucker (“Rush Hour”) plays like Eddie Murphy with a side of Jim Carrey in this 1997 comedy. He plays a con man who’s in the wrong place at the wrong time and becomes a suspect in a bombing. With both the cops and the bad guys after him, he latches onto a new acquaintance, a recently fired TV reporter (Charlie Sheen), to help him clear his name.
2. ‘Samantha Who?’
7 p.m., WLS-Ch. 7
For those who missed the start of this freshman sitcom’s run, or — dare we say it? — forgot how it all began, here’s a mini-marathon of the first few episodes. The pilot introduces Sam (Christina Applegate, above with Eddie Cibrian), who awakens from a coma with her memory completely gone. As she assembles the puzzle pieces, she realizes that the old Sam was not a very nice person.
3. ‘GoodFellas’
7 p.m., A&E
Nicholas Pileggi’s book about Henry Hill, an ex-mobster now in the Witness Protection Program, formed the basis for this violent but funny 1990 Martin Scorsese offering. The film earned six Academy Award nominations, including a win for Joe Pesci as best supporting actor. Robert De Niro (above left), Ray Liotta (above right), Paul Sorvino and Lorraine Bracco also star.
4. ‘The Last Castle’
9 p.m., TBS
Robert Redford in prison? Say it isn’t so! He plays a veteran sent to prison after wrongly being court-martialed. He matches wits with the facility’s corrupt overseer (James Gandolfini) and ultimately mounts a revolt by inmates. Mark Ruffalo co-stars in this 2001 thriller.
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Compiled by Barbara Schaffner from Tribune wire reports
