Bill Persky

Water (1985)

A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Clement
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Brenda Vaccaro  •  Billy Connolly  •  Leonard Rossiter

A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Clement
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Brenda Vaccaro  •  Billy Connolly  •  Leonard Rossiter

Serial (1980)

A man resists the California fads that his wife, friends and wealthy Marin County neighbors embrace. Based on the serial by Cyra McFadden in the San Francisco Chronicle in the 70s, satirizing the lifestyle trends of the local elite - from open marriages and organic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Persky
CAST:  Martin Mull  •  Tuesday Weld  •  Christopher Lee  •  Bill Macy

A man resists the California fads that his wife, friends and wealthy Marin County neighbors embrace. Based on the serial by Cyra McFadden in the San Francisco Chronicle in the 70s, satirizing the lifestyle trends of the local elite - from open marriages and organic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Persky
CAST:  Martin Mull  •  Tuesday Weld  •  Christopher Lee  •  Bill Macy

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983)

This made-for-TV sequel to the 1977 theatrical film "Looking For Mr. Goodbar" follows a New York City detective's quest to find the murderer of a schoolteacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Persky
CAST:  George Segal  •  Shelley Hack  •  Tracy Pollan  •  Alan North

This made-for-TV sequel to the 1977 theatrical film "Looking For Mr. Goodbar" follows a New York City detective's quest to find the murderer of a schoolteacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Persky
CAST:  George Segal  •  Shelley Hack  •  Tracy Pollan  •  Alan North

Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974)

A man determined to impress his son--and show up his son's stepfather--decides to try to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by setting a record for staying the longest time on roller skates. (IMDb)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Persky
CAST:  Tim Conway  •  Jan Murray  •  Scott Brady  •  Robert Hogan

A man determined to impress his son--and show up his son's stepfather--decides to try to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by setting a record for staying the longest time on roller skates. (IMDb)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Persky
CAST:  Tim Conway  •  Jan Murray  •  Scott Brady  •  Robert Hogan

Wait 'Till Your Mother Gets Home (1983)

An award winning high school football coach finds himself out of work, and switching roles with his wife for the summer when she goes back to work for the first time in 15 years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Persky
CAST:  David Doyle  •  Paul Michael Glaser  •  Dee Wallace  •  Peggy McCay

An award winning high school football coach finds himself out of work, and switching roles with his wife for the summer when she goes back to work for the first time in 15 years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Persky
CAST:  David Doyle  •  Paul Michael Glaser  •  Dee Wallace  •  Peggy McCay

Comedy of Horrors (1981)

The story is set at Beacon House, a small honeymoon hotel hexed by a haunt, which is located along a scenic but desolate stretch of the North Carolina coast. People whose pasts are tainted with evil will not find Beacon House a peaceful shelter; only the innocent ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Persky
CAST:  Patrick Macnee  •  Vincent Schiavelli

The story is set at Beacon House, a small honeymoon hotel hexed by a haunt, which is located along a scenic but desolate stretch of the North Carolina coast. People whose pasts are tainted with evil will not find Beacon House a peaceful shelter; only the innocent ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Persky
CAST:  Patrick Macnee  •  Vincent Schiavelli

How To Pick Up Girls! (1978)

A shy guy gets fired for dating his boss’ girlfriend. Taking advantage of his situation he writes a book on how to pick up chicks and on the way finds his love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mick Jackson  •  Bill Persky
CAST:  Desi Arnaz Jr.  •  Bess Armstrong  •  Fred McCarren  •  Polly Bergen

A shy guy gets fired for dating his boss’ girlfriend. Taking advantage of his situation he writes a book on how to pick up chicks and on the way finds his love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mick Jackson  •  Bill Persky
CAST:  Desi Arnaz Jr.  •  Bess Armstrong  •  Fred McCarren  •  Polly Bergen

Found Money (1983)

Two former bank employees, executive Dick Van Dyke, forced into early retirement by a computer, and guard Sid Caesar, unceremoniously dismissed before his pension comes due, concoct a computerized scheme to steal from the rich (i.e. the bank) and give to the poor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Persky
CAST:  Dick Van Dyke  •  Sid Caesar  •  Shelley Hack  •  William Prince

Two former bank employees, executive Dick Van Dyke, forced into early retirement by a computer, and guard Sid Caesar, unceremoniously dismissed before his pension comes due, concoct a computerized scheme to steal from the rich (i.e. the bank) and give to the poor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Persky
CAST:  Dick Van Dyke  •  Sid Caesar  •  Shelley Hack  •  William Prince