Richard McKenzie

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Corvette Summer (1978)

Ken loves to design and build exotic cars. When the High School shop class project car, a fully tricked out dream Corvette, is stolen, he begins searching for it. His search leads him to Las Vegas, where Vanessa, a teenaged prostitute wannabe, helps him try to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Robbins
CAST:  Mark Hamill  •  Annie Potts  •  Eugene Roche  •  William Bryant

Ken loves to design and build exotic cars. When the High School shop class project car, a fully tricked out dream Corvette, is stolen, he begins searching for it. His search leads him to Las Vegas, where Vanessa, a teenaged prostitute wannabe, helps him try to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Robbins
CAST:  Mark Hamill  •  Annie Potts  •  Eugene Roche  •  William Bryant

Ghost in the Machine (1993)

After a freak, fatal accident, the soul Karl—aka The Address Book Killer—ends up trapped in the electrical grid. He targets Terry and her son for his next victims, turning home technology against them as deadly weapons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Talalay
CAST:  Karen Allen  •  Chris Mulkey  •  Rick Ducommun  •  Jessica Walter

After a freak, fatal accident, the soul Karl—aka The Address Book Killer—ends up trapped in the electrical grid. He targets Terry and her son for his next victims, turning home technology against them as deadly weapons.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Talalay
CAST:  Karen Allen  •  Chris Mulkey  •  Rick Ducommun  •  Jessica Walter

The Doctor (1991)

Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Now that he has seen medicine, hospitals, and doctors from a patient's perspective, he realises that there is more to being a doctor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randa Haines
CAST:  William Hurt  •  Christine Lahti  •  Elizabeth Perkins  •  Mandy Patinkin

Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Now that he has seen medicine, hospitals, and doctors from a patient's perspective, he realises that there is more to being a doctor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randa Haines
CAST:  William Hurt  •  Christine Lahti  •  Elizabeth Perkins  •  Mandy Patinkin

Bird (1988)

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Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Forest Whitaker  •  Diane Venora  •  Keith David  •  Damon Whitaker

Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Forest Whitaker  •  Diane Venora  •  Keith David  •  Damon Whitaker

Man on a Swing (1974)

A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only to the police, he suspects that the man may be more involved in the case ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Perry
CAST:  Cliff Robertson  •  Joel Grey  •  Dorothy Tristan  •  Elizabeth Wilson

A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only to the police, he suspects that the man may be more involved in the case ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Perry
CAST:  Cliff Robertson  •  Joel Grey  •  Dorothy Tristan  •  Elizabeth Wilson

First Monday in October (1981)

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald Neame
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Barnard Hughes  •  Jan Sterling

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald Neame
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Barnard Hughes  •  Jan Sterling

In Love and War (1987)

This movie is an account of US Navy Commander James Stockdale's 8 year imprisonment in North Vietnam. During his confinement in such camps as the infamous "Hanoi Hilton", Stockdale, among other senior officers, led a resistance group against the North Vietnamese, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Aaron
CAST:  Jane Alexander  •  James Woods  •  Concetta Tomei  •  Stephen Dorff

This movie is an account of US Navy Commander James Stockdale's 8 year imprisonment in North Vietnam. During his confinement in such camps as the infamous "Hanoi Hilton", Stockdale, among other senior officers, led a resistance group against the North Vietnamese, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Aaron
CAST:  Jane Alexander  •  James Woods  •  Concetta Tomei  •  Stephen Dorff

Ike (1979)

Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other wartime leaders, and, very discreetly, his personal relationship with his driver, Kay Summersby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melville Shavelson  •  Boris Sagal
CAST:  Robert Duvall  •  Lee Remick  •  Dana Andrews  •  Darren McGavin

Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other wartime leaders, and, very discreetly, his personal relationship with his driver, Kay Summersby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melville Shavelson  •  Boris Sagal
CAST:  Robert Duvall  •  Lee Remick  •  Dana Andrews  •  Darren McGavin

Daddy (1991)

Oliver Watson has never been luckier: he is a successful advertising executive, shares a marriage of eighteen years with Sarah and has three loving kids: 17-year-old Ben, 15-year-old Melissa, and 9-year-old Sam. His perfect life suddenly falls apart when his wife ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Miller
CAST:  Patrick Duffy  •  Kate Mulgrew  •  Ben Affleck  •  John Anderson

Oliver Watson has never been luckier: he is a successful advertising executive, shares a marriage of eighteen years with Sarah and has three loving kids: 17-year-old Ben, 15-year-old Melissa, and 9-year-old Sam. His perfect life suddenly falls apart when his wife ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Miller
CAST:  Patrick Duffy  •  Kate Mulgrew  •  Ben Affleck  •  John Anderson

The Stoolie (1974)

Roger Pitman is a petty thief who makes a deal with the police to use bait money to trap other criminals. But when he gets the cash, Roger can't resist the temptation and steals part of it. He runs off to Miami Beach, but now lives in fear of the crooks that he set ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Avildsen
CAST:  Jackie Mason  •  Josip Elic  •  Reid Cruickshanks  •  Dan Frazer

Roger Pitman is a petty thief who makes a deal with the police to use bait money to trap other criminals. But when he gets the cash, Roger can't resist the temptation and steals part of it. He runs off to Miami Beach, but now lives in fear of the crooks that he set ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Avildsen
CAST:  Jackie Mason  •  Josip Elic  •  Reid Cruickshanks  •  Dan Frazer

Malibu (1983)

A young couple from Milwaukee moves into the fabled, high-society Malibu beach community and becomes involved with the lives of the various people living in the community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.W. Swackhamer
CAST:  William Atherton  •  Susan Dey  •  Kim Novak  •  Valerie Perrine

A young couple from Milwaukee moves into the fabled, high-society Malibu beach community and becomes involved with the lives of the various people living in the community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.W. Swackhamer
CAST:  William Atherton  •  Susan Dey  •  Kim Novak  •  Valerie Perrine

Doc (1971)

A revisionist western, "Doc" is Frank Perry's attempt to accurately portray the lives and persons of Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and the now-legendary events that took place in the town of Tombstone, starring Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway and Harris Yulin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Perry
CAST:  Stacy Keach  •  Faye Dunaway  •  Harris Yulin  •  Michael Witney

A revisionist western, "Doc" is Frank Perry's attempt to accurately portray the lives and persons of Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and the now-legendary events that took place in the town of Tombstone, starring Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway and Harris Yulin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Perry
CAST:  Stacy Keach  •  Faye Dunaway  •  Harris Yulin  •  Michael Witney

Callie & Son (1981)

A fictional drama, covering a 30-year period, about a poverty-stricken teenager forced to give up her illegitimate son at birth, and the climb to wealth and power as the wife of a newspaper publisher who helps her locate her son, in whose future she becomes obsessed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Lindsay Wagner  •  Dabney Coleman  •  Jameson Parker

A fictional drama, covering a 30-year period, about a poverty-stricken teenager forced to give up her illegitimate son at birth, and the climb to wealth and power as the wife of a newspaper publisher who helps her locate her son, in whose future she becomes obsessed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Lindsay Wagner  •  Dabney Coleman  •  Jameson Parker

Gideon's Trumpet (1980)

True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert L. Collins
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  José Ferrer  •  John Houseman  •  Fay Wray

True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision which extended this right to all criminal defendants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert L. Collins
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  José Ferrer  •  John Houseman  •  Fay Wray

The Tenth Level (1976)

Inspired by the Stanley Milgram obedience research, this TV movie chronicles a psychology professor's study to determine why people, such as the Nazis, were willing to "just follow orders" and do horrible things to others. Professor Stephen Turner leads students to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles S. Dubin
CAST:  William Shatner  •  Lynn Carlin  •  Ossie Davis  •  Stephen Macht

Inspired by the Stanley Milgram obedience research, this TV movie chronicles a psychology professor's study to determine why people, such as the Nazis, were willing to "just follow orders" and do horrible things to others. Professor Stephen Turner leads students to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles S. Dubin
CAST:  William Shatner  •  Lynn Carlin  •  Ossie Davis  •  Stephen Macht

Shootdown (1988)

Nan Moore is a U.S. government employee whose son is killed when Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by Soviets on September 1, 1983. While the "official" story maintains that the flight accidentally veered too far into Soviet territory, was mistaken as a spy plane ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Pressman
CAST:  Angela Lansbury  •  George Coe  •  Kyle Secor  •  Molly Hagan

Nan Moore is a U.S. government employee whose son is killed when Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by Soviets on September 1, 1983. While the "official" story maintains that the flight accidentally veered too far into Soviet territory, was mistaken as a spy plane ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Pressman
CAST:  Angela Lansbury  •  George Coe  •  Kyle Secor  •  Molly Hagan

Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)

Bubba, an intellectually disabled man, is falsely accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot by four vigilante men. After they are acquitted due to lack of evidence, the men find themselves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank De Felitta
CAST:  Larry Drake  •  Charles Durning  •  Robert F. Lyons  •  Claude Earl Jones

Bubba, an intellectually disabled man, is falsely accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot by four vigilante men. After they are acquitted due to lack of evidence, the men find themselves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank De Felitta
CAST:  Larry Drake  •  Charles Durning  •  Robert F. Lyons  •  Claude Earl Jones

Splendor in the Grass (1981)

Two teenagers, in love in pre-Depression Kansas, cope with parental pressure and the strict sexual mores of the day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard C. Sarafian
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Melissa Gilbert  •  Ned Beatty  •  Cyril O'Reilly

Two teenagers, in love in pre-Depression Kansas, cope with parental pressure and the strict sexual mores of the day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard C. Sarafian
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer  •  Melissa Gilbert  •  Ned Beatty  •  Cyril O'Reilly

Memories Never Die (1982)

When her husband becomes ill with heart problems, Joanne Tilford reluctantly returns to her family after a six-year stay in a mental institution. Her children are strangers to her and the woman who has been raising them is hostile to Joanne's presence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sandor Stern
CAST:  Barbara Babcock  •  Peter Billingsley  •  Janice Carroll  •  Barbara Cason

When her husband becomes ill with heart problems, Joanne Tilford reluctantly returns to her family after a six-year stay in a mental institution. Her children are strangers to her and the woman who has been raising them is hostile to Joanne's presence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sandor Stern
CAST:  Barbara Babcock  •  Peter Billingsley  •  Janice Carroll  •  Barbara Cason

Playing with Fire (1985)

Gary Coleman stars as a teenage arsonist. The authorities, friends, and neighbors warn his absentee parents until it is too late.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Nagy
CAST:  Gary Coleman  •  Cicely Tyson  •  Ron O'Neal  •  Yaphet Kotto

Gary Coleman stars as a teenage arsonist. The authorities, friends, and neighbors warn his absentee parents until it is too late.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Nagy
CAST:  Gary Coleman  •  Cicely Tyson  •  Ron O'Neal  •  Yaphet Kotto
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