Don Cummins Movies
- 1997
Paul's mother, Sylvia (Cynthia Harris), and Jamie's mother, Theresa (Carol Burnett), both purchase cribs for the Buchman's new baby. This sparks a family feud that makes the Hatfields and McCoys seem like pikers. Meanwhile, Paul (Paul Reiser) wins a poker game from handyman Marvin (Jeff Garlin), who squares his debt "in trade." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
No one can escape from Alcatraz, right? Try telling that to lifer Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood). This Donald Siegel-directed nailbiter is a reenactment of Frank Morris' 1962 attempt to bust himself and two other cons out of The Rock. Eastwood, as Morris, tilts with nasty warden Patrick McGoohan for a while, befriends several fellow prisoners, and picks the guys with whom he'll make his escape. Among his break-out buddies are the Anglin Brothers (Fred Ward and Jack Thibeau), with whom he'd served in other lockups, and several others who've got their own special reasons to despise the sadistic McGoohan. Filmed on location at the newly renovated Alcatraz, Escape From Alcatraz was another box-office winner for the Eastwood/Siegel combo. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, (more)
- 1978
- PG
Also released under the title Spawn of the Slithis, this film follows the terror that strikes Venice, CA, when a terrible, man-eating monster crawls from its radiated home to ravage the nearby residents. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alan Blanchard, Judy Motulsky, (more)
- 1978
The peace talks at Panmunjon have broken down again, and it looks as if the Korean "police action" will drag on interminably. One person who is decidedly miffed by this logjam is our old friend and reluctant soldier Hawkeye (Alan Alda). Taking the bull by the horns (and breaking several regulations in the process), Hawk heads to the peace conference to put in his own two cents' worth. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1977
A married preacher and the woman he had been having an affair with are found brutally murdered. A local religious fanatic, Mose Cooper (director Pat Paterson), is charged with the crime, found guilty and sentenced to die in the electric chair. However, at the last minute he is reprieved and the authorities arrest a local nutcase named "Crazy Billy" for the crime. The tension increases as residents start to wonder if either one (or neither one) actually committed the crime. ~ Brian Gusse, Rovi
