Freddie Earlle Movies

A hectic caper flick with farcical overtones, Bullseye! doesn't quite hit the....oh, you know. Government scientist Michael Caine and his titled pal Roger Moore plan to auction off a cold fusion formula to the highest bidder. Meanwhile, a pair of con artists-also played by Caine and Moore-impersonate the scientist and his friends in hopes of getting a piece of the action. This leads to an unending supply of comic complications, deadly encounters, wacky recurring characters and Sennett-style chases. Is louder and faster really funnier? You be the judge (but you'll have to catch the film on home video, since it never received a US theatrical release). Roger Moore's real-life daughter Deborah Barrymore shows up as a CIA agent. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In the first episode of the four-part adventure "Warriors' Gate," the Doctor (Tom Baker), Romana (Lalla Ward), and Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) continue their efforts to escape E-Space and return to Gallifrey. En route, the TARDIS is trapped in the void near the stone gateway between E-Space and N-Space. Also imprisoned in this void is a ship full of time-sensitive Tharil slaves, captained by the ruthless Rorvik (Clifford Rose). Written by Steve Gallagher, "Warrior's Gate, Episode 1" first aired on January 3, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In the third episode of the four-part story "Warrior's Gate," the void separating E-Space from N-Space is rapidly shrinking. Aware of this disturbing phenomenon, the Doctor (Tom Baker) tries to convince pirate captain Rorvik (Clifford Rose) that the crews of the TARDIS and Rorvik's slave ship must work together if they want to survive. Rorvik is concerned only with his own safety, and he doesn't care how many innocent souls must die in order to secure his escape from the void. Written by Steve Gallagher, "Warrior's Gate, Episode 3" first aired on January 17, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

This zany British comedy finds a homeless hobo (Ringo Starr) being adopted by the world's richest man, Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers). Setting sail on the luxury liner The Magic Christian, Sir Grand tests the limit of human avarice. With money to motivate the greedy, Laurence Harvey combines his Hamlet soliloquy with a striptease. A vile cesspool of excrement is seeded with cash and the money-hungry dive right in. Wilfred Hyde White is the drunken captain, Yul Brynner is uncredited in his performance as a chanteuse transvestite, and John Cleese is the director of Sotheby's auction house. Roman Polanski, Richard Attenborough and Raquel Welch also appear in this offbeat comedy. Paul McCartney wrote and produced "Come and Get It," the first international hit from the power-pop group Badfinger. John "Speedy" Keene wrote "Something In The Air" and performed the track with his group Thunderclap Newman. Sellers, Cleese, Graham Chapman and Terry Southern co-authored the screenplay taken from Southern's novel. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi