Miles O'Keeffe Movies
While attending Air Force Academy Prep School, actor Miles O'Keeffe transferred to Mississippi State so he could play football, but a hand injury put an end to his gridiron activities. He then studied at the University of the South, where he earned a BA in psychology; this led to a job as counselor at Pennsylvania State Prison. When he heard that movie producer/director John Derek was planning to put together a new Tarzan film, the 6'3" O'Keeffe sent his photo to Derek. As a result, O'Keeffe was teamed with Bo Derek in 1981's Tarzan the Ape Man, a universally panned production that nearly ended the aspiring actor's career before it began. He managed, however, to survive this experience, going on to carve a niche for himself in such sword-and-sorcery efforts as Ator (1984) and Sword of the Valiant (1984). Still working in films into the 1990s, Miles O'Keeffe starred as John Smith in the direct-to-video Pocahontas: The Legend (1995). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 2005
- R
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In the tradition of such drive-in classics as Demonwarp and The Legend of Boggy Creek comes the grisly supernatural horror opus Clawed: The Legend of Sasquatch. Jack Conley, Miles O'Keefe, Michael Bailey Smith and Brandon Henschel star in this story of Pine Creek, a town where generations have felt themselves robbed of hope - and glancing nervously over one shoulder - since the infamous Echo Mountain Massacre, a black mark on the town's history, wherein a group of local hunters were mercilessly butchered by a massive, hairy beast comparable to the ancient Indian tales of the Yeti. Many come to doubt the story, and even attempt to dismiss it in their minds as a grizzly bear attack - until the creature resurfaces in the flesh and, refusing to be brushed aside, begins a new rampage that carries the town into a waking nightmare. Now, a pack of thrill-hungry, heat-packing high school students and vengeance-obsessed hunters set out in search of the creature, to bring it home on a slab once and for all. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Miles O'Keeffe
A family faces new crises while trying to resolve an old one in this drama. After the death of Cal Malby (Miles O'Keefe), a miner who died in an accident that eventually leveled the economy of a small Pennsylvania community, his sons Patrick (Jason Widener) and Cole (Tyler Christopher) have been trying to find out what caused the disaster while also caring for their mother Elizabeth (Sally Kirkland), who is now bedridden. As Patrick and Cole try to uncover the truth, they have to struggle to hold on to the family's home as Penny Hart (Dee Wallace Stone), a widow who owns the farm the family has long called home, attempts to sell the property out from under them. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tyler Christopher, Sally Kirkland, (more)
A boy travels through time, and makes an unlikely friend along the way, to help save an animal from harm in this adventure fantasy for the whole family. Jimmy Dobson (Miko Hughes) is a preteen boy who visits a traveling carnival, "Aunt Molly's Circus," and is shocked to see a bear cub being treated with great cruelty by his trainers. Appalled, Jimmy decides that the bear cub, whom he calls Dudley, should be set free. Jimmy discovers a magical cave where one can travel back and forth in time, and he hits upon the idea of using the cave to take Dudley and himself back to the year 1841, where Dudley can be released into wilds where the carnival minders won't be able to reach him. However, Dudley wanders away at the last moment, and Jimmy travels into the past all by himself. There, he meets a mountain man and bear tracker (Dan Haggerty) who agrees to travel back to the 20th century with Jimmy so they can rescue the bear and take him to safety. Escape to Grizzly Mountain also stars Jan-Michael Vincent and Miles O'Keeffe. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
As war tears apart a nation, a romantic rivalry devastates a family in this historical drama. During the height of the Civil War, Union officer Col. Evans (Miles O'Keefe) claims the estate of the Marley family as his troops lay waste to the surrounding territory. Evans and his men take two women who'd been left behind at the house, Angela and Olivia, as prisoners. Angela and Olivia are sisters, and as romantic sparks begin to fly between Evans and both women in the confined quarters of the mansion, an ugly rivalry grows between the two women as they fight over who will win the Colonel's affections. Blood and Honor features Michelle Bauer as the elder of the two sisters and Maria Ortiz as the family's fiery Cajun servant. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
When the FBI puts its war against terrorism into space, the terrorists fight back in this action drama. In an effort to more closely monitor the activities of underground militia groups, the U.S. government schedules the launch of a surveillance satellite designed specifically to keep tabs on domestic terrorists. The satellite is to be launched during NASA's next space shuttle mission; however, a militia group calling themselves the Diamondbacks have learned the location of the tracking station that monitors the shuttle's activities, and they stage an armed raid that effectively cuts off all communication between the shuttle, its crew, and NASA's tracking computers shortly after launch. FBI agent Frank Jenkins (Miles O'Keeffe) is sent in to take back the tracking station and insure the safety of the astronauts, but he soon discovers that not all of his associates can be trusted. Diamondbacks also features Timothy Bottoms, Chris Mitchum, and Ed Lottimer. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
A woman finds her life is at stake when she learns the truth about her late husband in this action thriller. Susan Fredericks (Libby Hudson) is dealing with the death of her husband Alan, a successful lawyer, when she makes a startling discovery -- Alan was representing Richard Corliss (Miles O'Keeffe), a powerful and ruthless organized crime leader. While Alan was walking on the wrong side of the law, his conscience began to get the better of him, and he decided to go to the police with what he knew about Corliss and his business; Corliss' enforcers killed him before he could talk, but not before he made up a computer disc that duplicated the financial records for all of Corliss' illegal businesses. When Susan finds the disc, she becomes the next target for Corliss and his men, so police detective Zoe Crowe (Sue Ball) is assigned to protect Susan by the city's district attorney (Linnea Quigley), who is determined that Susan will testify in court about what her husband knew. But Crowe isn't aware that one of her partners on the force, O'Malley (Burt Ward), is a gambler deep in debt to Corliss' loan sharks, and that O'Malley isn't above doing a hit against Susan in order to clear his account. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Miles O'Keeffe, Burt Ward, (more)
- 1997
- R
In this thrill-filled actioner, a former Navy Seal, desperate for the safe return of his kidnapped daughter, agrees to murder a giant computer company's CEO. To do so he must also deal with the Japanese Yakuza and a powerful Asian drug lord. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Daniel Bernhardt, Miles O'Keeffe, (more)
- 1996
- R
Former pro wrestler Roddy Piper plays the captain of a Southern California charter boat who gets mixed up with South American drug smugglers. He is seduced by the wife (Tawny Kitaen) of a powerful drug dealer (Juan Fernandez) into taking a load of drugs between California and Mexico. This brings him to the attention of the DEA and a U.S. Customs officer who holds a personal grudge against him. ~ Brian Gusse, Rovi
- Starring:
- Roddy Piper, Tawny Kitaen, (more)
- 1996
- R
Professional wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper plays an auto mechanic jailed for accidentally busting open the head of the drunk driver who accidentally killed his girlfriend. While hoosegow bound, Piper discovers a money-laundering scheme tied in with other criminal activities. He eventually escapes from prison and sets off to clear his name, leaving a trail of blood and broken bodies behind him. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Roddy Piper, Miles O'Keeffe, (more)
- 1995
- R
This action film concerns Jim Paradine (Miles O'Keeffe), a stressed-out Miami Beach policeman who goes to the mountains to visit his friend Eli (Frank Fontaine), a local cop. While he's there, Paradine runs into the gang of crooks who murdered his family two years before and left him for dead. Peter Colvey and Jason Cavalier are the homicidal brothers, and Lynne Adams is their lesbian sister. The gang swipes a $2 million payroll from mountain loggers and kills a lot of people (including Eli), only to have the vengeful, crossbow-toting Paradine and local sheriff Mantee (Fred Williamson) come after them. A snowmobile flies off a mountain, a man dangling from a cliff is blown up with a grenade, and the film is packed with enough violence and nudity to satisfy genre fans, despite a somewhat lacklustre leading turn by O'Keeffe (Tarzan, the Ape Man). ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
- Starring:
- Miles O'Keeffe, Fred Williamson, (more)
After being saved from execution at the hands of a vengeful Native American tribe by Powhatan princess Pocahontas, an explorer in the New World finds his relationship with the beautiful Pocahontas fueling the rage from both sides in this take on the classic tale starring Tony Goldwyn, Miles O'Keeffe, and Sandrine Holt. John Smith (O'Keeffe) was an explorer seeking adventure in a new land, but soon after being captured by the Powhatan Confederacy, the brave adventurer is sentenced to death by his captors. As the moment of Smith's execution draws near, a young Powhatan princess named Pocahontas (Holt) saves his life by adopting him under tribal tradition. Though the act of compassion saves Smith's life, it also draws the wrath of both Pocahontas' tribe and Smith's mortal enemy Sir Edwin Wingfield (Goldwyn) -- who views his old nemesis' alignment with the tribe as an act of treason. As the simmering tension between the settlers and the Native Americans breaks into a boil, blood will be spilled and history will be made. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Sandrine Holt
- 1993
- R
In this exceedingly complex erotic thriller, a hard-nosed gumshoe uses his expertise as an ex-cop to untangle a convoluted insurance scam. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1993
In this behind-the-scenes thriller, a movie actress finds herself accused of hacking up her producer. She tries to flee with two lovers preparing to marry. The three get into all sorts of trouble that ends with the death of the fiancee. Once again, the actress finds herself accused of the crime, but did she do it? ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Linda Fiorentino, C. Thomas Howell, (more)
A vengeful FBI agent wages a one-man war against a powerful drug cartel that has kidnapped his family in this action thriller from producer/director Joseph Merhi. The White Hand is a feared drug cartel run by the five most powerful crime lords in the business. When The White Hand takes FBI agent Jeff Douglas' family hostage, they will face an army of one more powerful than any military force, who is ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for the safety of his family. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 1991
The actioner Colombian Connection, set in guess what South American country, concerns one man's struggle against the drug trade, political corruption and slave labor. Henry Silva plays a bush-league emperor who rules the roost over a cocaine empire in the Amazon. Miles O'Keeffe, the unfortunate soul who acted opposite Bo Derek in Tarzan of the Apes (1981), is the dauntless hero. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1991
Some of the world's richest men secretly gather at an exclusive casino in order to bid on the recently purloined, priceless Japanese Emperor's Pearl. Unfortunately, few have any idea that by coming to the illegal auction that they have put themselves and their fortunes in grave danger. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Not to be confused with the 1994 exchange-of-murders melodrama Dead On, this 1991 film was originally shipped out under the title Relentless 2: Dead On. You may recall that in the first Relentless in 1989, Judd Nelson starred as a serial killer. Nelson isn't around for the sequel, though two of his near-victims, a mother (Meg Foster) and her son (Leo Rossi), make return appearances. Relentless 2 elaborates on the possible aftereffects of Nelson's psychotic behavior, as manifested in young Rossi. Could the kid have learned too much about the inner workings of a murderer's mind? The premise is a workable one, and the film makes the most of it, with several genuinely frightening setpieces. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1991
A top-notch drug agent is sent to rout out Colombian drug lords operating deep in the jungles of the Amazon, where politicians dare not tread and slave labor is readily available. ~ Rovi
- 1990
- R
Miles O'Keeffe and Lou Ferrigno star as Vietnam war buddies who team up to rid their community of drugs. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- 1990
- R
Miles O'Keeffe stars as a victim of harassment from a drug lord. After he is framed for smuggling and his sister is killed, he decides to seek revenge. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi
- Starring:
- Miles O'Keeffe, Don Stroud, (more)
- 1988
- PG
Garrett (Miles O'Keeffe) is a bounty hunter who rides across Morocco on horseback to save the beautiful heiress Analisa (Savina Gersak) from her Arab kidnappers. Armed with a crossbow and exploding arrows, he battles the villains who seek a stash of priceless diamonds held by Analisa's father (Donald Hodson). This unexciting action adventure is plagued by audio technical problems. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Miles O'Keeffe, Savina Gersak, (more)
- 1988
- R
The Bastards (led by Fred Williamson) venture into the jungles of Vietnam with the intent of killing as many Vietcong as possible. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Miles O'Keeffe, Fred Williamson, (more)
- 1988
- R
In this horror film, an evil magician creates a wax display of famous monsters and murderers and invites a group of unsuspecting young college students to view the collection. However, when the kids are trapped in the deadly displays, one-by-one they soon discover that the wax models are more than they appear to be. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi
- Starring:
- Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, (more)
- 1988
- R
Julia's (Kim Delaney) nightmare begins when she picks up hitchhiker Trey (Miles O'Keeffe) on a desolate road. Once back in the big city, Julia finds she is being stalked by the persistent Trey. Just why he is so obsessed is revealed in the film's climax. Meanwhile, Julia is also being followed by someone hired by her sleazy boyfriend (Timothy Bottoms), and someone has just murdered her best friend. Director Larry Brand shows up in a small role as a cop. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kim Delaney, Timothy Bottoms, (more)
