Loren Blackwell Movies
In Kuffs, Christian Slater plays George Kuffs, an irresponsible 21-year-old who walks out on his pregnant girlfriend Maya (Milla Jovovich) and runs, broke, to see his big brother Brad (Bruce Boxleitner) in San Francisco. Bruce is the owner of a Special Patrol, a franchised civilian auxiliary police force. During George's visit, Bruce is killed, and George, who witnessed the killing, takes over the patrol to seek revenge. But first George has to earn respect from the patrol, and at first all of them want him out. But with the help of a police liaison (Tony Goldwyn), he uncovers an illicit scheme involving $50 million, a case Bruce was just about to break when he was killed. George decides to stick around and complete the work his brother started. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Christian Slater, Tony Goldwyn, (more)
- 1992
Based on a true story, the made-for-TV Child Lost Forever was advertised as a "docudrama." A unwed teenage mother is forced to give up her baby for adoption. 16 years later, the girl (played as an adult by Beverly D'Angelo), now married and the mother of two, decides to look for the son she lost. She finds that the boy died at age three under mysterious circumstances. The more she investigates, the more she realizes that she's stumbled upon a long-hushed-up case of child abuse. Child Lost Forever debuted November 16, 1992. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Beverly D'Angelo, Michael McGrady, (more)
- 1992
Coopersmith is the title of a never-sold TV series, assembled by producer/writer Peter S. Fischer of Murder She Wrote fame. In the 2-hour pilot episode, Grant Show stars as insurance investigator C. D. Coopersmith. Nicolas Surovy costars as a homicidal race-car driver whose wife dies in a highly suspicious accident. Clever though Surovy may be, Coopersmith is a degree or two cleverer. Filmed in 1990, Coopersmith was finally given a network airing on July 31, 1992, to capitalize on Grant Show's newly acquired celebrity as costar of Melrose Place. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1990
15 years ago, Jessica's cousin Anne (Shirley Jones was about to be married when her fiancé was murdered, ostensibly by Anne's mentally unbalanced brother, who was promptly locked up in an institution. Now, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) is in attendance when Anne decides to give matrimony a second chance. Unfortunately, Anne's new fiancé dies in a similar manner as her earlier beau--and by a bizarre coincidence, her brother has just been released from confinement! Look for a pre-3rd Rock from the Sun Joseph Gordon-Levitt in a bit role. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1989
Tin Star Void is a difficult film to classify, as it blends elements of post-apocalyptic films, action films, westerns and science fiction. The story is set in a timeless Western town, complete with a saloon/whorehouse, where people drive around in 1950s roadsters. Hero Wade Holt (Daniel Chapman), a guitar slinging cowboy, sets out to avenge the death of his sheriff brother at the hands of local crime boss Hawk Loren Blackwell. Wade's quest for revenge gets him a long spell in prison, but after the U.S. economy collapses the jail is shut down and he's free to resume his mission. Director Tom Gniazdowski was the producer of Sid and Nancy. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Daniel Chapman, Ruth Collins, (more)
