Parker Stevenson Movies

In this made-for-cable action-drama, Oliver Sloan (Parker Stevenson) is the son of a Las Vegas resort magnate whose showplace hotel has just been given its grand re-opening. However, Sloan's board of directors is not happy with the hotel's profitability, and he knows he's about to be replaced. One evening, a fire breaks out on the 20th floor of the hotel; it soon becomes evident that the sprinkler systems in the hotel are not working, and Sloan begins to suspect that the fire did not happen by accident. Meanwhile, a number of guests are trapped as the fire rages out of control, including Jim (Meat Loaf), an engineer working for the hotel who tries to figure out a route to safety for himself and the guests, and Evans (William McNamara), a TV reporter who begins broadcasting live from the burning building. Trapped also features Callum Keith Rennie and Suki Kaiser. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

An invader from space has sinister designs on the world's blood supply in this sci-fi thriller. Paul Johnson (Michael York) is a mysterious stranger who arrives in Los Angeles and moves into a luxurious estate in Beverly Hills, hiring a private nurse, Amanda (Elizabeth Barondes), to help him with his rare medical condition, as well as a driver and errand boy, Jeremy (Richard Belzer). However, Amanda soon thinks there's something strange about Paul, and after consulting with a physician, Dr. Rochelle (Mason Adams), they discover that Johnson is actually an alien who is stockpiling reserves of blood for the dying residents of his home planet. Not of This Earth is the second remake of 1957's low-budget cult classic; Roger Corman, who directed the original film, served as executive producer for this version. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

In this suspense film, a couple goes on a weekend vacation to get some much needed peace and quiet and instead find themselves entangled with murder and blackmail. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

This sequel to the Australian miniseries All the Rivers Run takes place in 1903, as Brenton Edwards (John Waters) continues to pilot the Philadelphia Riverboat around Echuca, one of the biggest port cities in Australia. Edwards makes the acquaintance of Cyrus James (Parker Stevenson), an American relocated to Australia, and soon James becomes his partner in the riverboat business. However, not all goes well for them; after shipping and tourism in Echuca goes into a downturn, Edwards is sent to jail for a crime he didn't commit, and James rallies to keep their business afloat and Brenton's family together as they all search for a way to prove Edwards is innocent. All the Rivers Run 2 was also released in the United States as The Rivers Run: A Journey of Faith and Hope; leading man John Waters is an Australian actor best known for his role in the film Breaker Morant, and is not to be confused with the eccentric American filmmaker of the same name. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Julia Duffy is the cover girl and Dinah Manoff the cop in this made-for-TV contrivance. When dim-witted model Duffy witnesses a murder, short-fused officer Manhoff is assigned to protect her. Would you be shocked if we informed you that the ladies drive each other crazy? But never fear: they forget their differences long enough to jointly nab the killer at the end. Filmed on location in Washington DC, Cover Girl and the Cop trounced in the ratings by the vastly superior The Ryan White Story when it first aired on January 16, 1989. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In this adventure, a young genius solves puzzling crimes with his computer gadgets. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

The word for That Secret Sunday would seem to be "irresponsible." Two party girls are horribly murdered, and the police handle the investigation irresponsibly. The reason is that the four investigating cops are guilty of the murder, which stemmed from their own irresponsible behavior. Investigative reporter James Farentino might have been able to nail the cops, but his newspaper behaves with irresponsibility. Made for television, That Secret Sunday was responsible only in prompting viewers to change the channel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Goofy medical students have all kinds of rip roaring fun pulling crazy pranks such as scaring first year students by pretending to be cadavers. When the hijinks accelerate, the dean of the school tries to stop them. Filled with vulgarity, sexist and bathroom humor, the film's director Rod Holcomb, not wanting to take responsibility for the film, billed himself as "Allen Smithee," the official pseudonym of the Directors Guild. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

This made-for-TV Amityville Horror knock-off ranks among the more interesting titles from a spate of early-1980s haunted-house efforts. The title abode is the sumptuous new residence of recuperating neurotic rock star Gary Stralhorn (Parker Stevenson), who resides there with his young amnesiac nurse Sheila (Lisa Eilbacher). After a conversation with a mysterious woman (Joan Bennett), Sheila becomes increasingly convinced that she's lived in the house before. Soon, people around her begin falling victim to the malevolent spirit in the house, which seems to be protecting Sheila while guarding its own dark secret. The flamboyant death scenes -- quite graphic for television -- involve breathing mirrors that fire dagger-like shards, willful electrical cables, and a boiling hot swimming pool. Things are nicely wrapped up for the enthusiastically creepy climax, but fans of The Haunting won't be too surprised at the outcome. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

The eighth volume of the Hardy Boys videocassette collection consists of a 48-minute adventure, originally telecast under the title "Acapulco Spies". A strange phone call from their investigator father Fenton Hardy (Edmund Gilbert) summons Joe and Frank Hardy (Shaun Cassidy and Parker Stevenson) to Acapulco. Upon their arrival, the boys discover that Fenton has disappeared. It soon transpires that the elder Hardy was kidnapped by an American traitor (Craig Stevens), and that a mysterious spy ring is involved. "Acapulco Spies" first aired November 13, 1977. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The Hardy Boys, Part 7 was first aired over the ABC TV network as "The Mystery of the African Safari." Joe and Frank Hardy (Shaun Cassidy and Parker Stevenson), Franklin W. Dixon's famed teenaged sleuths, are dispatched to Africa by their investigator father Fenton Hardy (Edmund Gilbert). Things get ticklish when the Hardys both fall in love with professional hunter Trevor Masters' pretty daughter Sarah (Anne Lockhart). Originally telecast October 16, 1977, "The Mystery of the African Safari" also features Peter Bromilow and Harold Sylvester. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi