The Guardian (1984)
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The Guardian is set in an upper-class New York apartment building, recently plagued by a series of break-ins and murders. The tenants eagerly enlist the services of former military officer John Mack (Louis Gossett Jr.) as the building's head of security. Slowly but surely, the tenants give up their freedom of movement to Mack, who runs the place like his own private fiefdom. Bristling over this infringement upon his rights, liberal-minded tenant Charles Hyatt (Martin Sheen) begins to suspect that the killings were orchestrated by Mack himself as a means of gaining power over his employers. Stirring up a respectable amount of suspense, the made-for-cable The Guardian debuted October 20, 1984, over the HBO service. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- David Greene
Synopsis of The Guardian
The Guardian is set in an upper-class New York apartment building, recently plagued by a series of break-ins and murders. The tenants eagerly enlist the services of former military officer John Mack (Louis Gossett Jr.) as the building's head of security. Slowly but surely, the tenants give up their freedom of movement to Mack, who runs the place like his own private fiefdom. Bristling over this infringement upon his rights, liberal-minded tenant Charles Hyatt (Martin Sheen) begins to suspect that the killings were orchestrated by Mack himself as a means of gaining power over his employers. Stirring up a respectable amount of suspense, the made-for-cable The Guardian debuted October 20, 1984, over the HBO service. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Guardian
- Martin Sheen - Charlie Hyatt
- Maury Chaykin - Rudy Simbro
- Wendy Crewson - Marlee Kramer
- Marcia Diamond - Mrs. Wallace
- Tom Harvey - Mr. Wicker
- Taborah Johnson - Mrs. Chambers
- Kate Lynch - Fran
- Ross Petty - McCarthey
- Simon Reynolds - Robbie Hyatt
- Caroline Yeager - Production Assistant
- Robert Reece - Beret
- John Dee - Fletch
- Al Bernardo - Mr. Andriola
- Harvey Atkins - Mr. Wallace
- Michael Copeman - Rapist
- Tandy Cronyn - Lynn Hyatt
- Louis Gossett, Jr. - John Mack
- Arthur Hill - Phil Julian
- David Labiosa - P.R. Boy
- Sean McCann - Lt. Yaeger
- Kurt Reis - Man
- Anthony Sherwood - Mr. Chambers
- Hadley Kay - Jason
- Jim Bearden - Patrolman
- Sharon Dyer - Mrs. Andriola
- Director(s):
- David Greene
- Writer(s):
- Richard A. Levinson, William Link
- Producer(s):
- Stanley Chase
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