Sam Jones Movies
With his Viking-warrior features and Adonislike physique, Sam J. Jones looked as if he'd just stepped out of an adventure comic strip. Accordingly, he was cast in such comix-to-cinema projects as Flash Gordon (1980), The Spirit (1987), and Jane and the Lost City (1989). On a more down-to-earth level, Jones was fine indeed as Dudley Moore's unwitting rival for the affections of Bo Derek in 10 (1979). Sam Jones' series-TV credits include the roles of Chris Rorchek in Code Red (1981-82) and the title character in The Highwayman (1988). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide- 1988
- R
When his partner on the police force is murdered by the former CIA agent Kendrick (Gustav Vintas), Sam (Sam J. Jones) sets out to avenge his friend's death. He teams up with Jun Kim (Jun Chong) and kendo expert Bernard (Phillip Rhee) to rescue a scientist kidnapped by Kendrick. The villain hopes to use his victim's knowledge for the purposes of chemical warfare. Linda Blair plays Sam's sweetheart Sara, with former Playboy model Rebecca Ferrati as a seductive villainess in this well-crafted action feature. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sam Jones, Linda Blair, (more)
One of Fred Williamson's more unusual efforts as both actor and director, this one features the action star as a cigar-smoking detective named Mac Derringer. He is enlisted by his ex-wife (Vanity), a phone-sex operator, to catch the masked psychopath who murdered her co-worker. With the aid of partner Gary Busey and friend Peter Fonda, Derringer closes in on the maniac, but is soon framed for murder. Williamson has an interracial love scene, there's a stoolie who raps, and a subplot involves blackmail and pornography. The Jeffersons' Isabel Sanford appears as Derringer's mother, and the familiar genre cast features Stella Stevens, Robert Forster, and Henry Silva. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gary Busey, Peter Fonda, (more)
- 1999
On a routine mission to the planet PJG-877, the SG-1 crew is captured and spirited away in an invisible cargo ship by alien bounty hunter Aris Boch (Sam J. Jones). When escape proves next to impossible, the crew tries to bargain for their lives by agreeing to help Boch catch his current prey, the Gou'ald Kel'tar. But the mercenary Boch is not entirely swayed by this bargain: after all, he has the opportunity to collect the generous bounty on the heads of SG-1's O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), Carter (Amanda Tapping) and Teal'c (Christopher Judge)--and three heads are better than one. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1979
Who better than former stuntman Hal Needham to direct the made-for-TV Stunts Unlimited? Glenn Corbett stars as former CIA agent Dirk Macauley, who enlists three movie stunt experts as an elite counter-espionage team. Macauley's "angels"-two male, one female-are Bo Carlson (Sam Jones), Matt Lewis (Chip Mayer) and C.C. Brandt (Susan Dalton-and do you want to bet that Macauley originally thought that "C.C." was a guy?) Their first assignment: retrieve a deadly laser weapon, stolen by special guest villain Alejandro Ray. While this 2-hour TV pilot didn't sell, the similarly themed The Fall Guy did. Stunts Unlimited debuted January 4, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1996
- R
When his bride-to-be is abducted and taken to Mexico by a killer he once helped convict, an ex-Texas Ranger has no choice but to saddle up and take out after him. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sam Jones, Bo Hopkins, (more)
- 1984
A rural pacifist group called the Brotherhood of Man hires the A-Team to protect them from a band of bigoted rednecks. However, the Brotherhood makes one unshakable demand upon the Team: none of the members are allowed to use any form of violence in thwarting the villains. Five points to anyone who can guess how long the Team (B.A. [Mr. T] in particular!) is able to go before abandoning "brain" in favor of "brawn"! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1987
In this adventure, an undercover cop must protect an endangered, unemployed Vietnam vet who has become a hitman's target. The story is also titled The Highwayman. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1979
This made-for-TV effort stars Lindsay Wagner as Meg Laurel, an orphan who graduates Harvard Medical School and returns to treat the sick in her Appalachian hometown in the 1930s. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- 1987
The Spirit is a TV movie based on Will Eisner's celebrated comic-strip crimefighter. The title character's real name is Denny Colt (played by Sam Jones), a police officer who is believed to be have been killed by gangsters. Revived in a shack near the city graveyeard, Colt dons a domino mask and vows to fight crime as "The Spirit." His first job is to thwart the villainous vamp P'gell (McKinlay Robinson), who schemes to detonate a bomb during an important civic event. Intended as the pilot for a weekly series, The Spirit is a misshapen fiasco, bearing little resemblance to its excellent comic strip source material. Apparently the producers were appalled by the results, since the existing 78-minute version of The Spirit gives evidence of being hacked up in the editing room. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
In this drama, a married woman hires herself out as a surrogate wife and gets into big trouble. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1988
- R
Singer and former Miss America Vanessa L. Williams makes her screen debut in this crime-action film. Mike Braxton (Sam Jones) is a policeman in St. Louis, Missouri. He responds to an urgent summons from his brother Tony (Nick Cassavetes), a cop in Los Angeles. Mike gets to L.A. and finds that his brother's been murdered. He learns that Tony was investigating the arms-smuggling operation of Simon Stone (John Russell). Mike forms an alliance with Stone's lawyer (Williams), who's learned such disturbing things about him that she's willing to violate client-lawyer confidentiality. The pair work together to bring the arms dealer to justice. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sam Jones, John Russell, (more)
Psychotherapist Dr. Ian Lazarre becomes dangerously depressed after his beloved first wife is killed in a car wreck. Though he has since married a woman who looks exactly like her, he is still unhappy and drinking heavily. Wanting to help him, his new wife and his best friend send him to a special rehab clinic. Unfortunately, this proves to be a terrible mistake for the clinic is run by a mad man looking for helpless subjects on which to test his latest experimental drug. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Savage, Kim Cattrall, (more)
In this film, a secret agent sets out to follow the movements of his arch enemy, while his own movements are followed, in turn, by government agents. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sam Jones, Kimberly Pistone, (more)
