John G. Thomas Movies
- 1994
An ex-con becomes a paramedic in this drama that also contains messages about the plight of the elderly. Nickel has just been paroled to a work-release program where he is to work off his final year in an ambulance service at the local hospital in the retirement resort, Seabreeze. He learns to be a paramedic from his cynical trainer Brent who sensitively categorizes his patients as "lizards, sevens, and turkeys" (translated as old folks, corpses, and fakers). During training, he encounters many characters such as Igor Vostovic, a Russian emigre institutionalized against his will. Igor becomes a father figure to Nickel and guides him to the straight and narrow. Nickel also begins to fall for Francie who spends all her time caring for her sickly grandma. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tyrone Power, Jr., John R. Johnston, (more)
- 1989
- R
When a convict and his wife are placed on an isolated island with other convicts, the two are separated and the woman learns how to defend herself to stay alive. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
- 1987
Two former TV favorites are teamed in Arizona Heat. Michael Parks, late of Then Came Bronson, plays a tough cop, prone to gratuitous violence. Parks is paired with equally tough, but sensitive, lady cop Denise Crosby (granddaughter of Bing and onetime Star Trek: The Next Generation regular). Both are dispatched to catch a ruthless murderer who preys on law enforcement officers. Though we've seen this story elsewhere, the chemistry between the two stars helps sustain audience interest. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Parks, Denise Crosby, (more)
Starring Dean Stockwell and Charles Dierkop, Banzai Runner concerns a modern-day phenomenon, common among the very rich. Each year, an every-man-for-himself race is staged in the desert, with fat-cat motorists driving the custom cars at supersonic speed up and down the supposedly deserted highway. During one of these contests, a policeman is killed. With no witnesses, it's up to the cop's brother (Stockwell) to see that justice is done. He accomplishes this by assuming a false identity and joining the race. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dean Stockwell, John Shepherd, (more)
- 1983
- NR
In this provocative drama, an auto repairman compensates for his deafness with an ingenious computer which allows him to both speak and hear. He created the device himself and shows it to his speech therapist who enthusiastically suggests he try to get the machine manufactured. The mechanic goes to the computer salesman the therapist recommended. The self-serving salesman then exploits the hapless inventor. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Timothy Bottoms, Deana Jurgens, (more)
- 1966
In this romantic drama, a black-hearted industrial magnate hires a young private detective to make sure his beautiful wife stays out of trouble. Unfortunately, his scheme backfires when the gumshoe and the wife become lovers. Together they plot the tycoon's demise, not realizing that he has overheard them. To get revenge, he murders his wife and pins it on the investigator. Fortunately for the young man, his true love shows up to prove his innocence. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
