Mel Carter Movies
- 1986
In an episode clearly inspired by the "Hurricane" Carter saga, ex-prizefighter Typhoon Thompson (Isaac Hayes) gets out of prison after serving several years for the murder of his manager. Now all Typhoon lives for is to get even with the person whom he claims is the real murderer--and to exact vengeance against Hunter (Fred Dryer), the police detective who sent him up. As dead bodies pile up all over LA, it looks as if Typhoon has embarked upon a killing spree...but Hunter begins to suspect that someone else is responsible for the carnage. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1984
- R
The original "honor student by day, hooker by night" melodrama, Angel stars Donna Wilkes in the title role. During the daylight hours, the 15-year-old Angel is known as Molly, a model prep school student. Devoid of parents, Molly must find some way to keep up the cash flow, so she hits the Hollywood mean streets as a prostitute. While we thankfully don't see Angel "in action", as it were, the film makes up in violence what it lacks in raw sex. Psycho John Diehl is on the loose murdering prostitutes; detective Cliff Gorman tries to stem the murder spree, but soon the hooker ranks are sorely diminished, leaving Angel the next likely target. With the help of such friends as ex-cowboy star Rory Calhoun and transvestite Dick Shawn, Angel manages to avoid becoming a statistic. We're not giving anything away here: after all, there was a 1986 sequel, Avenging Angel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Cliff Gorman, Susan Tyrrell, (more)
- 1979
Season Five of Quincy, M.E. begins with a typically perplexing case for police medical examiner Quincy (Jack Klugman). Performing an autopsy on a teenage girl, Quincy finds that the girl succumbed to a disease more commonly found in old people. After the victim's boyfriend dies in a similar fashion, Quincy determines that both were heavy drug users--and that the marijuana they'd been smoking had been treated with chemical designed to stimulate plant growth (the resemblance to the controversial defoliant Paraquat was clearly not coincidental). Determined to prevent any further damge, Quincy goes after Ralph Peters (Gary Wood), publisher of the magazine which advertised the deadly stimulant. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1979
Quincy (Jack Klugman) finds evidence of food poisoning while performing an autopsy on a construction worker who died in a fall just outside the town of Rosewood. Investigating further, Quincy determines that the victim was laid low by contaminated tomatoes, the byproduct of lethal pesticides which a local company has buried in steel drums--which are now apparently leaking. Once the crusading medical examiner sets his sights on forcing the company to assume responsibility for what threatens to be a wide-ranging health disaster, it is obvious that this episode was inspired by the Love Canal/Three Mile Island debacle. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1979
A race horse goes berserk in its stable, trampling a jockey to death. Though it looks like a tragic accident, Quincy (Jack Klugman) suspects a murder has been committed--especially since he'd previously witnessed a heated argument between the victim and another jockey. In a typically unorthodox move, Quincy performs an autopsy on the "killer" horse, and in the process uncovers a crooked conspiracy involving the illegal application of amphetamines at the racetrack. Real-life jockey Chris McCarron appears in a supporting role. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1979
J.J. (Jimmie Walker) has always regarded landlord Bookman's assistant T.C. (Ronalda Douglas) to be "one of the guys." But despite her tomboyish behavior, T.C. has the same yearnings as any young girl, and she hopes against hope that J.J. will invite her to an upcoming dance. This little drama will not be resolved until an eye-opening incident in a neighborhood "singles" bar. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Zunar J5/90 Doric 4-7, also known as Jake, is an alien cat who crash-lands on earth. He heads off to the nearest scientist to find gold ($120,000 worth!) in order to repair his spaceship. Jake reveals that he can predict the winners in sporting events and soon the military is trying to track him down. The plot becomes more complicated when a wacky veterinarian inadvertently puts Jake into a deep sleep; now he must hide the alien cat from government authorities. The Cat from Outer Space was written by cartoonist Ted Key, who also wrote other Disney family fare, including Gus and The $1,000,000 Duck. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, (more)
- 1976
To keep Lamont (Demond Wilson) from quitting the junk business, Fred (Redd Foxx) tries to get big a huge bank loan, pretending that business is booming and offering the junkyard as collateral. In his efforts to keep up this pretense, Fred moonlights as a waiter in a restaurant. The trick is to keep Fred's second job a secret from Lamont -- and want to bet that doesn't happen? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, (more)
Sequel to the 1970 Chesty Anderson sex comedy by the same director, this lame story with jokes to match focuses on the aptly-named Chesty (Shari Eubank), still a WAVE in the U.S. Navy, but now she is after the Mafioso who killed her younger sister. Chesty's allies are three of her similarly-proportioned friends in the Navy, and her enemies are the Baron (Frank Campanella) and his pal Vincent (Timothy Agoglia Carey) -- Vincent carries the show with his invented, eccentric way of walking and the pseudo-Italian he spouts at a moment's notice. Meant to be a conveyance for stunts and gags, and a showcase for the women, this film does introduce a government agent (Fred Willard) who ultimately pays more attention to the resolution of the plot than anyone else around. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Shari Eubank, Dorri Thompson, (more)
- 1958
Michael Landon guest stars in this, the third episode in The Rifleman series. Injured after saving the life of little Mark McCain (Johnny Crawford), young outlaw Will Fulton (Landon) learns the benefits of straight living while recuperating with Mark and Lucas (Chuck Connors). When the gang returns to reclaim him, a defiant Will stands side-by-side with Lucas in the climactic shootout. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
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