Christopher Burke Movies
- 1997
Mean-spirited IRS auditor Carolyn Sellers (Diane Ladd) tries to close down a group home for Down Syndrome adults that has opened across the street from her house. Life Goes On's Christopher Burke) appears as Taylor, one of the home's residents, whose efforts to save a youngster from a serious traffic accident is misinterpreted by Carolyn, allowing her to whip up hatred and bigotry amongst her neighbors. Monica (Roma Downey) of course hopes to remedy this situation, but it is the serenely self-confident Taylor who manages to straighten things out...leading Monica to suspect that there is more to Taylor than meets the eye! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1987
John Savage stars as a troubled man with a checkered past in the made-for-TV Desperate. Born into wealth, Savage turns his back on his heritage by heading for the high seas as skipper of an excursion ship. In Lord Jim fashion, he betrays his customers' trust by jumping ship during a storm. Years later, he settles down as a charter boat captain in Key West, where he hopes to make amends for his past sins. He partially realizes that goal by scuttling a gang of gun-runners. Meg Foster costars as Savage's lady friend, while Christopher Burke, the Down Syndrome-afflicted young actor who later starred in TV's Life Goes On, plays Foster's mentally handicapped son. Conceived as the pilot for a weekly series, Desperate debuted September 19, 1987. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
