Mario Roccuzzo Movies

A child-services caseworker dies under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind a full caseload. The detectives of the 15th sift through the dead woman's notes, trying to determine if one of the persons listed therein might be angry enough to commit murder. Elsewhere, the IAB's investigation of murdered auxiliary officer Heather Peterson continues to cause friction between the uniforms and the plainclothesmen at the precinct. And Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) reluctantly agrees to fulfill the last wishes of fellow cop Paul Dwyer, who wanted half of his ashes to be spread somewhere within the precinct building. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Director Frank Darabont created this Frank Capra-inspired drama based on a screenplay by his friend and one-time schoolmate Michael Sloane. Jim Carrey stars as Pete Appleton, a screenwriter in the Hollywood of the 1950s. Pete's on top of the world with his first motion picture "Sand Pirates of the Sahara" just released to theaters and his romance with a beautiful starlet (Amanda Detmer) heating up. However, his triumph turns to dismay when he's called before the commie-hunting House Un-American Activities Committee and advised by a studio lawyer and his agent to play ball with the witch hunters. Depressed by the film industry's weak-kneed reaction to the hearings, Pete gets drunk and drives his car north along the California coast, where he crashes from a bridge and wakes up on shore the next morning suffering from amnesia. Wandering into the nearby small town of Lawson, Pete is mistaken for Luke Trimble, a lost hero of World War II who, like most of the area's young men, never returned from the war a decade earlier. "Luke" has soon reunited with both his father (Martin Landau) and his one-time girlfriend (Laurie Holden), and finds that his reappearance has given the citizens of Lawson an emotional boost that's sorely needed. When he refurbishes and reopens his family's decrepit movie theater, the Majestic, Luke revitalizes Lawson just as his memory of his true identity begins to reassert itself. Sloane's original script for The Majestic (2001) was entitled The Bijou. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Paul and Jamie Buchman (Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt) head to the Belmont Park race tracks, there to honor the last wishes of Jamie's beloved Uncle Van. The Belmont ticket-takers don't share the Buchmans' good intentions, thus Uncle Van will have to pay admission posthumously for the honor of having his ashes strewn along the track. The climax hinges upon a "relapse" experienced by Paul's reformed-gambler cousin Ira (John Pankow) -- not to mention the track performance of the presciently named racehorse "About-to-be-Glue." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The final entry in the "Stepfather" saga, this time the psycho stepdaddy has escaped from an insane asylum after receiving massive reconstructive surgery on his face and moves to a peaceful little town where he gets a job working with plants in a nursery. The trouble begins when he decides that human mulch makes plants grow much faster. Blood, gore, and terror ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

The 100th episode of Murder She Wrote gets under way when a derelict is found dead in a New York alley. At first glance, it appears that the dead man succumbed to alcoholism, but the other clues--including several conspicuously missing items--don't add up. Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) teams with ulcerated NYPD lieutenant Hanratty (Barney Martin) to make sense of the case, leading both sleuths to a group of disreputable doctors. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the conclusion of a two-part story, Hunter (Fred Dryer) has finally caught up with Rose Fain (Claire Nono), the widow of his wartime buddy Randall Fain. Though Fain has reportedly committed suicide, Hunter is convinced that he was murdered by another member of their top-secret Vietnam marine unit--and the reason for the killing has something to do with a fortune in emeralds which Fain was supposed to have stolen. Hunter hopes that Rose will turn over the necessary information to catch the killer and clear Fain's name...provided she lives long enough to do so. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A suicidal artist tries to end his miserable life on Halloween night and fails after jumping off the roof of a ramshackle LA boarding house. After the fall, his soul has somehow become possessed by the spirit of a murderous criminal. This horror movie explains how and why. Now the poor bum finds himself haunted by terrible dreams of places he's never been and atrocities he could never think of committing. The dreams take an even darker edge when he begins reading about of a series of murders. Each victim was killed in exactly the same way he dreamed they were; he also learns that each was involved in the killing of the crook. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this sci-fi crime drama set in Los Angeles during the 21st century, a criminal mastermind creates chaos by tapping into police computers. It is up to a special agent and his female android to stop him before all is lost. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Mel (Vic Tayback) wants trophy-winning ballplayer Jolene (Celia Weston) as pitcher for his softball team. Jolene, however, wants no part of this set-up. It isn't that she is afraid of losing; no, she's terrified that she might win. The reason? Well, it seems that the star player on the opposing team is Jolene's current boyfriend Buzz (John Bedford Lloyd). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Gail Strickland guest stars as Julia, an old friend of Alice Hyatt (Linda Lavin). Having enjoyed a degree of success as a Broadway actress, Julia is convinced that Alice's son Tommy (Philip McKeon) has a future in show biz. Alice is amused by this prospect--at least until Tommy tries to push the "future" up a few years by dropping out of school! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In this failed pilot for a series, a biochemist reproduces. He copies himself 13 times to help stop a top-secret cloning project from being destroyed. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Detective Mike Stone (Karl Malden) is none too thrilled when his daughter Jeannie (Darlene Carr) falls in love with charismatic but recklessly irresponsible motorcycle cop Larry Wilson (played by superstar-in-the-making Don Johnson). This plot device ultimately links up with a second storyline, involving a gang of criminals who use motorcycles to make their getaways. Future Little House on the Prairie regular Alonzo Dean Butler plays a minor role in this episode, which was originally scheduled to air on October 14, 1976. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide