Richard Lavin Movies
- 1989
Howie Seaago guest stars as Riva, a deaf war mediator who the Enterprise transports to a battle-scarred planet. It is Riva's aim to settle a centuries-old dispute between two rival factions, many of whose members cannot even remember what they're fighting about. The outcome hinges upon Deanna Troi's efforts to emulate Riva's peculiar negotiation skills, with a few embellishments of her own. Originally telecast on January 14, 1989, "Loud as a Whisper" was written by Jacqueline Zambrano. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1988
- PG
Out of Time is a patchwork of notions lifted from such earlier sources as Time After Time, Back to the Future, The Terminator, and the 1961 Twilight Zone episode "Back There." Bruce Abbott plays a dedicated law enforcement officer from the year 2088 who is in pursuit of time-travelling lawbreaker Adam Ant. Hurtling back to 1988, Abbott meets his own great-grandfather (Bill Maher), a gormless rookie cop. Armed with the knowledge that great-grandpa will eventually become a world-renowned criminologist, Abbott teams up with his youthful forebear. The title Out of Time became prophetic when this TV pilot film failed to secure a weekly network slot for the 1988-89 season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bruce Abbott, Adam Ant, (more)
- 1987
Arriving on the idyllic planet of Rubicam Three for a much-needed vacation, Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew are endangered when Wesley Crusher unknowingly violates a planetary law. To save Wesley and three others from a death sentence, Picard must do the unthinkable and break the Prime Directive. Making matters worse, the Enterprise is attacked by a hostile vessel which objects to the presence of human beings in the vicinity. Cowritten by Worley Thorne and Ralph Wills, "Justice" originally aired November 14, 1987. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
