Johnnie Collins III Movies
- 1981
It's time again for the annual illegal Hazzard County Derby, staged (as usual) by the redoubtable Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke). Through a series of unforseen circumstances, the Duke boys are forced to race against each other, with Bo (John Schneider) in the "General Lee" and Luke (Tom Wopat) commanding the car owned by the incapacitated Cooter (Ben Jones). Unfortunatley, the fine print in the race contract decrees that the losers must forfeit their cars to Boss Hogg--and since he is deeply in debt to Chickasaw County bookie Ma Harper (Fran Ryan), Boss has taken plenty of precautions to make sure he can cheat himself to the finish line. This is the episode in which the "General Lee" takes the final lap of the race in reverse! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
Not much time is actually spent in Weasel Creek in this made-for-TV movie, despite its title. Essentially, this is a semiserious "road" picture concerning the misadventures of a rambunctious young girl (Mare Winningham). Linking up with a runaway farm boy (John Hammond), the girl heads to California with only the clothes on her back and the few possessions from her house trailer. En route, the boy stops over in the aptly named Weasel Creek to visit his aunt (Colleen Dewhurst). The film is populated with such familiar rustic types as Barry Corbin, Richard Farnsworth and Trey Wilson. A Few Days in Weasel Creek first aired October 21, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1974
Everything that can go wrong does go wrong as John-Boy (Richard Thomas) begins his freshman year at Boatwright College in the fall of 1934. Our hero unwittingly breaks long-standing rules, upsets protocol, misplaces important documents, and finds himself the victim of innumerable practical jokes perpetrated by the snobbish (and monumentally immature!) upper classmen. And back on Walton's Mountain, the younger Walton kids are none too pleased as Jason (Jon Walmsley) presumptively takes over the "big brother" role in John-Boy's absence. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1973
Returning from a fishing trip, Roy (Kevin Tighe), John (Randolph Mantooth) and Chet (Tim Donnelly) find themselves back on the job even before they return to Rampart. Driving through a remote stretch of land, the three firefighters come across a burning car, in which three joyriding teenagers are trapped. While rescuing the trio, John is bitten by a rattlesnake--and before he can call the hospital for medical backup, he loses his walkie-talkie. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
In this Counterculture vs. Establishment romance, Frank Harmon (William Holden) is a middle-aged businessman, recently divorced and a bit bitter about the state of his life and the world in general. One morning, he discovers a pretty, hippie-esque girl who calls herself Breezy (Kay Lenz) asleep on his front porch. Frank asks her to leave and she politely follows suit; she forgets her guitar, however, and returns the next day to retrieve it. Breezy also asks Frank if he would be so kind as to let her take a bath; he agrees, and even lets her sleep at his house that night. A few days later, Breezy turns up at again at Frank's doorstep, with a cop in tow -- after being arrested for vagrancy, she told the police that she lived here with her uncle Frank. Frank plays along and, against his better judgment, agrees to let her stay with him. After spending some time together, Frank and Breezy begin opening up to each other, discussing their feelings on a variety of issues. A friendship grows between them that, in time, becomes a love affair, but Frank's friends find fault in his new romance, and he breaks it off -- a decision he comes to regret. This was the first film Clint Eastwood directed in which he did not star, something he would not do again until Bird in 1988. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Holden, Kay Lenz, (more)
- 1972
This is the first of several episodes of The Streets of San Francisco in which the viewers bear witness to crimes in progress and are provided all the evidence virtually from the outset, placing them several steps ahead of Detectives Stone (Karl Malden) and Keller (Michael Douglas). In this case, the catalyst for the story is street vendor Wally Sensibaugh (David Wayne), who takes it upon himself to track down the muggers who have stolen his life savings. Sensibaugh's odyssey leads him down several strange paths--all of them linked with the murder of a city housing commissioner. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
