Denise Crosby Movies

Texas Chainsaw Massacre director Tobe Hooper returns to his rightful place behind the camera to weave this gruesome tale concerning an abandoned small-town funeral home with a dark and deadly secret. Local legend has it that the Fowler Funeral Home in Santa Loraina, CA, is plagued with death of the most unnatural kind. Rumored to have been purchased to launch a ranching business by Zeb Fowler, the land was subsequently converted into a funeral home when the cattle all began dying of a mysterious and undiagnosed ailment. When Zeb and his wife gave birth to a hideously disfigured boy named Bobby soon thereafter, the story took a strange turn as the pair attempted to shelter their son by covering his face with a burial shroud. After young Bobby disappeared at the age of eight and his parents were found brutally murdered a decade later, rumors began to swirl around the community that Bobby may still be alive. Now single mother Leslie Doyle (Denise Crosby) has moved into the long-abandoned and hideously decrepit home with aspirations of restoring it and taking on the role of town mortician for the town of Santa Loraina, and, along with her children, Jonathon (Dan Byrd) and Jamie (Stephanie Patton), she is about to discover that some legends never die. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

The Legend of the Phantom Rider stars Denise Crosby as Sarah, a woman who is left alone in her new frontier home after a group of baddies fronted by Blade (Robert McCray) kill her husband and child. Her seething need for retribution causes an ancient spirit to come to town. This spirit takes the form of a gunfighter called Pelgidium who sets off to face down Blade, but soon it becomes apparent that these two have met before. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

The detectives at the 15th precinct go to great lengths to avoid meeting their new skipper, the notorious by-the-book disciplinarian Lt. Susan Dalto (Denise Crosby). Also new to the precinct is Lt. Tony Rodriguez (Esai Morales), whose impact will not be felt until the next episode. In other developments, a cash-register thief (Max Perlich) tries to get a lighter sentence by offering to lead the detectives to the dead body of a teenaged crack whore. And Eddie Gibson (John F. O'Donohue) doesn't like being in the middle of the romantic intrigues between his niece Cynthia and Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz). With this episode, James McDaniel makes his final appearance as Lt. Arthur Fancy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

James Garner is reunited with several of his fellow cast members from the Rockford Files series in this made-for-TV sequel. It all begins when schoolteacher Ernie Landale (Hal Holbrook), the husband of private eye Jim Rockford's ex-prostitute friend Rita Kapkovic (Rita Moreno), is accused of child molestation. Never mind that the evidence is circumstantial at best, flimsy at worst: The Media have already tried and convicted Landale, irresponsibly whipping up a journalistic frenzy that turns all of the benighted teacher's associates and friends against him. All, that is, except Jim Rockford (Garner), who, together with Landale's attorney Beth Davenport (Gretchen Corbett) and police lieutenant Dennis Becker (Joe Santos), is prepared to move heaven and earth to find the actual pedophile and clear Landale's name. Filmed in 1997, The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds, It Leads made its CBS debut on April 20, 1999. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Thirty years ago, science-fiction editor Art Saha coined the term "trekkies" when he saw a few fans of Star Trek's first season wearing pointy ears. Today, the word is found in the Oxford dictionary, and aficionados of the long-run series have seen their subculture achieve stratospheric status. In this documentary on the fan mania surrounding Star Trek, Denise Crosby (Star Trek: the Next Generation) serves as tour guide, stopping off at a radio talkshow, visiting fans in their homes, interviewing actors of both the original and later series, and visiting fan clubs and conventions. Starbase Dental, a Trek-themed drilling station operated by dentist Dr. Denis Bourguignon, is only one of the unusual fan homages revealed here. World premiere at the 1997 Hamptons and AFI Los Angeles film festivals. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

This Canadian family drama follows a yuppie couple as they try to reclaim their hippy idealism to save the life of their young son. Andy and Jayne Blake used to be hippies. Now they are living the yuppie dream in suburban Vancouver. They have two kids and great jobs. When their son Max is given six months to live after being diagnosed with a rare immune disorder that may have been caused by environmental toxins, Andy and his family escape to rural British Columbia where they buy a farm. As Andy reaches back into his past for natural cures and his old idealism, he becomes increasingly fanatical. Jayne who is unsure about all these changes, tries to help him find a balance. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Having outdistanced the original Star Trek by nearly 100 episodes, The Next Generation closed out its seven-season run with this aptly titled two hour long finale. The emphasis is on Captain Picard, who in the course of the story finds himself hopscotching between the past, present, and future. Seeking an explanation for this phenomenon, Picard once more crosses the path of his old nemesis Q (John de Lancie), who, without buildup or explanation, relates some particularly bad news: Humanity is on the brink of destruction, and Picard is responsible. "All Good Things. . ." was written by Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga (then simultaneously busy on the screenplay of the theatrical feature Star Trek: Generations), and was originally telecast on May 22, 1994. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

When a gang battle costs a man one of his closest relatives, he sets his sights on evening the score in this crime drama. When two rival crime factions begin waging war on each other over control of prostitution and drug trafficking, a woman who was merely an innocent bystander is killed in the crossfire. Her brother, devastated by the loss, is determined to get revenge and enlists the help of a street-smart prostitute to find out who was responsible for his sister's death. Ritmo del Silenzio, also released under the titles Desperate Crimes, Port of Crime, and Mafia Docks, stars Franco Columbo, Traci Lords, and Denise Crosby as the streetwalker. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Coin thief Jack Colefax (Patrick St. Esprit) is himself robbed of a rare coin by a pair of hookers. In his efforts to prevent Colefax from committing murder to retrieve the coin, Hunter (Fred Dryer) finds himself in a potentially explosive situation: one of the hookers turns out to be Jodi Prescott (Kimberley Neville)--the daughter of Hunter's longtime enemy, Councilman Henry Prescott (Alan Fudge). Meanwhile, Novak (Lauren Lane) tries to prevent her friend Pam Sutton (Denise Crosby) from exacting vengeance against the petty crook who robbed and mugged her. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Originally broadcast June 22, 1991, this was not only Next Generation's 100th episode, but also the second of the series' season-ending cliffhangers. The crisis at hand is a power struggle within the higher circles of the Klingon empire, the outcome of which may allow Lt. Worf to restore his family's tattered honor. As civil war threatens to break out among the Klingons, Worf's own loyalties are torn between his people and the crew of the Enterprise. A former Next Generation regular makes a surprise appearance in this episode, which was written by Ronald D. Moore. Part one of "Redemption" ends on a freeze-frame and the superimposed title "To Be Continued," which back in 1991 meant that loyal fans would have to wait until September for the outcome. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Long-dead Lt. Tasha Yar (Denise Crosby) reappears as one of the many consequences of a time warp which causes the Enterprise's predecessor, NCC 1701-C, to journey two decades into the future. This Bradbury-esque wrinkle in time profoundly affects the present, as the crew finds itself locked in a losing battle with the Klingon Empire. Originally telecast February 24, 1990, the Emmy-nominated "Yesterday's Enterprise" was scripted by Ira Steven Behr, Richard Manning, and Ronald D. Moore from a story by Trent Christopher Gatino and Eric A. Stillwell. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide