Richard Doyle Movies

Travel to Venezuela to visit one of the few places on Earth that mankind has yet to claim as filmmaker Adrian Warren captures wondrous landscapes, breathtaking waterfalls, and spectacular blocks of sandstone to capture the majesty of the ancient Tepuis - a mysterious and exotic landscape that serves as home to creatures older than the dinosaurs. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

The mother of Diane Russell (Kim Delaney) prepares to face the grand jury to answer questions about the death of Diane's abusive father. Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) unearth additional family intrigue as they look into the murder of a mobster's son. And Diane has problems with the overly amorous stepson of another murder victim and the suspect's slick lawyer -- not to mention a trail of evidence leading circuitously back to the suspect in the case being followed by Andy and Bobby. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The opening sequences of this episode lead the Cheers gang to conclude that Cliff (John Ratzenberger) has, at long last, murdered his mother (Frances Sternhagen). On a less morbid note, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) is led to believe that Kelly's wealthy father Mr. Gaines (Richard Doyle) is romantically interested in her. Originally a one-hour episode, "Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses" has since been re-edited into two half-hour programs for syndication. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In Cheers' hour-long tenth season finale, Woody (Woody Harrelson) and Kelly (Jackie Swanson) experience last-minute trepidations about getting married -- but this doesn't stop them from a bit of pre-nuptial hanky panky. When the big day finally arrives, the loving couple must overcome such matrimonial roadblocks as a terrorized chef, a gun-toting outraged lover, and a dead minister. This episode is currently available in syndication as either a one-hour "special" or two half-hour installments. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Fed up with the interference of his wealthy father-in-law Mr. Gaines (Richard Doyle), Woody (Woody Harrelson) confronts the man for a showdown. Startlingly, Mr. Gaines acquiesces to Woody's every demand; after all, the old man has been caught with a woman other than his wife, and how does he know that Woody isn't out for blackmail? Meanwhile, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) plans an elaborate Thanksgiving dinner at Cheers. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The wealthy father (Richard Doyle) of Woody's sweetheart Kelly (Jackie Swanson) arranges for the girl to be sent to study in Europe. In desperation, Woody (Woody Harrelson) draws up a plan to elope with his beloved. Elsewhere at Cheers, Norm (George Wendt) has been appointed the evening's designated driver -- but he is really, really thirsty. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Kelly Gaines (Jackie Swanson), the wealthy girlfriend of bartender Woody (Woody Harrelson), seems underwhelmed by his birthday gift to her. In trying to impress Kelly, Woody quickly discovers that there are things far more important than material items (and so, for that matter, does Kelly). Meanwhile, Rebecca (Kirstie Alley) tries to change her image -- and improve her chances for promotion -- by using Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth) as a role model. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

A made for TV movie which serves as much a condemnation of the military establishment as a murder mystery, this film revolves around an upper classman who is falsely accused of responsibility for the death of a student when he begins to investigate the mysterious demise of the young gay cadet. Part of a two-part series, the crux for the upper classman is whether he is willing to jeopardize the future of his own military career to investigate the death of the freshman cadet at this prestigious military academy. ~ Tana Hobart, Rovi

Jack Lemmon stars in Mass Appeal as a popular Los Angeles parish priest, who has retained the good will of his parishioners by cracking jokes and never taking a stand on crucial matters. Enter young seminarian Zeljko Ivanek, whose rebellious reputation threatens to earn him an expulsion. Lemmon is expected to bring Ivanek around to the Church's "party line," but the younger man resists the older man's advice--quite loudly at times. The audience is fully aware that, by film's end, Ivanek will have converted Lemmon instead of the other way around, but the sheer joy of watching two superb actors at work transcends the story's predictability. Mass Appeal was based on a play by Bill C. Davis, and produced by none other than the widow of McDonalds mogul Ray Kroc. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

A feisty, feminist intern uncovers a medical conspiracy in this icy thriller about mysterious goings-on at Boston Memorial Hospital. When her best friend and aerobics partner, Nancy Greenly (Lois Chiles), emerges in a vegetative state from a routine abortion, Dr. Susan Wheeler (Genevieve Bujold) does some digging and discovers an overabundance of anesthesia-induced comas among otherwise healthy young patients. The male authority figures who challenge Susan's technically illegal tampering with medical records include her boss, Dr. Harris (Richard Widmark); the chief anesthesiologist, Dr. George (Rip Torn); and even her boyfriend, Dr. Mark Bellows (Michael Douglas), who doesn't want Susan's shenanigans to get in the way of his shot at chief resident. As Susan continues her crusade, the paper trail leads to the Jefferson Institute, a mysterious, experimental facility in which vegetative patients are stored en masse, suspended from the ceiling by wires threaded through their long bones, in order to reduce the cost of long-term care. A shadowy assailant begins to stalk Susan just as she uncovers the link between the Jefferson Institute and the comas at Boston Memorial, setting the stage for climactic suspense scenes involving morgues, malpractice and endless institutional corridors. Writer/director Michael Crichton adapted his second feature film from Robin Cook's bestseller of the same name. Tom Selleck, who would star in Crichton's Runaway several years later, appears briefly in Coma as another victim of lethal anesthesia. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi