Granville Ames Movies
- 2000
The family that tracks down bail-jumping bad guys together stays together, in this action-oriented drama series. Dottie Thorson (Annette O'Toole) hasn't quite gotten over the recent death of her husband when the realities of life on her own sink in -- she's deep in debt, and needs to come up with a dependable source of income -- fast. With the help of her 19-year-old daughter Brandi (Jordana Spiro), Dottie decides to reopen her late husband's business as a bounty hunter who collects rewards for capturing criminals who jumped bail rather than stand trial. With the help of Tiny Bellows (James Remar), a convicted murderer and a superb source of information on what's going on behind bars, Dottie and Brandi flag down different crooks each week, working alongside skeptical bail bondsman Ricky Guzman (Luis Antonio Ramos) and trying to avoid mean-spirited fellow bounty agent Claude St. Clair (Granville Ames). The Huntress debuted on the USA cable network on July 26, 2000; it was preceded by a two-hour pilot film, in which the role of Brandi was played by Aleska Palladino. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Annette O'Toole, James Remar, (more)
- 1996
- NR
In this thriller, the murder of one of her art students leads an ex-police sketch artist to launch her own investigation. As she gradually pencils in the sketchy information surrounding the case, the woman makes the horrifying realization that her new husband is the prime suspect. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Doug Jeffery, Kelly Burns, (more)
- 1996
- NR
When a series of models turn up dead, an undercover cop is sent to a health club to investigate. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lee Ann Beaman, Doug Jeffery, (more)
- 1995
An ISN TV crew covers a "typical" 36 hours in the life of Babylon 5. The crew's visit unexpectedly coincides with a dangerous upsurge in Narn hostilities against Centauri. As written by J. Michael Straczynski, this episode deliberately invokes memories of CNN's coverage of the Persian Gulf War, with Kim Zimmer bringing a slyly satiric spin to the role of commentator Cynthia Torqueman. "And Now for a Word" was originally telecast on May 3, 1995. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, (more)
- 1992
The house in which the Hackett brothers grew up has been condemned and slated for destruction. Unable to save their boyhood home, Joe (Tim Daly) and Brian (Steven Weber) dolefully decide to pay one last visit to the old place, bringing their friends along for the occasion. The situation is as sad for Helen (Crystal Bernard) as it is for the brothers, since she can recall many a youthful moment spent in the soon-to-be-leveled house. But as the "festivities" proceed, a number of unpleasant memories rear their ugly heads, and before long the brothers are actively lobbying for the house's immediate demolition! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1989
In this first episode of a two-part story arc, Virginia Madsen guest stars as Maddie's married cousin Annie Charnock. When David (Bruce Willis) goes to great length to help Annie with her problems, Maddie assumes that it is because David is in love--not with Annie, but with Maddie! This episode was cowritten by longtime David Letterman associate Merrill Markoe), and features a very significant cameo appearance in the elevator scene. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1986
A high-rise apartment is the murder scene where trendy Hollywood decorator Sheila Parker is found smothered to death. Though Sheila's estranged husband Alex (Ray Wise) is a prime suspect, he manages to avoid police scrutiny by wooing and winning the impressionable DeeDee McCall (Stepfanie Kramer). When the other major suspect, Sheila's boyfriend Dennis Stone (Kristoffer Tabori), also turns up murdered, McCall begins to wonder if Alex is playing her for a sucker. It falls to Hunter (Fred Dryer) to prove that the motive for murder had nothing to do with a romantic triangle--and everything to do with a particularly odious case of child molestation! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
