Thomas A. Geas Movies
Superstars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover return with director Richard Donner for Lethal Weapon 3, the third in the phenomenally successful action series. In this film, Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is only eight days away from retirement and his partner, Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson), once again manages to get them both into hot water with both the LAPD and the bad guys, who this time are Jack Travis (Stuart Wilson) and a gang of hoodlums selling armor-piercing bullets. Joe Pesci returns as the fast-talking schmuck Leo Getz. A new addition to the cast is Rene Russo as Lorna Cole, a sergeant from internal affairs sent to investigate Riggs and Murtaugh, but who ultimately ends up falling in love with the caffeinated Riggs. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, (more)
- 1990
McCall (Stepfanie Kramer) becomes nervous and hostile when she and Hunter (Fred Dryer) are temporarily teamed with Hunter's former coworker, Lt. Megan Malone (Karen Austin). Things get worse after the robbery suspect targetted by the trio escapes. To relieve the tension, Captain Devane (Charles Hallahan) orders both Hunter and McCall to see the department's psychologist--which both of them do, unbeknownst to one another. In the course of the therapy, McCall makes the startling revelation that she and Hunter had once been intimate...and she's never completely gotten over him! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1978
In the first half of a two-part story (originally telecast as a single two-hour "TV movie"), Jim (James Garner) tries to save Dr. Megan Dougherty (Kathryn Harrold), a blind psychologist, from a mysterious stalker. There's a strong possibility that Megan's tormentor is one of her own patients, but she refuses to violate the patient-doctor confidentiality by providing Jim with any vital information. Thus, the detective is forced to piece the clues together himself and without his client's knowledge. Further complicating matters is the fact that Jim and Megan are falling in love. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1977
This episode is something of an amalgam of the Martin-and-Lewis legend and the much-later TV series The Sopranos). Jim (James Garner) is hired to protect over-the-hill comedian Kenny Bell (Chuck McCann) from his mean-spirited former partner Lee Russo (Robert Quarry), only to find himself implicated in Russo's murder. At the same time, Kenny must ransom his "funny box", a catalogue of jokes that has been stolen. These two plot strands are connected by a sex scandal within a Mob family, which certain parties are determined to keep secret at any cost! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1970
A domestic-disturbance call gets Officers Jim Reed (Kent McCord) and Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) mixed up in the trials and tribulations of a former wrestler (played by veteran movie heavy Mike Mazurki) and his contentious spouse (Dorothy Keller). Elsewhere, the men of Adam-12 deal with a narcotics gang, and auto theft, and (per the episode's title) a bank robbery. Featured in the cast as Charles Jensen is Jed Allan, then currently costarring on the long-running CBS action series Lassie. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1970
Conspiracy to Kill was one of two pilot films for the Jack Webb-produced TV series The D.A. Robert Conrad stars as LA deputy district attorney Paul Ryan. This time around, Ryan reopens a case that he's already won. New evidence indicates that a supposedly victimized drugstore owner (William Conrad) was the brains behind a robbery and murder that occurred at his own establishment. The D.A. series proper ran from September 17, 1971, through January 7, 1972. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1968
World champion boxer Sugar Ray Robinson makes a guest appearance in the two-part Mission: Impossible episode "The Contenders", which was loosely based on an actual event in Robinson's career. The IMF must prevent Charles Buckman (Ron Randell) from gaining control of all American sports events, and thereby destory Buckman's scheme to enrich himself by fixing athletic events. Crucial to the mission is Barney's impersanationg of a boxing contender and Cinnamon's ability to wrap Buckman around her little finger. Written by William Read Woodfield and Allan Balter, Part One of "The Contender" first aired on October 6, 1968. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, (more)
