Julie Gregg Movies

Not to be confused with the 1994 exchange-of-murders melodrama Dead On, this 1991 film was originally shipped out under the title Relentless 2: Dead On. You may recall that in the first Relentless in 1989, Judd Nelson starred as a serial killer. Nelson isn't around for the sequel, though two of his near-victims, a mother (Meg Foster) and her son (Leo Rossi), make return appearances. Relentless 2 elaborates on the possible aftereffects of Nelson's psychotic behavior, as manifested in young Rossi. Could the kid have learned too much about the inner workings of a murderer's mind? The premise is a workable one, and the film makes the most of it, with several genuinely frightening setpieces. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The Seekers was the third and last TV movie based on John Jakes' Kent Family Chronicles (the others were The Bastard and The Rebels). Heading the huge all-star cast is Randolph Mantooth as Abraham Kent, son of elderly Revolutionary War vet Andrew Kent (played by Martin Milner, replacing the first two films' Andrew Stevens), who has resettled in the treacherous Northwest Territory. Part One of this two-part, four-hour production finds young Abraham trying out a series of occupations, while his brother Gilbert (George Deloy) goes into his father's publishing business. Part Two takes us up to the War of 1812, as seen through the eyes of Jarod and Amanda Kent (Timothy P. Murphy and Sarah Rush), who shortly thereafter head westward. Originally syndicated as part of the Operation Prime Time package, The Seekers made its debut during the week of December 2, 1979. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

After two young women are killed on a University campus, Fran (Elizabeth Baur) has a suspicious accident near the murder scene. Investigating, Ironside (Raymond Burr) finds out that both victims had one thing in common: they had been the mistresses of the college's married dean (Richard Anderson), a man with a spotless reputation--up until now, that is. Although three more episodes remained in Ironside's eighth season, "The Faded Image" ended up as the series' network finale when the show was abruptly cancelled on January 16, 1975. The three leftover installments would not be seen until they were syndicated in the fall of that year. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Lt. Kojak (Telly Savalas) investigates when two out-of-town conventioneers fall to their deaths from separate hotel windows. It's clearly more than a coincidence--and despite what some authorities believe, the two victims did not commit suicide. Kojak determines that a mad killer is on the loose...and there's every possibility that the perpetrator is a woman. Watch for brief appearances by future sitcom regulars Paul Benedict (The Jeffersons) and Gordon Jump (WKRP in Cincinnati). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Popularly viewed as one of the best American films ever made, the multi-generational crime saga The Godfather is a touchstone of cinema: one of the most widely imitated, quoted, and lampooned movies of all time. Marlon Brando and Al Pacino star as Vito Corleone and his youngest son, Michael, respectively. It is the late 1940s in New York and Corleone is, in the parlance of organized crime, a "godfather" or "don," the head of a Mafia family. Michael, a free thinker who defied his father by enlisting in the Marines to fight in World War II, has returned a captain and a war hero. Having long ago rejected the family business, Michael shows up at the wedding of his sister, Connie (Talia Shire), with his non-Italian girlfriend, Kay (Diane Keaton), who learns for the first time about the family "business." A few months later at Christmas time, the don barely survives being shot by gunmen in the employ of a drug-trafficking rival whose request for aid from the Corleones' political connections was rejected. After saving his father from a second assassination attempt, Michael persuades his hotheaded eldest brother, Sonny (James Caan), and family advisors Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall) and Sal Tessio (Abe Vigoda) that he should be the one to exact revenge on the men responsible.

After murdering a corrupt police captain and the drug trafficker, Michael hides out in Sicily while a gang war erupts at home. Falling in love with a local girl, Michael marries her, but she is later slain by Corleone enemies in an attempt on Michael's life. Sonny is also butchered, having been betrayed by Connie's husband. As Michael returns home and convinces Kay to marry him, his father recovers and makes peace with his rivals, realizing that another powerful don was pulling the strings behind the narcotics endeavor that began the gang warfare. Once Michael has been groomed as the new don, he leads the family to a new era of prosperity, then launches a campaign of murderous revenge against those who once tried to wipe out the Corleones, consolidating his family's power and completing his own moral downfall. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards and winning for Best Picture, Best Actor (Marlon Brando), and Best Adapted Screenplay, The Godfather was followed by a pair of sequels. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Assigned to assist in the defection of Anna Kerkoska (Julie Gregg), the daughter of a recently deceased IMF dictator, Phelps becomes aware that both he and Anna have been set up as "dead ducks" by the woman's government. With his usual professional aplomb, Phelps contacts his fellow IMF agents and concocts a sting operation that will hoist the villains on their own petard. But he hadn't counted on falling in love with the beautiful Anna. Written by John D.F. Black, "Decoy" first aired on November 7, 1970. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

To keep a bunch of gangsters from taking over his business, Carlos Ramirez transfers the ownership of his casino to the nuns of Convent San Tanco. Carlos' reasoning is thus: The crooks won't bother the nuns, and he'll be able to sit by in safety and comfort as the sisters solve his present dilemma. Of course, leave it to Sr. Bertrille to figure out Carlos' strategy and to teach him a lesson. Bruce Gordon, best known for his portrayal of Frank Nitti on the original The Untouchables TV series, here spoofs his former image in the role of Morgan. First broadcast on January 18, 1968, "The Hot Spell" was written by James Henerson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Roger (Bill Daily) is down in the dumps over his inability to attract girls. Helpful Jeannie (Barbara Eden) casts a spell whereby Roger will be irresistible to the opposite sex. Unfortunately, this brings Roger in too-close contact with the daughter (Julie Gregg) of a Mafia boss--to say nothing of the wife of his perennial nemesis Dr. Bellows (Hayden Rorke). With this episode, Emmaline Henry makes her first appearance as Mrs. Amanda Bellows. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Virginia City welcomes new preacher Paul Watson (Glenn Corbett), a former gunslinger who'd "seen the light" five years earlier. But Watson's new lifestyle-and indeed, his life itself-is threatened by the arrival of Cliff Rexford (Michael Witney), who has not quite forgiven Paul for killing Cliff's brother. Sue Randall, best known as "Miss Landers" on Leave It to Beaver, makes another of her many Bonanza appearances as Paul's wife Sue. The teleplay by Thomas Thompson and Robert L. Goodwin manages to make a passing but pivotal reference to Adam Cartwright, who'd been written out of Bonanza when Pernell Roberts left the series during its eighth season. "Mighty is the Word" originally aired on November 7, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi