Richard Hill Movies

Three members of the Quest team go to the Pine Barrens region of New Jersey in search of the legendary Jersey Devil. The heroes find themselves in the middle of a feud between descendants of the Redcoats and Minutemen of the Revolutionary War, with the orginal Declaration of Independence as the bone of contention. While the script veers toward Scooby-Doo territory with a human villain posing as a supernatural monster, there's a neat and satisfying twist at the end of "The Spectre of Pine Barrens," which originally aired on September 17, 1996. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

This is the final entry in the "Deathstalker" series of sword and sorcery adventures. This time the hunky hero takes on a queen's enormous army of statuesque warriors. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Sheila Cann plays twin sisters in the tension-ridden Mark of the Beast. When one of the twins dies in a ritual killing, the other, an anthropologist, seeks revenge. This she does in as repulsive a manner as possible, so try not to be eating anything while you're watching. Bo Hopkins costars in this low-low-low budgeter. Mark of the Beast was also released as-and we swear we're not making this up--Fertilize the Blaspheming Bombshell. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

R.G. Armstrong guest stars as Floyd Calloway, an old enemy of Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke). Having vowed to kill the "fat water buffalo", Calloway arranges several suspicious accidents in hopes of bumping Boss off. Feeling a bit sorry for the old reprobate, the Dukes cook up a scheme to convince the world in general and Calloway in particular that Boss is already dead. And the scheme might have gone off without a hitch...had not Calloway demanded to see the body! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Lane Marshall (Barbara Babcock), a talent agent who specializes in lining up TV commercials for ex-athletes, persuades Sam (Ted Danson) to be a pitchman for a major beer company. After first, the former ball player is delighted, but then realizes that Lana's interest in him is not entirely professional. All of this places Sam in a delicate dilemma: Should he resist the sexy Lana's advances and risk losing the TV contract? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Australia was a powerhouse in world swimming competitions long before the U.S.'s Mark Spitz was a gleam in his father's eye. Foremost among these sports heroes was high-spirited Dawn Fraser, who won four gold medals at three Olympics (1956, '60 and '64). This clear-sighted biographical drama explores Fraser's life before, during and just after her competitive years. Fraser was forever getting herself into trouble, and she consistently rebelled against authority. Among the many dramatic events which marked her career, she was banned from Australian swimming for 10 years after stealing a flag during the Tokyo ('64) Olympics. The movie underscores her strong family ties and her attachment to Balmain, the working-class suburb of Sydney she grew up in, which makes her later career as a Member of Parliament for the area easier to understand. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi