Sean Thomas Roche Movies
- 1982
Real-life brother and sister Jimmy and Kristy McNichol star in this made-for-television drama about a claustrophobic cult. Jimmy McNichol stars as David, oldest son of the seemingly well-adjusted Bowers. When David disappears from his family to live with the Light of Salvation cult, sister Janet (Kristy McNichol) refuses to automatically side with her parents and dismiss the group. Young Janet tries to give her brother's judgement the benefit of the doubt, looking for her own answers, as her desperate parents consult a mind de-programming expert. Taut and edgy at times, the film shows how vulnerable young people get targeted by cults and their charismatic leaders -- only to turn into mindless drones. ~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kristy McNichol, Anne Jackson, (more)
- 1978
This made-for-TV movie stars Clu Gulager as Cuda Weber, a seafaring loner who has settled down to the life of a beachcomber on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Weber's carefree, rootless existence is considerably altered when he finds himself in charge of five feisty orphan kids from the MacKenzie clan. Actually, Cuda's guardianship is entirely involuntary; it could be said that the MacKenzie children adopted him, rather than the other way around. Originally telecast April 14, 1978, Stickin' Together was the pilot film for what ultimately emerged as the short-lived TV series The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove, which also starred Clu Gulager and featured most of the movie's supporting cast. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Clu Gulager, Sean Thomas Roche, (more)
- 1978
When a "skunk attack" forces the Mountain's new minister Andy March (Sean Thomas Roche) to move in with the Waltons, Elizabeth (Kami Cotler) develops a crush on the handsome young prelate. Elsewhere, the Baldwin sisters hope to sell their father's diaries to a Hollywood movie company, even though the documents stir up unpleasant memories for Miss Emily (Mary Jackson). And a grief-stricken Mary Ellen (Judy Norton-Taylor) tries to adjust to life without her husband Curt, who has been reported killed in the Pearl Harbor attack. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
