Ted Haimes Movies
- 2003
The Fox network's Married by America was based on the premise that a man and a woman could be persuaded to fall in love and march to the altar based upon the preferences of a vast TV audience. The 25 potential suitors (ages 21 through 39) were boiled down to ten couples -- five men and five women -- all total strangers to one another until brought together by the series' fans. In the weeks that followed, the viewers would pick the likely spouses, who would then spend a month together before deciding whether or not to tie the knot. And there are still people who scoff at arranged marriages in other countries. Married by America debuted March 3, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ted Haimes, Chris Cowan, (more)
- 2000
Technically a one-hour dramatic special, Getting Away With Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Mystery was advertised as a "mini-movie" by the Fox Network. In its recounting of the events preceding and following the brutal Christmas 1996 murder of five-year-old JonBenet Ramsey (here played by Seventh Heaven regular MacKenzie Rosman), the program chronicles all the existing facts, then incorporates the dozens of opinions and theories surrounding the still-unsolved homicide. Alice Barrett-Mitchell is cast as an unnamed "composite" journalist who, after interviewing all the family members and investigators involved in the case, presents several opposing theories. In one, JonBenet's parents (Cliff De Young and Judi Evans Luciano) were themselves the killers, while in another, the "unknown intruder" notion is propounded. By adopting this multiple-scenario approach, the producers permit the viewers to draw their own conclusions (which they'd been doing since 1996 anyway). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Cliff De Young, Judi Evans Luciano, (more)
- 1999
This documentary is a loving look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Speeding through much of his early British works, the film focuses on his American classics, such as Marnie, Vertigo, and particularly Psycho. The movie also neatly examines Hitchcock's signature touches, from his inevitable brief cameo to his famous MacGuffin. Kevin Spacey narrates, and there are interviews with such film figures as Jonathan Demme, Peter Bogdanovich, and Janet Leigh. Dial H for Hitchcock was screened at the 1999 Denver Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Demme, (more)
- 1996
Doomsday Plan is a documentary that studies the past, present, and future plans the United States Government has for its people and resources in case of a terrorist attack. If nuclear or biological warfare ever threatened the security of the American citizens, how prepared is the U.S. to handle that kind of vast and potentially devastating event? That is a question many Americans ask and this video tries to find the answer. The program also shows what the U.S. is doing to prevent and plan for that type of situation. Based on how the government has handled instances in the past, such as the nuclear scares during the Cold War, this documentary tries to foreshadow the crises of today and tomorrow. ~ Cecilia Cygnar, All Movie Guide
