Patrick Johnston Movies

The true story of American turncoat John Walker, Jr. is related blow-by-blow in this made-for-TV movie. Powers Boothe stars as Walker, a Navy petty officer who spends half of his career selling secrets to the Soviets. At first the soul of discretion, the hard-drinking, philandering Walker eventually becomes careless enough in his activities to arouse the suspicions of his in-the-dark wife Barbara (Lesley Ann Warren). With the skill and aplomb of the true sociopath, Walker also manages to convince his own son (Andrew Lowry) to join the "family business." The spy ring is ultimately smashed through the joint efforts of the FBI and Walker's embittered ex-wife. Based on the books Family of Spies by Pete Earley and I Pledge Allegiance by Howard Blum, Family of Spies: The Walker Spy Ring was originally telecast in two parts on February 4 and 6, 1990. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Baby Lou (Robyn Lively) waits for the return of her sweetheart Blue Duck (Jeff Osterhage) after the Civil War in this adolescent Western. When he fails to return as promised, she sets out to search for him. Baby Lou, now a young woman, abandons her childish moniker, taking the name of her horse Buckeye to reflect her newfound maturity. She runs across a gang of outlaws who said they rode with Blue Duck for the South. Buckeye becomes the gang leader, orchestrating stagecoach robberies and barroom brawls before she finally meets up with Blue Duck. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi