Lance Le Gault Movies
French-Cajun actor Lance LeGault broke into films as a stand-in for several male stars, foremost among them Elvis Presley. LeGault also worked as a stunt double, occasionally playing speaking roles in films like 1968's The Young Runaway. He has also been steadily employed as a nightclub and lounge singer. In the 1980s, he was busy on television in a variety of rough-hewn characterizations. Lance LeGault's regular TV-series roles include antagonistic Col. Roderick Decker in The A-Team (1983-86) and gonzo bounty hunter Alamo Joe in Werewolf (1987-88). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
In this 3D animated adventure, the Davis family moves into a log cabin in the mountains above Seattle, only to find that a family of Bigfoot are living nearby in a cave. Unfortunately, that very cave is going to be flooded when a new dam is put in, and the family's new hairy friends need help. So now the Davises are teaming up with the Sasquatches as well as Ranger Steve in order to do what's right, help their new friends, and have an incredible adventure in the process. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Blaire Restaneo, Jewel Restaneo, (more)
The mythical, urban-legendary "men in black" make a lower-rent appearance here than in the movie of the same name. Jack Scalia stars as Rafferty, a secret service agent whose impressive marksmanship and survival skills are not enough to save a California senator from an assassination at the hands of some mysterious, otherworldly men clad in black. The killers are aliens disguised as human beings, working as an advanced force for their race, which intends to conquer Earth. A handful of humans knows about the aliens' invasion plot and that the killers have been sent to eliminate those who know -- and silence those who suspect -- the truth. Enter Comdor (Dennis Christopher), an eccentric, New Age sort of alien from a different intergalactic species, sent to Earth in an effort to help the humans defeat the space menace. Comdor teams up with Rafferty, who discovers that his new partner has a purpose in pursuing the villains that goes deeper than a simple quest for justice -- they are responsible for the death of his family. The duo's quest takes them into blazing gun battles, a freeway chase, and a goofy UFO convention, leading up to a brutal final confrontation. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jack Scalia, Dennis Christopher, (more)
This science fiction yarn from Richard Pepin and Joseph Merhi revolves around the crash-landing of a space shuttle bearing six astronauts who are returning from a top-secret mission. Mission commander Cutter (Lance Le Gault) puts Capt. Nick Saxon (Jack Scalia) on the case. Saxon was the head of the last Aquarius mission, which also failed, and his wife, Debbie (Donna W. Scott), is one of the crewmembers this time around. The crew has been infected with something very strange, evidenced when the astronauts break out of the shuttle and their leader, Joe (Jonathan Banks), punches his fist clean through a guard's chest. After his eyes turn a mysteriously cattish yellow he tells his former best-buddy Nick, "It doesn't matter! None of your pathetic little lives matter anymore!" and throws him from a speeding truck before beating a hasty retreat with his super-human crew. The truth of the matter is that the astronauts are being controlled by space parasites that need to find their egg canisters to hatch a race of monsters and destroy the world. Debbie, the sole exception, is being controlled by a female "watcher" named Sabidra, who explains that her people are actually a "race with their faces to the sun" and that she will destroy the Dark Breed. There's also a government conspiracy, involving Cutter, who orders everyone "terminated with extreme prejudice." Numerous highly flammable items get blown up with bazookas and Joe morphs naked into a big slimy monster before Nick blows everything up and gets to run in slow motion ahead of a big fireball. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jack Scalia, Lance Le Gault, (more)
- 1994
Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (El Mariachi) was a last-minute replacement for Showtime's Rebel series and after the first viewing, his Roadracers was immediately bumped to the top of the list. This melodramatic tale of rebel youth fighting to get out of a dead-end town is often times enjoyable and disturbingly humorous but lacks the break-neck pacing of Rodriguez' other films. ~ Sean D. MacLaggan, All Movie Guide
- 1992
Something stinks in tiny Norman, Texas and New York detective Kelly, who has come to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, is determined to find out what it is. Much of the problem stems from the control a San Antonio gangster has over the town's lawmen. This actioner chronicles Kelly's crusade to clean up the dirty little town. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1992
This is one of the many made for TV movies revolving around the popular disheveled character created by Peter Falk - Lieutenant Columbo, of Homicide. In this one, the Lieutenant is called upon to use his expertise to help out the family when his nephew's new bride is kidnapped on their wedding night. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Falk, Joanna Going, (more)
- 1989
Suzie Plaskin guest stars as the half-Klingon K'Ehleyr. A former lover of Lt. Worf's, K'Ehleyr arrives on board the Enterprise, returning from a 75-year-old diplomatic mission that commenced before the end of the Klingdon/Federation hostilities. A political and emotional crisis develops when a Klingon vessel carrying a cryogenically-suspended crew looms into view. Scripted by Richard Manning and Hans Beimler from a story by Thomas H. Calder, "The Emissary" was originally telecast July 8, 1989. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1988
This week we're off to Canada, where Jill Morton (Kristy McNichol), the niece of Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury), has joined the rodeo circuit. While visting Jill, Jessica is disturbed by the presence of the girl's somewhat disreputable rodeo-performer boyfriend. More disturbing still is the trailer fire that takes the lives of a nasty rodeo doctor and his patient--a torching for which Jill is among those under suspicion. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1988
- R
After a criminal motorcycle rider is put to death, he comes back from the dead to seek murderous revenge against the residents of a Florida town. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nicolas de Toth, Sarah Buxton, (more)
- 1988
Magnum (Tom Selleck) is anxious to see justice done in the trial of Quang Ki (Richard Nanta), the Vietnamese official who had earlier tried to kill Magnum's ex-wife Michelle (Marta DuBois) and daughter Lily. Astonishingly, Quang Ki is acquitted of all charges, and Magnum suspects that someone "higher up" has been pulling strings to avoid an international incident. Not long afterward, the detective receives a videotape indicating that Quang Ki has succeeded in murdering his family. Grimly, Magnum prepares to deal out his own brand of justice--a vendetta that well may prove disastrous to a prisoner exchange being negotiated by the US government. Though he receives no screen credit, this episode is narrated by CNN news commentator Bernard Shaw, ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1987
Three on a Match refers to a trio of Louisiana prison farm inmates. Patrick Cassidy plays a naive computer whiz, David Hemmings is an erudite con artist, and Bruce A. Young is a macho muscle-flexer. The threesome bides its time until a chance for escape. Pursued by the sadistic "Boss" (Everett McGill), our heroes take to the treacherous river rapids--and beyond. It's Cool Hand Luke meets Deliverance in this TV movie written and directed by the creator of Magnum PI, Don Belisarrio. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1987
- R
A syndicate of Los Angeles gangsters is kidnapping beautiful young women, drugging them, and forcing them to participate in the filming of pornographic movies. A young woman teams up with a vice cop to try to find her sister, whom she suspects of falling victim to this gang. ~ Brian Gusse, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- David Naughton, Barbara Crampton, (more)
- 1987
Season Seven of Magnum, P.I comes to spectacular conclusion--one that was originally intended to be the series' final episode. Wounded in a violent shootout, the comatose Magnum (Tom Selleck) hovers between life and death. From his vantage point in "Limbo", Magnum tries to communicate with his friends, to warn them that his ex-wife Michelle may soon be murdered. Coming to Magnum's rescue--in a manner of speaking--is the spectre of his old Navy buddy "Mac" MacReynolds (Larry Manetti). Though Magnum, P.I. had indeed been cancelled at the end of its seventh season, the series was brought back the following year by public demand--necessitating a hasty "rethinking" of this episode's now-famous closing image. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1987
Werewolf was the pilot film for the Fox network TV series of the same name. John J. York plays Eric, a handsome young man who is bitten by a werewolf. He must find the source of the lycanthropic bloodline if he's to save himself from a lifetime of requiring sudden shaves and baying at the moon. Offering to help Eric is sea captain Chuck Connors, who turns out to be the centuries-old wolfman whom York seeks. Adding to our hero's travails is a bounty hunter by the name of Alamo Joe (Lance Le Gault). We're tipped to the fact that we shouldn't take Werewolf all that seriously by the character name given Chuck Connors: Janos Skorzeny, the same name as the vampire portrayed by Barry Atwater in the classic 1971 TV movie The Night Stalker. Werewolf premiered on July 11, 1987. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1986
In the second episode of The A-Team's three-part Season Five opener, the Team is betrayed by Vietnam vet Josh Curtis (Sandy McPeak) and forced to stand trial for their lives, accused of killing their former commanding officer Col. Morrison and robbing a Hanoi bank. Curiously, Murdock (Dwight Schultz) is not held for trial, and is thus able to secure the services of defense attorney Benny Conway (Byrne Piven). Alas, as the trial progresses, it is painfully clear that the witnesses are lying and the evidence has been manufactured--but who is behind this travesty of justice? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1986
Magnum's ex-wife Michelle (Marta DuBois), introduced in the previous episode Memories are Forever (clips from which are seen in the course of this story), comes back into the detective's life. Having left her husband, a high-ranking Vietnamese officer, Michelle is on the lam from a gang of uniformed assassins. Pausing in mid-flight, Michelle leaves her 5-year-old daughter Lily (Kristen Carreira) with Magnum (Tom Selleck)--who begins to wonder if Lily is actually his own child. (More than one observer has noted that the famously "impenetrable" security system at Robin's Nest is surprisingly inadequate in this episode!) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
While playing the monster in the low-budget horror flick "Gatorella", Hannibal (George Peppard) scouts around for appropriate South American locations on behalf of his producer friend Jerry Isaacson (Michael Lerner). With the help of fellow A-Teamer Face (Dirk Benedict)--who is promised a leading role in the film for his efforts--the ideal location is found near the Argentinian estate of Ramon De Jarro (Walter Gotell). Unfortunately, the minute the A-Team arrives on the scene, De Jarro betrays them to Col. Decker (Lance LeGault). But De Jarro isn't the villain of the piece: he has taken this action to save the women and children of a local village from the wrath of a fugitive gangster (who, of course, soon becomes the A-Team's prime target!) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
The A-Team goes on a fishing trip, partly for recreation, partly to hide out from the minions of their relentless pursuer Col. Decker (Lance LeGault). Unfortunately, the vacation is interrupted by the arrival of four desperate bank robbers, who have taken ranger Roy Sherman (Ken Swofford) and his daughter Jenny (Kristen Meadows) hostage. The challenge facing the Team is to thwart the villains before Decker can catch up to them. This is the final episode of The A-Team's third season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
Season Four of The A-Team begins with part one of a two-part story (originally telecast as a single two-hour episode). Despite increasing threats of capture by their old nemesis Col. Decker (Lance LeGault), the A-Team agrees to help Judge Mordente (Dana Elcar), whose daughter Lori (LaGena Hart) is being held hostage so that Mordente will render a "not guilty" verdict upon mob boss Joe Scarlett (Robert Miranda). The plan involves Hannibal (George Peppard) posing as a gangster in order to infiltrate Scarlett's gang, as well as the "borrowing" of a mob limo for an escape vehicle. Ultimately, both the Team and the kidnapped girl wind up in Italy, where things really begin to percolate! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
Ms. Madeline Jones (Margie Impert), the rules-are-rules Hall of Records clerk who has made life difficult for Magnum (Tom Selleck) in several early episodes, now turns to the detective to help. Her husband Ray (played by Sam Anderson of Lost fame), a computer expert, has turned up missing--and more ominously, Ray has committed to memory several megabytes of top-secret information that certain disreputable characters would love to get their hands on. Ray Austin, who directed this episode, shows up in a supporting role. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
A captured Murdock (Dwight Schultz) is used as bait by a band of hillbilly bounty hunters to lure the A-Team into a trap set by Col. Decker (Lance LeGault). As his colleagues brainstorm a few rescue plans, Murdock falls in love with another of the hillbillies' captives, veterinarian Dr. Kelly Stevens (played by Dwight Schultz's real life wife Wendy Fulton). Gene Evans, flinty-eyed "hero" of many a Samuel Fuller film, appears as Darrow. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
Chronic gambler Jim Sullivan (Frank Marth) is in danger of losing the foster home that owns to gambling-ring kingpin Johnny Royce (Edward Winter). The A-Team agrees to help Sullivan, with Face (Dirk Benedict) posing as a notorious New Jersey hoodlum in order to infiltrate Royce's operation. Elsewhere, Hannibal (George Peppard) attempts to beat Royce at his own game with some "special" casino equipment--and even manages to bring the Army to the rescue by dangling a carrot (figuratively speaking, of course) in front of his perennial nemesis Col. Decker (Lance LeGault). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Season four of The A-Team finds Hannibal Smith (George Peppard) still in charge of a band of uniquely skilled soldiers-of-fortune, who continue to travel 'round the world protecting the innocent and punishing the guilty, all the while trying to clear themselves of trumped-up criminal charges. As in seasons past, Smith is backed up by weapons expert B.A. (Mr. T), ace pilot Howling Mad Murdock (Dwight Schultz), and a silver-tongued con artist known as "The Face" (Dirk Benedict). This season, the team does without the assistance of a "Girl Friday" (a function filled in past seasons by Amy Allen and Tawnia Baker), while their principal military pursuer is the relentless Col. Roderick Decker (Lance Le Gault), now in full charge of the government's efforts to bring the A-Team to justice for a crime they didn't commit. The season opens with the two-part "Judgment Day," in which the A-Team encounters various mob hitmen on both land and sea. In later episodes, the team must convince the bad guys that their arsenal of prop movie weapons are the "Real McCoy;" Hannibal poses as a street bum to trap a gang that for reasons unknown is methodically killing homeless persons; B.A. busts the heads of the hoods who try to force his mother to move out of her apartment; wrestler Hulk Hogan, playing himself, solicits the aid of the Team to save a youth center from being closed down by crooks; Face is inexplicably given a full pardon by the government leading his teammates to figure out there must be a catch somewhere; Howling Mad coerces the Team into rescuing his psychiatrist from a deadly scam in South America and later becomes a contestant on Wheel of Fortune (and yes, Pat Sajak and Vanna White show up in cameos); and singer Boy George is booked by the A-Team to sing at a country & western joint (you don't want to miss this one!). The season ends with "The Sound of Thunder," guest starring Tia Carrere, who was slated to become a series regular but could not reach the right financial terms with the producers. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- George Peppard, Mr. T, (more)
A seat-of-the-pants militia attitude gets a boost from this conventional drama about the heroics of a teen son anxious to free his father from captivity in a small Middle Eastern nation. Doug's (Jason Gedrick) father is an Air Force pilot who was shot down on a mission near the border of an Arab country and is now held hostage. Failing adequate U.S. intervention causes a desperate Doug to enlist his school chums in a wild plan to essentially sneak away with two Air Force jets and take off on a mission to rescue his father. He convinces the veteran Chappy (Louis Gossett, Jr.) into flying one plane, while Doug himself flies another (he learned how to pilot from his father). Yes. If audiences believe all this, then the ending should come as no surprise either. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Louis Gossett, Jr., Jason Gedrick, (more)
- 1984
While travelling through rural Green County, B.A. (Mr. T) and Murdock (Dwight Schultz) are taken hostage by bank roobers Logan (Steve Sandor) and Jones (Jeff Doucette)--and then are arrested as the robbers' accomplices! Sentenced to a prison chain gang (without a trial!), our two heroes face danger from several sources, especially when the two robbers escape. Meanwhile, Hannibal (George Peppard) and Face (Dirk Benedict) attempt to rescue their comrades without being captured themselves by the relentless Col. Decker (Lance LeGault). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
