Richard Libertini Movies

Directed by Harry Basil, The 4th Tenor stars octogenarian Rodney Dangerfield as Lupo, a restaurant connoisseur who falls for a singing waitress named Gina (Annabelle Gurwitch). After finding out that Gina claims to be unable to love any man who doesn't sing opera, the tone-deaf Lupo vows to learn. Wasting no time, he boards a plane headed for Italy and commences singing lessons with Vincenzo (Richard Libertini), a sketchy voice coach. What he doesn't realize, however, is that Gina can't tolerate him whether he can sing or not, and that this was merely her way of getting rid of him. Luckily, a beautiful young songstress named Rosa (real-life opera star Anita De Simone) takes pity on Lupo, and takes him to her rural, wine-making family. It turns out that their wine can transform even the worst singer into an opera extraordinaire. Initially determined to use his newfound talent in order to snare Gina, Lupo comes to realize that Rosa may be his true love after all. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

When a woman is found murdered, the detectives learn that virtually everyone in the victim's family wanted to see her dead -- but the only fingerprint found on the scene is that of Marcus Potter (Alimi Ballard), the obligatory least likely suspect. In other developments, Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) is immediately suspicious of a man (Richard Libertini) who claims to be Italian but seems to be putting on an act. And an alibi for another possible murderer is provided by, of all people, the wife of Lt. Fancy (James McDaniel) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

While going through a manuscript from a prestigious author, junior book editor Erin Garman (Tracy Middendorf cannot help but notice similarities between the book's plot and her own life: It seems that, as a child, she was kidnapped, and still cannot recall the particulars of the situation. As Erin pursues the matter, she finds that the police have no intention of re-opening the case. Jessica (Angela Lansbury) comes to the girl's aid when the intrigues surrounding her long-ago abduction lead to suicide and murder. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Receiving a psychic message, Hadji heads to Calcutta in search of the truth about his past. He is met by his surrogate father, Pasha Peddlar, who has some disturbing news not only about the past, but also the future -- of the entire Quest team. Jennifer Hale, the voice of Jessie Bannon, is also heard as the younger Hadji. "Bloodlines" originally aired on December 13, 1996. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Hollywood is abuzz with the news that a film completed back in 1960, but shelved after its director died mysteriously, has been rediscovered and restored. This takes place at a studio that has become a target for a wide variety of movie pirates--and not a few dedicated film buffs. When one of those buffs is killed, Jessica suspects that a murder has been committed, and that this killing is tied in with the death that occurred way back in the sixties. Featured in the cast is a young James Caviezel, who a decade later would star in Mel Gibson's controversial The Passion of the Christ. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The father of celebrated baseball star Pat Williams (Malik Yoba) is murdered. Following the trail of clues, detectives Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) and Logan (Chris Noth) determine that the killing was tied in with gambling debts and not-so-veiled threats against the dead man's relatives. All roads eventually lead to big-time bookie "Papa Doc" Doniel (Ray Aranha) -- but that's hardly the end of the story. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Richard Libertini and Kelly Bishop appear as Nathan and Connie, the parents of "FYI" producer Miles Silverberg (Grant Shaud). Both tireless liberal activists since the 1960s, the elder Silverbergs have arrived in Washington DC to participate in a huge protest rally against a big oil company. Murphy (Candice Bergen) eagerly looks forward to covering the rally--while neurotic, image-conscious Miles only wishes that both rally and parents would quietly disappear. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Filmed in semidocumentary fashion, Extreme Close-up features Morgan Weisser as a 16-year-old boy grieving the death of his mother (Blair Brown). Trying to assuage his grief, Weisser runs family videotapes of his mother. It becomes increasingly clear that the woman was falling apart emotionally in the months before her death, and Weisser wants to know why. Looking for answers, he begins taping new videos of his turbulent home life -- which slowly mirror the disintegration of his mother. Made for television, Extreme Close-up was written by thirtysomething veterans Marshall Herkovitz and Edward Zwick; its director was Peter Horton, who'd played Gary on thirtysomething. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Set in Iowa, Betrayed stars Debra Winger as an FBI agent who infiltrates a Klanlike white supremacist organization. Allegedly a woman of intelligence and perception, Winger throws caution and logic to the winds when she falls in love with local farmer Tom Berenger. Much to her surprise Berenger turns out to be the most rabid racist of all. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Made for television, The Fourth Wise Man was syndicated to local TV stations during Easter week of 1985. Martin Sheen, a devout Catholic who is no stranger to religious television, heads the all-star cast. Sheen plays Artaban, a wealthy Persian doctor of Biblical times, who embarks upon a search for the newborn Messiah. Artaban intends to take his journey with the three more famous Wise Men, but somehow never manages to link up with them, and ends up spending 33 years on his quest. Of interest is the presence of two father-son acting combinations in the cast; Martin and Charlie Sheen, and Alan and Adam Arkin. Though never seen, Jesus Christ is heard, with James Farentino supplying His voice. The Fourth Wise Man is based on the 19th-century parable by Henry Van Dyke. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Based on the beloved fairy tale, this installment of Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theatre" tells the well-known tale of a beautiful princess (Bernadette Peters) who is enchanted by an evil fairy and doomed to an eternal sleep unless she receives the kiss of a prince (Christopher Reeve). ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide

Rather than annoy their landlady Edna (Betty Garrett), Laverne (Penny Marshall) and Shirley (Cindy Williams) contact a building inspector to make some necessary repairs in their apartment. True to his calling, the inspector manages to locate the problem and diagnose its cure. Unfortunately, he also gives Edna a strict deadline to make repairs in all of the building's apartments herself, or else face an enormous fine! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide