Jean Bruce Scott Movies
- 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
- 1988
In the concluding half of Magnum, P.I.'s final episode, Magnum (Tom Selleck) wrestles with the prospect of returning to active Naval service even as he lays a trap for the man who assaulted his former girlfriend Linda (Patrice Martinez). He also receives word that his daughter Lily, presumed murdered in an earlier episode, is still alive. Elsewhere, the impending marriage of Rick (Larry Manetti) and Cleo (Phyllis Davis) hits a few prenuptual snags, while T.C. (Roger E. Mosley) is unexpectedly reunited with his ex-wife Tina (Fay Hauser). And last but not least, the mystery of Robin Masters' true identity is finally solved...maybe. One of the highest-rated "finales" in network TV history, this episode leaves enough dangling plot strands to suggest that the producers had an elaborate "reunion" movie in mind. We're still waiting. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1988
Magnum, P.I. wraps up its eight-year run with a two-part final episode (originally telecast in a single two-hour timeslot). In Part One, Magnum returns to his home town for a family reunion, where his paternal grandfather (Howard Duff) offers to reinstate him as a Naval officer. But before Magnum can say "yes" or "no", he is summoned back to Hawaii by former girlfriend Linda Lee Ellison (Patrice Martinez), who insists that someone is stalking her. Upon his return, Magnum receives some startling information about his daughter Lily, whom he had presumed to be dead. Meanwhile, Rick (Larry Manetti) nervously prepares to marry the estimable Cleo Mitchell (Phyllis Davis). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 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
Though a murdered Magnum (Tom Selleck) was seen wandering off to Heaven in the final episode of Magnum, P.I.'s seventh season, the public demanded the return of both the character and the series. Thus, Season Eight begins with Magnum still in a coma, the result of a violent shootout. In this state, the detective has an out-of-body experience, in which he is guided Heavenward by his old friend "Mac" MacReynolds (Jeff MacKay, who plays a dual role in this episode). Fortunately, he awakens to find himself back in the "real" world--whereupon he grimly sets out to find the surviving member of the criminal trio who nearly caused him to cash in his chips. Featured in small but significant roles are series star Tom Selleck's mother Martha Selleck and son Kevin Selleck. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1986
Traditionally, Magnum (Tom Selleck) spends the Fourth of July holiday all by himself; this year he's alone again, but not by choice, and at the worst possible time. A serial killer identified by the media as "The Ripper" has been tormenting Magnum by calling him up and reciting nursery rhymes and riddles just before each murder. As if this wasn't vexing enough, the unseen killer seems to know all about Magnum's Vietnam tour of duty--right down to the most intimate of details. "Flashbacks" taken from the Magnum, P.I pilot episode are interspersed throughout the story. ~ 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
The third season of Airwolf continues to spotlight its title "character," a state-of-the-art helicopter with a full arsenal of high-tech weaponry and the capability to fly anywhere at the fastest possible speed without the necessity of refuel. Still in charge of Airwolf are maverick pilot String Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent), his mechanic buddy Dom Santini (Ernest Borgnine), and spunky female pilot Caitlin O'Shaughnessy (Jean Bruce Scott). And, as before, the Airwolf team accepts various dangerous assignments -- ranging from rescue missions to thwarting government takeovers -- from Michael Archangel (Alex Cord), the mysterious, white-suited emissary from the Firm, the top secret organization for whom Airwolf was created. Naturally, the Firm would like Airwolf all to themselves, but the fiercely independent String continues to hold off turning the vehicle over to them until his brother, a MIA from the Vietnam War era, is located and rescued. Keeping a close eye on the Airwolf team's activities is another rep from the Firm, the bold and beautiful Marella (Deborah Pratt) -- formerly a series regular, now a recurring character. Canceled by CBS at the end of season three, Airwolf would return to the airwaves courtesy of cable's USA Network beginning in January of 1987 -- but not without several sweeping cast changes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine, (more)
Season two of Airwolf finds the title "character" -- a high-tech helicopter equipped with remarkable sensing devices and a full complement of weaponry -- being used on behalf of the forces of good by maverick pilot String Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent) and String's partner/best buddy Dom Santini (Ernest Borgnine). Though technically Airwolf belongs to the Firm, a top secret government agency, String refuses to turn over the vehicle until the Firm locates his brother, who has been missing since the Vietnam debacle. Dispatching String and Dom on their various missions is the Firm's mysterious, almost ethereal representative, Michael Archangel (Alex Cord). This season, the two heroes are assisted by Caitlin O'Shaughnessy (Jean Bruce Scott), a spunky female copter jockey, and also by their old "friend" from the Firm, the beautiful Marella (Deborah Pratt) -- who, though no longer a regular, continues to pop up on occasion. The three protagonists' adventures bring them in contact with corrupt sheriffs, megalomaniacs armed with stolen nuclear devices, Mexican crime lords, homicidal hijackers, Russian "moles," and modern day slave traders. And every so often, tantalizingly brief clues are provided as to the whereabouts of String's brother St. John Hawke. Airwolf remained off the radar so far as the Top Thirty Nielsen-rated programs were concerned throughout its second season, though it seldom failed to win its Saturday night time slot for CBS. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine, (more)
- 1983
Magnum (Tom Selleck) discovers that former Radio Saigon deejay Holly Fox, whose sexy, sultry voice helped him weather many a lonely night during the war, is now working on Honolulu radio station KTDE under her real name of Holly Hudson (Gretchen Corbett). Although Holly could never hope to live up to the image concocted in Magnum's mind, he nonetheless offers his help in locating her long-lost fiance, a suspected thief. By taking on Holly's troubles, Magnum also puts his life on the line; one of the woman's "fans" has targeted her for murder! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
Magnum (Tom Selleck) insists upon reopening a military court-martial that occurred some forty years earlier. The reason for this belated investigation is to determine the innocence--or guilt--of a sailor who was reported AWOL from the USS Arizona on December 7, 1941. The man's daughter (played by Kathleen Lloyd before she was established on Magnum, P.I. in the semi-recurring role of ADA Carol Baldwin) has been denied permission to scatter her father's ashes at the Pearl Harbor memorial, and Magnum wants the whole story. . .for better or worse. This episode once again touches upon the protagonist's fascination with such classic detective films as The Maltese Falcon: the allegedly AWOL sailor's name was Miles Archer, the same name as Sam Spade's unfortunate partner in Falcon; and his daughter's name is Bridget, as in "Bridget O'Shaughnessy", the duplicitous heroine in the same film. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
In the conclusion of Magnum, P.I's two-part Season Three opener, Magnum (Tom Selleck), and Rick (Larry Manetti) swear vengeance against their old enemy Col. Ivan (Bo Svenson), whom they hold responsible for the death of Magnum's navy friend Mac. Meanwhile, Lt. Maggie Poole (Jean Bruce Scott in her first series appearance) is determined to get to the bottom of an assassination plot, involving both Ivan and a brainwashed T.C. (Roger E. Mosley). The episode's shattering final scene is arguably the most famous moment in the entire eight-year run of Magnum, P.I--and also one of the most chillingly cold-blooded finales in TV history! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
