Annette McCarthy Movies
- 1993
Based on a true story, the made-for-TV Fugitive Among Us stars Peter Strauss and Eric Roberts. Strauss plays Max Cole, a police detective obsessed with tracking down a rapist. Cal Harper (Roberts), who is as outgoing and uninhibited as Cole is buttoned-up and repressed, is the number-one suspect. After a two-year pursuit across the Southwest, Cole is close to cornering his quarry--at great personal and emotional expense. Suddenly he is seized with the notion that Harper may not be the man he's looking for, sparking yet another deluge of angst. Full of surprising plot twists and offbeat characterizations, Fugitive Among Us debuted February 4, 1992. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1989
The men in the courtroom are smitten by Pamela Hammond (Annette McCarthy), an attractive journalist who has been assigned to interview Harry (Harry Anderson). When Dan (John Larroquette) stumbles upon some of Pamela's very spicy tape recordings, he assumes that he has the "inside track" to romance. What neither Dan nor Harry know is that Pamela is the pseudonymous author of a series of romance novels--and a lesbian in the bargain. The only person aware of the whole story is Christine (Markie Post)...but should she reveal this startling information? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Less than a year before James Cameron's turbo-charged sequel, Hollywood (or its overseas counterparts) still managed to find ways to retread the badly-worn theme of Ridley Scott's Alien, as evidenced in this 1985 low-budget item. When a mysterious canister is uncovered on Saturn's largest moon Titan, a dormant, eons-old monster is released, making lunch of both the explorers who discovered it and the rival corporation's exploration team which investigates their disappearance. The most enjoyable "creature" in this otherwise pedestrian film is the ever-leering Klaus Kinski, who plays the lecherous sole survivor of the previous expedition, but the only real source of entertainment -- the depiction of gooey, gory effects and gratuitous nudity -- is spoiled by inadequate lighting and static camera set-ups. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Stan Ivar, Wendy Schaal, (more)
- 1983
A lifeguard who had been driving an expensive car that was well beyond his means is found dead, apparently from drowning. To find out if the victim was actually murdered, Magnum (Tom Selleck) teams up with Tracy Spencer (Annie Potts), who introduces herself as a homicide detective. In truth, Tracy is only a meter maid, but she hopes to land a promotion by cracking this case--assuming that she and Magnum can survive the deadly assaults perpetrated by the criminals responsible for the murder, including a particularly nasty set-to between Magnum and a pair of Karate-chopping damsels! The main villain in this episode is played by Magnum, P.I.'s stunt coordinator Bob Minor. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1983
- PG
In this skewed, unreal view of a woman's choice in men, almost nothing is believable. Amy (Lucie Arnaz) is a savvy, well-educated lawyer in Santa Fe who divorces her husband, an exec in the banking business, to become involved with Will (Craig Wasson) a street musician with the same iron-clad brain as her ex when it comes to women. The musician is regularly picked up by the police for his loitering, though he seems never to fully realize why they are doing this to him. Amy drops him at last, and when she finds out she is pregnant, she goes to the hospital to have an abortion -- and is introduced to a Boris Karloff-type doctor. Before anything further happens, Will comes along and forcibly carries her off to a remote, run-down building in a ghost town where he ties her to a bed intending to keep her there until she has the baby. Hard to believe, but things only get worse from here. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lucie Arnaz, Craig Wasson, (more)
- 1981
In this socially conscious drama, set in 1955, three tough New York youths must learn to deal with a troubled world. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1980
Jill Robinson's Bed-Time-Story, inspired by actual events, was the source for the made-for-TV A Cry for Love. Divorcee Susan Blakely, with no alimony and two kids to support, begins turning to amphetamines. While at her lowest ebb, she meets Powers Boothe, an alcoholic and three-time loser in marriage--who, incredibly, turns out to be the ideal man for her! Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor were the guiding hands behind the Cry For Love teleplay. The film debuted on October 20, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
