Stephen Meadows Movies

Linda Marsh (Mary McDonnell) may have been hoping for a surprise on her 16th wedding anniversary, but she certainly doesn't welcome the news that her school-principal husband George (William Russ) has been carrying on an affair with the teacher of the Marshes' daughter! The breakup of Linda and George's marriage is quite a shock for the small town in which they live--almost as shocking as Linda's subsequent actions as she grimly embarks on "a search for a new life." As part of that search, Linda has enlisted her kids in her campaign to land a "replacement" head of the household. Wavering erratically between broad comedy and sentimental slush, the made-for-TV Replacing Dad was based on a novel by Shelley Frasier Mickle, and first aired March 14, 1999 on CBS. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Wayne Rogers returns as Chicago PI Charlie Garrett, who journeys to Martinique in search of a missing woman. What follows for Charlie is an unanticipated romance--and a murder charge. Coincidentally, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) is also in Martinique, and she offers to help Charlie clear his name and solve the mystery...partly out of friendship, and partly because she feels responsible for the victim's death. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

A couple suffering marital problems are terrorized by a mad killer who takes the wife as a hostage in their motor home after he wounds and leaves her husband behind. Travelling across the desert, she tries again and again to stop the crazed kidnapper as her husband attempts rescue. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi

In this made-for-cable outing, a woman desperately searches the Arizona desert for her kidnapped daughter. Falsely accused of murder and therefore avoiding the cops, she must go it alone until she meets a helpful but enigmatic wanderer who helps her. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

This mystery thriller is the first in a series of soft-core direct-to-video features co-created by star Andrew Stevens. Stevens plays Will Griffith, the owner of a high-tech Los Angeles security and surveillance company. Will is hired by Brian Walker (Warwick Sims), a rock star undergoing a messy divorce from his philandering wife Nikki (Tanya Roberts). Will's job is to rig the Walkers' home with burglar alarms and most importantly, video cameras that will capture Nikki's frequent trysts with various lovers. As Will gets to know Nikki better, however, he grows attracted to and protective of her, eventually embarking on a kinky sexual affair. When the jealous Brian discovers their relationship, he breaks into the home enraged, forcing Will to kill him in self-defense. Everything is not as it seems, however, and events unfold that force Will to realize that he has been a stool pigeon. Night Eyes (1990) was followed by several sequels featuring Stevens in the Will Griffith role, usually opposite leading lady Shannon Tweed. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Actress Dyan Cannon, whose 1976 directorial debut Number One was nominated for a "best short subject" Academy Award, moves on to feature-length projects with The End of Innocence. In addition to directing, Ms. Cannon wrote the screenplay and played a leading role in this story of a young girl spiritually torn apart by forces beyond her control. Rebecca Schaeffer plays Stephanie Lewis, unwanted and ignored by her eternally squabbling parents. Mom and Dad do further damage to Stephanie's battered psyche by giving her mixed messages concerning sex and religion. The girl's self-esteem dwindles to microscopic proportions thanks to a series of no-good boyfriends. Suffering a nervous breakdown, she is placed in an asylum, where for the first time she treated as a human being rather than a nuisance by compassionate psychiatrist John Heard. Completed in the late 1980s, End of Innocence was released in 1990, one year after the death of star Rebecca Schaeffer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi