Lillian Muller Movies
- 1981
- PG
Harry Hamlin stars as the self-styled "King of Mulholland Drive," the leader of a group of men who get drunk and then race their cars at high-speed along a perilous Los Angeles roadway. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Starring:
- Harry Hamlin, Joseph Bottoms, (more)
The title character, a nasty landlord (Elliott Gould), is killed in a car accident and descends into hell. There he meets the Devil (Bill Cosby), who promises him his life back if he can find three people willing to sell their souls in three months. ~ John Bush, Rovi
- Starring:
- Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby, (more)
- 1981
Underpublicized and underappreciated, the US ice hockey team heads for the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. Driven a manner than can be described as merciless by coach Herb Brooks (Karl Malden), the team has learned how to swallow months of defeat and disappointment press on to success. The result: A stunning victory over the high-profile Russian and Finnish skating teams. Actual scenes from the Olympic finals are seamlessly blended with recreations of the event in this made-for-TV movie. Miracle on Ice costars Andrew Stevens as team captain Mike Eruzione. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1980
In the opening two-part episode of Magnum, P.I. (originally telecast as a single two-hour "TV movie"), Hawaii-based private detective and former Naval Intelligence officer Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) is already comfortably installed as head of security at the lavish estate of wealthy mystery writer Robin Masters, and well into his genially adversarial relationship with Jonathan Higgins (John Hillerman), the never-seen Masters' snobbish manservant. Despite his cushy surroundings, Magnum isn't averse to accepting "outside" assignments--nor is he immune to trouble being thrust upon him unexpectedly. That's what happens on this occasion, when Magnum's old Vietnam buddy Dan Cook (Allen Williams) turns up dead, with ten bags of cocaine in his stomach. Refusing to believe the offical report that Cook was involved in a drug-smuggling ring, Magnum conducts his own investigation, despite being warned off on several occasions by the authorities--and sure enough, he uncovers a frameup and a widespread conspiracy! Featured in the guest cast is ex-Playboy playmater Lillian Muller, here billed as "Yuliis Ruval." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1980
In the conclusion of Magnum, P.I.'s two-part opening episode (originally telecast as a single two-hour "TV movie"), Magnum (Tom Selleck) and Alice Cook (Pamela Susan Shoop) literally put their lives on the line to prove that Alice's sister, Navy lieutenant Dan Cook, died a hero--contradicting the government's insistence that Cook was part of an international drug-smuggling ring. The trail of clues leads to crime lord Philipe Trusseau (Roger Loggia), with whom Magnum had previously crossed swords in Vietnam. As with most TV pilots, there are significant differences between "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii" and later Magnum, P.I. episodes. For example, Magnum's wartime buddy Rick (Larry Manetti is the owner of a nitery called "Café Americain" instead of his more familiar stamping grounds at the King Kamehameha club; also, the role of Moki the Bartender, later played by Rene Abillera, is here enacted by Branscombe Richard, while Jeff McKay, later seen on a semi-regular basis as Naval officer "Mac" MacReynolds, is cast on this occasion as "Ski" ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
In a way, the title of Some Like It Cool was a piquant comment on the career of star Tony Curtis, whose stardom had chilled since his 1959 appearance in Some Like It Hot. This time around, Curtis plays famed 18th-century lover Giacomo Casanova. The plot would have us believe that Casanova has suddenly turned impotent, and is deploying all manner of subterfuge to hide the fact. One of Casanova's stratagems is to hire a look-alike (also Curtis) to uphold his reputation between the sheets. The stellar supporting cast -- Marisa Berenson, Hugh Griffith, Britt Ekland et. al. -- seem far more embarrassed by their tawdry, topless surroundings than Curtis, who steamrolls his way through the film with the same dogged determination that he'd demonstrated in his "Yonda lies the castle of my fadduh" formative years. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tony Curtis, Marisa Berenson, (more)
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