Joe Moore Movies
- 1985
Anxious to become an "official" detective rather than a mere private eye, Magnum hires on as security chief at the ritzy Hawaiian Gardens Hotel. His first assignment--which may also turn out to be his last--is to prevent a notorious cat burglar from plying his trade at an international convention of jewelry designers. Magnum finds his efforts complicated by a pair of very sexy call girls who are marching to the tune of their own drummers. Candy Clark and Phyllis Davis make their first series appearances as flashy good-time girls Leslie and Cleo. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
Magnum (Tom Selleck) is contacted by legendary French detective Jean Claude Fornier (Paul Verdier), whose exploits have served as inspiration for several of Robin Masters' novels. M. Fornier needs Magnum's help to locate a missing heir, or so he claims. The two detectives' investigation ultimately leads to a drug-trafficking ring--and, possibly, to an early grave for Assistant DA Carol Baldwin (Kathleen Lloyd), who idolizes Fornier. The episode's high point is Tom Selleck's ear-shattering rendition of "Misty" in a karaoke bar! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
This science fiction thriller was inspired by a mythical real-life event, the WWII era disappearance of an entire naval vessel during a radar-cloaking test. In 1943, David Herdeg Michael Pare and Jim Parker Bobby DiCicco are sailors stationed aboard a Virginia battleship. Their vessel is undergoing an experiment conducted by brilliant scientist Dr. Longstreeet (Eric Christmas), who is attempting to render Allied craft invisible to radar. The ship becomes briefly invisible, but the test is a disaster and most of the crew are horribly killed. However, two crewmen are missing. In 1984, Herdeg and Parker emerge in the Nevada desert, having somehow traveled through time. Longstreet, still trying to perfect the device after 40 years, is running another experiment that pulls the missing sailors into the present. Realizing what's occurred, Herdeg and Parker flee, fearing for their lives. Fugitives, they befriend a skeptical modern woman, Alison Hayes (Nancy Allen). An effect of time pulls Parker back into 1943, leading to a bizarre reunion between Herdeg, still trapped in the future, and Parker, now a senior citizen. The film was followed by a sequel nine years later. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Paré, Nancy Allen, (more)
- 1983
Magnum (Tom Selleck) and T.C. (Roger E. Mosley) sign on to coach a junior basketball team, whose star player is a 13-year-old orphan girl named Willie (Dana Hill). A likeable kid with an ingratiating personality, Willie soon charms her way into the confidence of her two coaches, and ends up being invited to stay at Robin's Nest. Little do Magnum and T.C. realize that they have been duped into participating in a slick bunco job masterminded by Willie's crooked foster parents Bob (William Schallert) and Vera (Jo Pruden). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 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
