Mayf Nutter Movies

In this taut thriller, a Las Vegas taxi driver must run for his life after stealing a cool million's worth of Mafia money. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Hunter's Blood is a bloody action thriller reminiscent of Deliverance or The Hills Have Eyes in which an innocent, peaceful group of people is pitted against a clan of bloodthirsty savages. Five men set out to do some deer hunting in a remote area of Arkansas. David (Sam Bottoms) and his father, Mason (Clu Gulager), experienced hunters, lead a group of city-bred amateur hunters into an area where there have been a series of mysterious disappearances. Soon, they find themselves in danger as they are themselves stalked. While Hunter's Blood is not of the quality of the films that inspired it, the acting is uniformly excellent and the direction by Robert Hughes is fact-paced and exciting. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide

In this tightly-wound, perceptive film, a young farm boy kills his older brother when a shotgun accidentally goes off then retreats into a shell of silence as his family seems to react against him. Arnold (Jason Presson) and his brother get up at the crack of dawn to go duck hunting, but their happy plans take a tragic turn when Arnold's shotgun gets caught in a barbed wire fence and accidentally goes off, killing his older brother. Arnold is in shock, he sits by his brother's side, he irrationally wanders in a pea patch, slowly picking the vegetables. When he finally goes home and manages to articulate what happened, his parents ignore him in their own grief. His father Joe (Robert Duvall) thinks Arnold does not have a clue about what he did because he just stands there, not speaking or communicating anything at all -- like a stone. Arnold's mother may not understand his behavior -- this is a Montana farming couple, not a pair of psychologists -- but she is not as judgmental as her husband. The family's grief causes some aberrant behavior, making the life of Arnold's next-door Aunt Lu miserable (her philandering husband is taking off after the dead boy's girlfriend), and Arnold senses a kindred spirit in the woman. But his grandfather is the only one who understands that the family should not mistreat Arnold, that he is suffering so intensely he simply cannot express it. When Arnold runs away, escaping to the city of Reno, there is some hope that the boy will find a much-needed emotional release. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

In his final all-out act of larceny, mechanic "Crazy" Cooter (Ben Jones) hot-wires the Presidential limousine, which President Carter has sent ahead to Hazzard County in preparation for a trip home to Georgia. Taking "Limo One" on a joyride, Cooter ends up hiding it in the Dukes' barn, forcing Jesse (Denver Pyle) to do some quick thinking to return the vehicle without landing in Federal Prison. Meanwhile, Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) worries that the disappearance of the limo will expose his own crooked chop-shop operation. In the light of this episode's plotline, it's a bit ironic that Ben Jones (Cooter) would later leave show business to become a Georgia congressman! Featured among the supporting players Gordon Hurst, brother of Rick Hurst, who would soon join the regular cast in the role of Deputy Cletus Hogg. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This debut episode of Charlie's Angels takes place at a racetrack catering to female speed demons, where driver Suzy Lennon has died in a crash. Suspected of negligence, Suzy's mechanic Jerry (John Dennis Johnston) turns to the Angels -- Jill (Farrah Fawcett-Majors), Sabrina (Kate Jackson) and Kelly (Jaclyn Smith) -- to prove his innocence and finger a murderer. Although Sabrina goes undercover as a racer, it is Jill who ends up being taken for a ride when her cover is blown. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

While strenuously studying to keep up his grades at the Klineberg Music Conservatory, Jason (Jon Walmsley) is also holding down two jobs with two different musical bands. And if that wasn't enough of a sensory overload, Jason has taken up with a new girlfriend. Not surprisingly, it's just a matter of time before Jason collapses under the weight of his many responsibilities--and only then do we find out the real reason that he is so bound and determined to become the overachiever to end all overachievers! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

John-Boy (Richard Thomas) is elated when a big-city publisher offers to assemble his short stories into a book. But elation turns to despair when John-Boy learns that he has been bamboozled by a "vanity" press and is expected to pay his own publication costs--and this after a public celebration has been arranged in his honor. Meanwhile, budding musician Jason (Jon Walmsley) prepares to make his professional debut with bandleader Bobby Bigelow (Mayf Nutter in his first series appearance). Featured in the guest cast is Kathy Cronkite, the daughter of CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Robert Pirosh's teleplay for this Bonanza episode was based on an actual 19th century phenomenon. In the years following the Civil War, many young and disillusioned ex-soldiers formed nomadic groups called the "Weary Willies", who roamed throughout the west living off the land and avoiding "proper" employment. In other words, they were the hippies of their time, something with which viewers could instantly relate when this episode first aired on September 27, 1970. In the course of the story, the Ponderosa welcomes the Willies to their property, but their neighbors do not. When a girl is attacked, the Willies are accused of the crime, but the truth lies closer to home. The cast includes a pre-Waltons Richard Thomas as Billy, Lee Purcell as Angie, Elisha Cook Jr. as Marcus, and Kevin Tighe as Krulak. In keeping with its flower-child ambience, "The Weary Willies" features several songs, including "Man Passing Through", "Blood Brothers" and "It Won't Be Very Long". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide