Michael O'Keefe Movies

Bull Meechum (Robert Duvall) loves fighting almost as much as he loves the Marine Corps. Profane, cocky, and arrogant, he's a great fighter pilot -- and he knows it. His boss hates his guts, but knows that if he's going to straighten out his lagging squadron, Meechum is the man to do it. The story and irony of The Great Santini is in Meechum's total intolerance of family life and fatherhood. Meechum has a lovely, supportive wife, Lillian (Blythe Danner), an earnest, likeable son, Ben (Michael O'Keefe), three smaller children, and a good home, but Meechum finds the pastoral nature of peacetime totally incompatible with his gung-ho nature. So he begins to drink. He drills his family unmercifully, like recruits. He hammers his son relentlessly until, in a basketball game, his son fights back, and the family cheers Ben's efforts. Tension builds in the household until, during one drunken night, Meechum breaks down. Based on a best-selling novel by Pat Conroy, The Great Santini earned critical raves but fared poorly at the box office. Duvall's performance as Meechum is generally regarded as one of his greatest. ~ Nick Sambides, Jr., All Movie Guide

Psychiatrist Sidney Freedman (Allan Arbus) makes a return visit to the 4077th--at the personal request of Col. Potter (Harry Morgan). It seems that the entire camp is at each other's throats, thanks to the nervous tension built up over a period of several weeks. Ultimately, the doctors and nurses heal their emotional wounds with a cathartic bonfire, while Sidney tries to resolve a personal crisis involving a wounded--and very vindictive--G.I. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

When the nuclear submarine he captains is rammed by a freighter while surfacing in Atlantic waters just off the coast of Rhode Island, Navy Captain Paul Blanchard (Charlton Heston) is able to radio for help. However, his sub's condition calls for urgent attention. Downed in extremely deep water near an even deeper ocean trench, the sub is perched precariously in waters too deep for conventional rescue efforts and is in danger of plummeting into the ocean trench. When the sub's escape hatch is blocked by debris from an undersea earthquake, the situation becomes even grimmer. Despite assurances that all will be fine, Captain Bennet (Stacy Keach), who is coordinating the official Navy rescue effort, has already warned Blanchard's wife to expect the worst. However, another Navy captain (David Carradine), who is working on an experimental deep-sea exploratory vessel for the Navy, hears of the incident and volunteers his help. This story is based on the novel Event 1000 by David Lavalle. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

There's no doubt about it: the Walton girls are growing up, and at least two of them have developed a healthy interest in the opposite sex. In fact, when John-Boy invites young forestry student Chad Marshall (Michael O'Keefe in his first series appearance) to stay with the Waltons, Mary Ellen (Judy Norton-Taylor) falls head over heels in love with the handsome visitor. The trouble begins when Mary Ellen's sister Erin (Mary Elizabeth McDonough) also sets her cap for Chad. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide