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Jeff Pomerantz Movies

1991  
R  
This sci-fi actioner is set in a future that is ruled by technology and gigantic corporations. It centers on a woman's attempts to solve the puzzling murder of her husband, a prominent engineer who has found out far too much about a company that has been dealing in valuable human body parts. To assist her search, the wife hires kick-boxing "cyberon" (the former android police force that guarded the corporations) bounty hunter Walker to help her. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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1991  
 
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This made-for-TV domestic drama is a follow-up to 1990's Children of the Bride. Rue McClanahan plays a 53-year-old newlywed, the wife of much-younger Ted Shackelford (replacing the earlier film's Patrick Duffy) It's bad enough when McClanahan unexpectedly becomes pregnant. It gets worse when the same thing happens to her unwed teenaged daughter Kristy McNichol. Directed by actor Bill Bixby, Baby of the Bride first aired December 22, 1991. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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1990  
 
Hunter (Fred Dryer) is certain that two unrelated murders are the handiwork of the same man. Sure enough, a former street gang member, paroled from prison after twenty years, is out to eliminate his old "pals" who testified against him. The only person who knows the whole story is Catholic priest Father Jack Struthers (James Sutorius), to whom the killer has confessed. Unfortunately, Father Struther is bound by the rules of confession and can reveal nothing--a fact that the gloating murderer uses to his advantage, over and over again! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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1987  
R  
A suicidal artist tries to end his miserable life on Halloween night and fails after jumping off the roof of a ramshackle LA boarding house. After the fall, his soul has somehow become possessed by the spirit of a murderous criminal. This horror movie explains how and why. Now the poor bum finds himself haunted by terrible dreams of places he's never been and atrocities he could never think of committing. The dreams take an even darker edge when he begins reading about of a series of murders. Each victim was killed in exactly the same way he dreamed they were; he also learns that each was involved in the killing of the crook. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Starring:
Dennis LipscombLeslie Wing, (more)
 
1985  
 
When a group of honest farmers are in danger of losing their land, it is up to the Wildside Chamber of Commerce to come to their aid. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

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1984  
 
Originally made for television, a psychotic blackmails his beloved by demolishing areas of the city until she goes out with him. ~ John Bush, Rovi

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1983  
 
Quincy (Jack Klugman) is an unwilling key player in an elaborate vengeance scheme concocted by arrogant paralegal Carl Norman (Jeff Pomerantz). After the 7-year-old granddaughter of law professor Henry Hillman (Lew Ayres) is kidnapped in broad daylight, Norman calmly walks into police headquarters and confesses to the crime, further demanding to be put on trial immediately. Using the flaws in the legal system to his advantage, Norman is supremely confident that he will not only be acquitted for the crime, but that he will be able to collect the ransom for the girl without running the risk of a future arrest--thanks to that all-too-familiar loophole known as "Double Jeopardy". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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1981  
 
Soviet fighter pilot Yuri Dolgof (Jeff Pomerantz), who defected a year or so ago, wants Magnum to help his track-star fiancee Nina Marcova (Susan Helfond) likewise escape to the West. Unfortunately, the KGB is watching every move that Nina makes during her stopover in Hawaii for a big track meet. Thus, Magnum and his cohorts T.J. (Roger E. Mosley) and Rick (Larry Manetti) must formulate a veritable "Mission: Impossible" to spirit Nina away from the Reds...while Higgins (John Hillerman) runs backup with a few diversionary tactics of his own. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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1981  
R  
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Here, the dope-smoking duo are working on an ice-cream truck, and their specially treated confections are more than just a hit for the kids. Nice Dreams is the third in the series. ~ John Bush, Rovi

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Starring:
Cheech MarinTommy Chong, (more)
 
1981  
 
Virtually overnight, the remote Mexican village of San Remos has become a religious shrine thanks to the "sacred relics" unearthed by a young woman named Jacinta (Eugenia Wright). People from all over the world are crowding into the tiny community, hoping to be cured of catastrophic illnesses by Jacinta and her holy artifacts. At the request of Archbishop Vallejo (Rene Enriquez), Quincy (Jack Klugman) and Sam (Robert Ito) join an international medical team to determine if the ancient religious icons are genuine--and the results are quite astonishing for all concerned. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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1978  
R  
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The producers of The Greek Tycoon insisted that their film was not based on any "actual persons, living or dead." Yeh, right. Anthony Quinn stars as Greek shipping-magnate Theo Tomassis, who becomes the second husband of socialite Liz Cassidy (Jacqueline Bisset). It seems that Liz is the widow of young, charismatic American president James Cassidy (James Franciscus), who was felled by an assassin's bullet. When Tomassis marries the former Mrs. Cassidy, it is over the strident protests of his former love, Paola Scotti (Luciana Paluzzi), not to mention the millions of American who consider Liz to be an icon. Too long at 106 minutes, The Greek Tycoon was nonetheless expanded to 112 minutes for home video. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Anthony QuinnJacqueline Bisset, (more)
 
1976  
R  
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This is a relatively early entry in the slice-n-dicer genre that while made in 1976, was not actually released until the early '80s. Like most of the subsequent slasher flicks, the terror begins when a few horny couples head out to a remote location for fun and frolic. Unfortunately, their sexploits are interrupted by a homicidal maniac wearing a mask. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Starring:
Christopher AllportJames Doerr, (more)
 
1972  
 
Claude Akins appears as Jason Peale, a glib con artist with an ego as big as all outdoors. Peale's latest scam involves poses as an elusive, Howard Hughes-like tycoon in order to sell bogus stock. Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) makes it his mission to nip Peale in the bud, with or without the assistance of the man's gullible victims. Featured in the cast is a pre-Bionic Woman Lindsay Wagner and a pre-Alice Vic Tayback. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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1971  
 
Produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg, The Rookies was the pilot film for the popular early-1970s cop series of the same name. The story centers upon the training of three young rookie cops, played by Michael Ontkean, Georg Stanford Brown and Sam Melville. Darren McGavin is their tough-talking, golden-hearted superior officer. When the Rookies series proper debuted in 1972, Ontkean, Melville and Brown were retained in the cast, but Darren McGavin was replaced by Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Also replaced was Jennifer Billingsley as Sam Melville's wife; the new "Jill Danko" was Kate Jackson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Michael OntkeanGeorg Stanford Brown, (more)
 
1970  
 
Luther Adler guest stars as Leo Vorka, an aging European dictator who intends to purge his country of all young artists and intellectuals. The IMF hopes to topple Vorka from power and install his friendlier deputy Bartzin (Ben Astar) in his place. The mission: To drive Vorka insane and convince his deputies that the old man must be deposed immediately. The success of the scheme hinges upon a cleverly arranged series of "ghostly" visions, courtesy of a rigged closed-circuit TV. Antoinette Bower, who'd played the damsel in distress in the second-season Mission: Impossible story "The Slave", is here cast as IMF agent--and erstwhile phantom--Nora Bennett. Originally broadcast on February 8, 1970, "Phantoms" was written by Laurence Heath. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Peter GravesLeonard Nimoy, (more)
 
1968  
 
When a deranged hunter is on the loose in Alaska, Lassie teams up with his Forest Ranger master and an adopted Indian boy. ~ Rovi

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1966  
 
Saunders (Vic Morrow) and the squad are assigned to escort a group of German prisoners to a POW camp. But with the Germans outnumbering the Americans 18 to 5, it's a strong likelihood that the prisoners will overpower their captors and escape long before the mission is accomplished. Featured as one of the German captives is Ron Soble, then concurrently starring as renegade Indian "Dirty Jim" on the TV western series The Monroes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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