Linda Ryan Movies
- 1986
Magnum (Tom Selleck) offers protection to Linda Andrews (Stephanie Dunham), a deaf artist who is the only witness to a bank holdup in which four people were murdered. Holed up in Robin's Nest, Linda endeavors to identify the killers via her artwork, which even by non-detective standards is most impressive. Meanwhile, the villains formulate a scheme to bring the hapless girl out in the open. Prominent in the guest cast is former football pro Tim Rossovich, who had been series star Tom Selleck's roommate at USC. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1984
In this sequel to the second-season episode "Jororo Kill", Danny Lin (Wesley Ogata), the young crown prince of the Jororo Island, has come to Hawaii to play in the Little League International Goodwill Tournament. Going undercover to protect Danny from an assassination plot, Magnum (Tom Selleck) finds his efforts thwarted by the youngster's fondness for sneaking away from his bodyguards to have a little fun on his own. John Saxon is seen as security chief Ed Russler, a role played in "Jororo Kill" by Burr DeBenning. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1983
The guests at Robin Master's Spring Equinox party find themselves trapped on the estate by a raging typhoon. Unfortunately, among the revellers are a number of uninivited guests, including a pair of gun-wielding escaped convicts, a pregnant woman about to go into labor, and a person whose mission in life is to murder Masters. As for Magnum (Tom Selleck), he can't help but notice that this perilous situation bears more than a passing resemblance to one of his favorite Humphrey Bogart pictures, Key Largo--but this is no movie, and a happy ending may not be in the cards! Featured in the supporting cast is Sondra Currie, whose real-life husband Alan J. Levi directed this episode. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
Ernest Borgnine guest stars as Earl Gianelli, a former boxing champ reduced to working the wrestling circuit. Gianelli hires Magnum to locate his long-lost son, who now goes by the name of Phil Lewis (James Edgcomb). But when Lewis insists that his father died in 1955, Magnum begins to suspect that the outwardly affable Gianelli is pursuing a hidden agenda. Legendary pro wrestler Lord James "Tally Ho" Blears shows up as a referee. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1977
In the conclusion of a two-part story, Jim (James Garner) infiltrates a sanitarium called Horizon's Crest to rescue T.T. Flowers (Strother Martin), who is being victimized by evil land developer Jack Muellard (Scott Brady). But though Muellard is temporarily stopped in his tracks, T.T. still isn't out of the woods yet--and in fact, the poor fellow may be "legally" murdered by a police SWAT team. This episode marks the spectacular demise of Jim Rockford's beloved Firebird 100! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1977
In the first episode of a two-part story, Rocky's somewhat eccentric friend T.T. Flowers (Strother Martin) has been forced off his "Freedom" property, declared mentally incomptetent, and placed in a sanitarium called Horizon's Crest. It's all the handiwork of crooked land developer Jack Muellard (Scott Brady), who unfortunately has gained the confidence of T.T.'s daughter Cathy (Karen Machon) and son-in-law Sherman (Alex Rocco). Realizing that he will never be able to persuade the authorities that T.T. has been victimized, Jim (James Garner) must handle the situation all by himself--beginning with a daring "break-in/break-out" at Horizon's Crest. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
