Hunt Block Movies
- 1992
We're back in Cabot Cove for this episode, in which Jessica's friend Dr. Seth Hazlitt (William Windom) is facing a malpractice suit. It seems that the family of the late owner of Cabot Cove's computer company died of bleeding ulcers while under Seth's care. However, there is something about this death that doesn't quite add up, and Jessica (Angela Lansbury) is determined to find out what that is--while clearing Seth's name, of course. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1991
While travelling through Amish country in hopes of purchasing a quilt, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) is stuck there after a traffic mishap. Not surprisingly, murder soon rears its ugly head, the victim on this occasion being a taciturn Amish farmer. The suspects include the farmer's wife, the farmer's mistress, and a citified newcomer to the community. Jay Robinson, who skyrocketed to fame in the early 1950s with his portrayal of the mad Emperor Caligula in The Robe, is here seen in the less flashy role of Bishop Burkhart. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1989
Father Barnes (Hunt Block), a young Cabot Cove priest, refuses to reveal the words spoken by a parishioner during Confessional. It doesn't matter that the parishioner has confessed to killing a person in self-defense: Father Barnes is bound by the rules of his order, and remains mum. The situation gets worse when another person is accused of the killing, at which point Jessica Fletcher, bound by no rules other than her own, decides to intervene. This episode marks the first of several series appearances by Madlyn Rhue, an actress who had been forced into virtual retirement by multiple sclerosis, but who was able to pay her medical bills by occasionally appearing on Murder She Wrote through the auspices of her friend Angela Lansbury. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1988
In this suspenseful drama, a prominent publishing executive marries a younger man soon after the death of her husband. After the nuptials, the bride realizes she has made a terrible mistake as her charming groom seems to be planning to murder her. The film is also called Marked for Murder. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1988
Made for television, this is the third sequel to the popular war adventure. This time, a group of rag-tag soldiers must somehow shape up and take on a group of Nazi soldiers who are riding the Orient Express to Istanbul to establish their latest empire. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1986
Moving to its now-famous Thursday night timeslot on the occasion of its eighth season, Knots Landing quickly updates its fans on events left unresolved at the end of Season Seven, not least of which is the mysterious kidnapping of Karen MacKenzie (Michele Lee). It turns out that Karen's abductor is Phil Harbert (Louis Gimbalvo), who wants to get even with her crime commissioner ex-husband Mack (Kevin Dobson) for sending him to jail during his wife's terminal illness. Before Mack manages to rescue Karen, Phil has obsessively cut her hair, leaving her with the new shorter style that she will sport for the remainded of the season. In other Season Eight developments, Gary Ewing (Ted Shackelford) runs for the senate opposite the duplicitous Peter Hollister (Hunt Block), but ends up losing both the election and his wandering wife Abby (Donna Mills) to Peter. The past relationship between Mack and Anne Matheson (Michelle Phillips) is revealed in a series of flashbacks tied in with the appearance of the couple's illegitimate daughter Paige (Nicollette Sheridan), who is a curious character indeed: Benign to Abby's daughter Olivia (Tonya Crowe) as she helps the girl get over her drug dependency, but quite the predator when it comes to seducing every available male in Knot's Landing--including Michael (Pat Petersen), the son of her father Mack's ex-wife Karen. The seriously disturbed Jean Hackney (Wendy Fulton) comes back into the life of Ben Gibson (Michael Sheehan), estranged husband of Gary's ex Val (Joan Van Ark). Gary has his own problems with the conniving Jill Bennett (Teri Austin), who has maneuvered him into a marriage proposal. And Laura Sumner (Constance McCashlin), the wife of crooked politician Greg Sumner, gives birth to a daughter. As the season rushes to a close, Ben is driven mad by the obsessive Jean and completely drops out of view; and Olivia falls for her mom Abby's current amour, the unsavory Peter Hollister--a turn of events that prompts Abby to conclude that Olivia is responsible for Peter's sudden death ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark, (more)
In this exploitation film, the KGB trains a sexy young spy-trainee to become an "all-American" temptress capable of seducing the secrets out of many US officials and businessmen. She will then use the resulting information to blackmail these men into serving her government. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
In a comedy as flat as the cardboard cut-outs of movie stars that appear in one scene, Steve Martin plays Larry Hubbard, a wild and lonely guy who has been dumped by his girlfriend. Since misery loves company, he takes up with Warren, a fellow Lonely Guy (Charles Grodin), and eventually both Warren and Larry find some surprising companions, especially after Larry writes a best-selling Lonely Guy Guide. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Steve Martin, Charles Grodin, (more)
- 1984
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Five Emmy nominations went to the two-part TV drama The First Olympics: Athens 1896. The story begins in 1894, when Baron Pierre de Courbetin (Louis Jourdan) announces his intention to stage the first Olympic games of the Modern Era within two years in Athens. The baron heads to the US to recruit an athletic team. Despite disinterest, opposition and spotty funding, de Courbetin assembles his team with the help of Princeton professor William Sloane. The thirteen chosen Americans have a pretty bumpy time of it, but most survive to the final Olympic contest: the grueling Marathon. The supporting cast is top-heavy with veterans from both America and England, including Angela Lansbury, Honor Blackman, Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. Among the leading players is future NYPD Blue star David Caruso as Irish-American athlete James Connolly. Originally running five hours, The First Olympics was first telecast May 20 and 21, 1986. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1983
In this suspenseful thriller, the happy family life of a married couple is dangerously disrupted by a wicked, seductive baby-sitter who wants their children for her own. She is ready to kill for the privilege and mayhem ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
