Marcy Walker Movies
- 1996
This made-for-TV melodrama is based on an actual event that had been so thoroughly documented by the news services of the day that one is amazed that any suspense could possibly be engendered. In Dade County, Florida, disgruntled taxpayer Harry Kee (Michael Paul Chan) angrily protests a huge IRS bill by wiring up a box of explosives and hijacking a school bus full of special-needs children. Although the kids are terrified, Marta Caldwell (Maria Conchita Alonso), the bus' Cuban-born driver, remains calm and collected throughout the ordeal, not only helping her charges survive the crisis, but also providing comfort and support to a teacher's aide on the verge of a diabetic seizure. But while Marta keeps her head about her, the kidnapper grows more and more unhinged, and the police surround the hijacked bus, ready to shoot to kill if necessary. Though slightly weighed down by a subplot involving the courageous driver's home life, Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17 manages to pack a wallop,even for those who are aware of the outcome. The film made its first network appearance on September 13, 1996. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Maria Conchita Alonso, Marcy Walker, (more)
- 1995
In this suspenseful thriller, a crazed woman is sent to a mental hospital and her son is adopted by a kindly man. Unfortunately, the child dies. When the woman finds out, she escapes and swears to get revenge. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Sexual hang-ups as discussed during an all-night L.A. party provide the impetus for this lively film. The main character in this outing, which features snippets from the lives of several others, is Andie, a book editor celebrating the publication Michael's new, but rather bland self-help manual "Talking About Sex" with a large party. Andie gets into an argument with her dull boyfriend Doug. Carl is the publisher who wants to add more sparks to Michael's book. He also seeks to spark up his own flagging marriage. Rachel is non-orgasmic and has taking to "re-birthing" meditation to find a substitute. Also included at the party are a sexually frustrated fashion designer in her late thirties, and Andie's neighbor Lou who wants her to get together with his grandson who is not interested in Andie. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kim Wayans, Marcy Walker, (more)
- 1993
A woman involved in a satanic cult (Olivia D'Abo) is looking for the devil's new bride. She takes a job as a nanny to find the victim. ~ John Bush, Rovi
- Starring:
- Olivia D'Abo, Marcy Walker, (more)
- 1992
Overexposed starts out as a "heavy breather of the week" TV movie and develops into a truly involving suspense tale. Marcy Walker plays a wife and mother, stalked by wacko Terence Knox. This isn't just the usual hit-and-run harassment; Knox is a businessman who has an "X-rated" video of an adulterous affair, with Walker as "star." He had tricked her into sleeping with her years earlier; now he plans to destroy her marriage (her husband is his business associate) and then claim her for himself. Based on fact, Overexposed was filmed in Chicago by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1990
- PG13
Three close friends begin to obsess about infants, breast-feeding, disposable diapers and the like in the made-for-TV Babies. Lindsay Wagner plays a thirtysomething career woman who'd like the responsibilities of motherhood without the complication of a man in her life. Dinah Manoff is a married lady who can't conceive; she tries to convince husband Alan Arkin that adoption is the way to go. And Marcy Walker is carrying a baby who may require delicate prebirth kidney surgery. Babies was first telecast September 17, 1990. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1990
In this entry in the long-running mystery series, Perry Mason represents a Marine Officer who is accused of killing a Nazi war criminal. He is the prime suspect because the Nazi had treated his mother terribly at a concentration camp. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1988
As a result of the surprise ratings success of the first Desperado TV movie in April of 1987, plans were hastily drawn up to release additional Desperado adventures over the next three years. Return of Desperado was the first such follow-up to be telecast, though in fact it was filmed after the official sequel, Desperado: Avalanche of Devil's Ridge. Alex McArthur is back as Duel McCall, a frontiersman on the lam from a trumped-up murder rap. Now he's in New Mexico (where Return of Desperado was lensed), running afoul of local land baron Robert Foxworth. In the tradition of David Janssen's The Fugitive, McCall pauses long enough in his escape flight to come to the aid of black homesteader Billy Dee Williams, who is being victimized by the diabolical Foxworth. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1985
- R
In this teen comedy, the employees at a posh hotel go to war with the resort's snooty guests. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Starring:
- Debra Kelly, Bronson Pinchot, (more)
