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Gabriel Walsh Movies

1983  
 
In this unremittingly serious, undistinguished, yet well-acted tale of the supernatural, two different men are possessed by spirits of Native Americans after they separately wander into a sacred burial ground, angering the spirits enough for them to retaliate. When John (Gabriel Walsh) and Sybil (Susan Strasberg) come home with their son after a trip to the Mojave Desert, they bring an unusual stone back as a memento of the trip. The stone seems to cause strange noises and other inexplicable phenomena, and then one day their son is killed by a truck driver in a freak highway accident. As the father's mental condition deteriorates from that point onward, it is revealed that both John and the truck driver are possessed by angry spirits of Native American warriors, and unless the spirits are exorcised, the two men are destined to meet in a battle to the death. Director John Bender cuts back and forth between the truck driver and the father, which might confuse (or even irritate) some viewers since in the beginning there is no explanation of how or why the two men are connected. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Starring:
Gabriel WalshSusan Strasberg, (more)
 
1979  
 
This is a bleak and uneven but jarring look at the warping of two human beings due to their stint in the Vietnam War. One is an Hispanic and the other is an Irish-American, though their ethnic origins are irrelevant. They share an apartment and when a woman shows up looking for a place to rent she is brutally raped and murdered by one of the disturbed veterans. The dark, sleazy, unpalatable world of the two Vietnam vets is also as repugnant as the senseless murder. Yet another murder is in the wings, and then how many more? The portrayal of the ex-soldiers is not totally one-sided though cynicism and pessimism carry the day. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Starring:
Jose PerezSabra Jones, (more)
 
1973  
 
Three armed criminals invade a bank, take everyone inside hostage, and nervously await the arrival of a payroll truck. Among the hostages is Chief Ironside (Raymond Burr), who hopes to take advantage of the robbers' internal squabbling in order to play one against the other--but the thieves may be a bit too smart to fall for that trick. Reportedly based on a true story, this episode features a young actress named Kathleen Gackle, better known in later years as Kathleen Lloyd. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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1970  
PG  
Quackser Fortune (Gene Wilder) is a carefree fertilizer merchant in Dublin. Something of a local "character," Quackser becomes the object of fascination for wealthy American visitor Zazel Pierce (Margot Kidder). At first, the radical differences in their stations in life make little difference to Quackser and Zazel, but before long she grows bored by his eccentricities. Humiliated by Zazel's rich friends at a fancy dress ball, Quackser retreats to his old vocation of following the horses to gather his "wares." When his cousin in the Bronx passes away and leaves him a small inheritance, Quackser leaves Dublin, holding out hopes that now he will be an acceptable mate for Zazel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Gene WilderMargot Kidder, (more)