Robin Ward Movies

Based on a true crime story, the two-part TV movie And Never Let Her Go recounts the disappearance of Anne Marie Fahey in June of 1996, and the subsequent arrest and conviction of her accused murderer. Hired as a secretary by powerful Delaware attorney and gubernatorial aide, Thomas Capano (Mark Harmon), Anne Marie enters into a torrid and ofttimes abusive affair with her kinky boss. When Anne Marie's relatives report that she is missing, the governor of Delaware solicits the aid of the U.S. Department of Justice to solve the case. Although detective Frank Gugliatta (Paul Michael Glaser) and assistant U.S. attorney Colm Connolly (Steve Eckholdt) suspect that Capano has done away with Anne Marie, they are stymied by a lack of tangible proof...notably, the girl's body. It is not until Anne Marie's diary turns up in a most unexpected manner that Gugliatta and Connolly are able to fully act upon their suspicions -- and even then, the ultimate solution rests with the cooperation (or lack of same) of Capano's brother, Gerry (David Hewlett). Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis appears as Thomas Capano's formidable mother. Filmed in Toronto and told largely in flashback, And Never Let Her Go was originally telecast by CBS on April 1 and 4, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A video game designer hacks into a bank's computer system and skims money from various corporate accounts. Though she has three partners in this crime, Carly (Diana Reis) decides to cut them out of the deal, and hides the location of the money within the software of her newest game, Thrillkill. When she is murdered by a mysterious third party, her jilted partners are determined to find the three million dollars before they too are laid to rest. Carly's sister Bobbie (Gina Massey), a flight attendant, happens to be in town and becomes their main target. Luckily, a friendly detective named Frank Gillette (Robin Ward) steps in to keep Bobbie safe and try to unravel the clues that Carly left before her death. All they know is that it has something to do with Thrillkill, but time is running out. The body count rises and double-crosses become triple-crosses as the thieves try to find the money before Bobbie and Frank do. But Frank isn't exactly the man he claims to be, and he may be leading Bobbie into a trap for his own financial gain. ~ Fred Beldin, All Movie Guide

Twenty-one years after its network cancellation, Rod Serling's classic sci-fi/fantasy anthology The Twilight Zone was revived by CBS -- minus Serling, who had passed away in 1975. Unlike the black-and-white half-hour original, the new Twilight Zone was seen in full color in a 60-minute weekly slot. Also unlike the first version, which featured a single story per episode, the remake generally offered from two to three different playlets per program. Finally, whereas Rod Serling had appeared on-camera to host the old series, the new series had no "host," merely an off-camera narrator, actor Charles Aidman; and as for the series' "classic" theme song, it was folded into a new opening theme, performed by the Grateful Dead. Debuting September 22, 1985, the new Twilight Zone initially boasted Harlan Ellison as its creative consultant (Ellison, in fact, wrote the opener, "Shatterday);" unfortunately, Ellison angrily left the series early on, citing network interference in the Christmas episode. During its second season, Twilight Zone tinkered with its length and format, with three half-hour episodes, each containing a single story, broadcast in December of 1986. After a brief hiatus, the series returned to its one-hour, multi-story format in February of 1987, retaining this format until CBS canceled the series on July 17 of that same year. In the fall of 1988, Twilight Zone resurfaced in off-network syndication, once again reduced to a weekly half-hour. Though many of the syndicated episodes were abridged versions of network originals, 35 new episodes were filmed inexpensively in Canada. During its syndicated run, Twilight Zone was narrated by Robin Ward, whose voice was also dubbed over the network reruns. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A film from Canada titled Hockey Night: are we at all surprised? This amiable little teen-oriented film is set in a small town where Hockey is King--or, perhaps, God. Rick Moranis is in charge of a boys' hockey team, in dire need of playing talent. Enter Megan Follows, who turns out to be the best goalie the team has ever had. Just one teeny problem: Megan is a girl. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Northern Ontario is the setting for this compact suspenser. Dominic Hogan plays Fred, a psychotic would-be entrepreneur who hopes to convince his wife Janet (Gay Rowan) to invest in a shady land deal. The wife refuses, and the couple continue their violent argument while driving through the Ontario backwoods. When their car crashes, Janet is seriously injured, but Fred leaves the scene, hoping that his wife won't last the night. But she is saved by an ingenuous good samaritan, Al, played by Dan Hennessy, a Canadian actor best known in the US for his prolific cartoon voiceover work. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Directed by George McCowan, this feature length film is actually a compilation of two episodes from The Starlost, a 1970's Canadian sci-fi television series. The film takes place in the year 2790; by this time, the earth has been condemned, and the remaining survivors exist inside of a biosphere spaceship. The ship comes under threat when a twisted space commander attempts to gain control by using implants that enable him to play mind games with the craft's scientists. The Starlost: The Invasion stars Keir Dullea, Gay Rowan, Robin Ward, Stephen Young, and Donnelly Rhodes. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

The crew of the Earthship Ark is threatened by a deranged space commander who wishes to experiment with their brains. ~ All Movie Guide

This Canadian-produced horror movie finds a third-generation descendant of the monster-making madman Frankenstein (Simon Ward) performing bizarre electronic mind-control experiments on the students of a Canadian university under the auspices of his sponsor, Dr. Preston (Sean Sullivan). When the doc isn't hard-wiring the kids' brains into the department's newest computer equipment, he's making time with a pretty coed (Kathleen Sawyer). Complications ensue when a group of students decide to frame the doctor for selling pot, leading him to use the computer to remote-control a karate champion and chop-socky his enemies to death. Only when the doc loses his control box do things really get out of hand, leading to a whiz-bang climax which reveals the doctor's true identity. Dated and silly, with needless subplots and numerous drug references, this is occasionally enlivened by some interesting special effects. This film is also known by the oddball title Flick. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide