Roger Beatty Movies
- 1989
Part of the popular Dorf series in which Tim Conway, beloved comedian and staple of The Carol Burnett Show, portrays an eccentric Scandinavian midget named Dorf, Dorf: 'Scue Me features a cast of Dorf favorites. Viewers get reacquainted with Judy's Child, a gourmet chef whose head doesn't quite reach the kitchen counter, and Daryl Dorf, teeny-tiny weight-lifting god. Roger Beatty, Julie Dees, and Jonathon Winters are featured. ~ Betsy Boyd, All Movie Guide
- 1986
Part of the popular Dorf series, in which Tim Conway, beloved comedian and staple of The Carol Burnett Show, portrays an eccentric Scandinavian midget named Dorf, Dorf on Golf features Derk Dorf, golf expert. Derk demonstrates Dorfian golf technique: how to chip, dive, putt, and how to locate the 19th hole. He also teaches viewers the importance of a proper golf stance, which involves keeping one's head low and elbows tucked in. Turns out, Derk Dorf has invented several outlandish contraptions to help golfers maintain good form. Dork's creepy caddy Leonard adds laughs, as does the famous Boom Boom La Rue. ~ Betsy Boyd, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tim Conway
- 1982
The 90-minute TV special Eunice reunites the "family" originally created for the weekly variety series The Carol Burnett Show. Carol Burnett plays Eunice, the frustrated, viper-tongued, ever-envious wife of dyspeptic, long-suffering Ed (Harvey Korman, who also directed). Eunice carries on a ceaseless battle with her cranky, obnoxious mother (Vicki Lawrence), who considers the day wasted if she can't spread a little gloom amongst her loved ones. The special is constructed in the form of a three-act play. Act One, set in 1955, delineates Ed and Eunice's courtship, and also introduces Eunice's easily hurt brother Philip (Ken Berry). Act Two takes place in 1963, with Philip encouraging Eunice to head to New York in pursuit of an acting career, which comes to naught when, in Act Three, she self-indulgently chooses a life of booze and broken dreams. And Act Four occurs in 1978, with the death of Eunice's unlamented mother (a character later revived for the TV sitcom Mama's Family) and the invasion of her snooty, judgmental sister Ellen (Betty White). Alternately hilarious and heartrending, Eunice was first telecast March 15, 1982. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1978
While the made-for-TV The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank sure looks like a pilot film, nobody involved would fess up to this. Based on the writings of humorist Erma Bombeck, the film stars Carol Burnett and Charles Grodin as an upwardly mobile New York couple who move themselves and their family to suburbia. What follows is a 1970s variation on Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, with lawn disasters, commuting problems, Little League intrigues and "committee-itis" thrown into the pot. Eric Stoltz, later to gain fame in such films as Mask, plays Burnett and Grodin's teen-aged son. Premiered on October 25, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Stuart McGowan, once a leading light of TV's Death Valley Days, serves as director and writer of Billion Dollar Hobo. Tim Conway plays Vernon Praiseworthy, a dimwit who inherits a fortune from former hobo Choo Choo Trayne (Will Geer). In order to collect the legacy, Vernon must emulate Choo Choo by going "on the bum". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tim Conway, Will Geer, (more)
- 1975
Emily can't understand why Bob refuses to meet his former girlfriend. Bob's answers are vague, but serve to satisfy Emily. And then helpful Howard blurts out the truth: Bob had dated both Emily and his ex-sweetheart at the same time. The supporting cast includes Casey Connors as Jennifer, David Knapp as Ralph, Wayne Tippit as the pilot, Gary Krawford as the co-pilot, and Joseph Sicari as the salesman. Originally telecast on January 18, 1975, "The Way We Weren't" was written by Roger Beatty. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, (more)
