Robert Bralver Movies
- 1989
- R
In this thriller, a bountiful female ex- cop teams up with a bounty hunter to find the psychotic artist and drug dealer who killed her partner and kidnapped an LA mayoral candidate. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sybil Danning, Wings Hauser, (more)
- 1986
Hunter (Fred Dryer) knows that the murder of a hooker is somehow connected with a huge pharamaceutical theft, but he can't figure out why the woman was killed. In order to get the answers and flush out the villains, McCall (Stepfanie Kramer) goes undercover as a "working girl." This strategy may ultimately prove fatal to both Hunter and McCall, thanks to the deadly persistence of sadistic soldier-of-fortune Johnny Zajak (Vernon Wells). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
Hunter (Fred Dryer) and McCall (Stepfanie Kramer) go undercover to find out why a seemingly insignificant accountant has been murdered gangland-execution style in the small resort town of Campo Alto. It turns out that the dead man was using an alias--and that he was somehow connected with the town's richest and most powerful citizen, Raymond Bellamy (Stuart Whitman). Doing everything he can to impede the two detectives' progress is town sheriff Johnson (Don Stroud), who like everyone else in the vicinity seems to be harboring a terrible secret. Oh, and did we mention that series star Stepfanie Kramer gets to show off her singing talents again? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
A suicidal patient is placed in a mental hospital for observation. A psychiatrist realizes that the fellow contains telepathic powers with which he's capable of transferring his own fear-filled nightmares into the minds of others. When he directs his ephemeral madness into the minds of the doctors and patients around him, the hospital turns into a nightmarish melee. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kathryn Harrold, Zeljko Ivanek, (more)
- 1978
When an "I'm-just-makin'-money" developer plops his new ski lodge at the foot of a mountain, the locals warn him about snowslides. So it's not too long before a gigantic avalanche buries the lodge and all the snow bunnies in it. Rock Hudson plays the ski lodge owner and Mia Farrow is his couch-hopping wife in this disaster film. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rock Hudson, Mia Farrow, (more)
- 1978
There's been an attempted political assassination at a golf course, and the evidence indicates that a notorious international hit man has arrived in New York. In his effort to track down the killer, Kojak (Telly Savalas) is stymied by a jealous rival police lieutenant, George O'Mara (Kenneth McMillan). Things come to a head in New York's Koreatown district, where the deranged assassin is planning a revenge-driven "hit" of his own making. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1977
Kojak returned to its familiar Sunday-night network berth for its fifth and final season. Things get off to a rousing start with this opening episode, with Lt. Theo Kojak (Telly Savalas) determined to nail the murderer of a fellow cop. Unfortunately, the only witness to the crime, Janet Carlisle (Paula Kelly), is the girlfriend of a gangster (Charles Cioffi) who hates Kojak--and who goes to great and violent lengths to intimidate Janet into non-cooperation. This is the episode in which Kojak leans into the villain's face and snarls "If you touch her again, I'm going to splatter your brain" (Could this line have been written by future Quantum Leap and JAG producer Donald P. Bellisario, the man credited for the teleplay--or was it another Telly Savalas inspiration?) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1977
The paramedics in general and Jim (Randolph Mantooth) and Roy (Kevin Tighe) in particular are outraged when Dr. Morton (Ron Pinkard]) insists that they handle all emergency calls equally, regardless of their severity. This new policy poses a number of problems during tonight's case roster, which includes a man suffering from extreme phosphorous burns and a youthful baseball player who suffers a concussion from a hit ball. Elsewhere, a hot tub proves to be a death trap. and a routine call takes a grim turn when Officer Vince (Vince Howard) suffers brain damage in car accident. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1975
Police inspector Irene Elliott (Carol Rossen) is successful at her job, but less successful as a parent. As an act of rebellion, Irene's son Bob (Mark Wheeler) prowls around San Francisco, sticking up taxicabs just for kicks. But the "fun and games" are over for both Irene and Bob when, during one of the boy's holdups, an undercover cop is killed. This episode was written by Star Trek veteran D.C. Fontana. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1975
Gil Weaver (Roger Robinson), one of Kojak's best young detectives, learns to his dismay that his ex-classmate Richie Linden (James Watson) is now a fence for a gang of diamond thieves. At the same time, Kojak (Telly Savalas) maps out a scheme to recover $1,000,000 in stolen gems and to capture the thieves. This plan would require Weaver to set up Linden as the fall guy--but is he a good enough cop to "betray" his lifelong friend? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1974
In a true "Monty Python" moment, John (Randolph Mantooth) and Chet (Tim Donnelly) are pressed into service as bicycle repairmen. Of course, they also participate in Squad 51's emergency runs, which on this occasion includes the rescue of a man trapped in his own house by a supposedly dormant oil well, the removal of an incriminating ring from an errant husband, and the "taming" of a blazing fire. Eric Shea guest stars as a combative 14-year-old hypochondriac who dreams of becoming a doctor. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1974
When a cop and a robber are both shot during a liquor-store holdup, the cop's partner (James McEachin) accuses the Squad 51 rescue team of giving preferential treatment to the perpetrator. In emergency situations, the paramedics come upon a possible case of child abuse, a dental patient inhales too much laughing gas, and a bee string threatens to turn deadly. And in a situation that doesn't involve life and death (or does it?), Roy (Kevin Tighe) and his wife are contestants on a TV game show. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1973
Earl Holliman guest stars as Frank Otten, a Federal witness in a Mob trial. When the hired thugs representing the defendant offer Frank a bribe to vote "Not Guilty", he jumps at the opportunity to finance a new start in life--and, he hopes, to repair his fractured relationship with his family. Unfortunately, the Mob has already decided that Frank knows far too much to keep on living. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1973
Unable to produce the deed to their land, the Waltons are threatened with eviction from the mountain by a powerful lumber company. In order to raise the $200 necessary to register a deed, John (Ralph Waite) and John-Boy (Ralph Waite) head to the "big city", looking for work. Just when it seems that their troubles are over, the money is stolen by a pair of street bandits. An unhappy ending? Not THIS early in the nine-year TV run of The Waltons!. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1973
British paramedic Jason Channing (Jamie Ross) shows up for a tour of duty with Station 51 to observe American lifesaving techniques. With Roy (Kevin Tighe) and John (Randolph Mantooth) as his guides, the visitor participates in the rescue of an unconscious cop trapped in a burning elevator and a man entangled in industrial machinery. Meanwhile, Dr. Brackett (Robert Fuller) tangles with the insensitive manager of a comatose rock diva who is literally being worked to death. Featured in the supporting cast is Stanley Kamel, who three decades later appeared recurringly as the psychiatrist in the cable-TV detective series Monk. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1971
William Windom makes a return visit to Mission: Impossible, again in a villainous characterization. This time, Windom is cast as Stu Gorman, a music-industry executive fronting for the Syndicate. To get the goods on Gorman, IMF agents Barney and Casey pose as blues singers--with Casey taking her part of the charade to dangerous extremes. This episode is highlighted by Greg Morris' rendition of "Judy's Gone Now", a song specially written for the series by Morris and Benny Golson. Scripted by Howard Berk and Orville H. Hampton from a story by Berk, "Blues" first aired on November 20, 1971. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Graves, Greg Morris, (more)
- 1969
With nothing to lose, terminally ill American agent Anton Malik (Morgan Sterne) has planted an detonation device in a nuclear reactor. It is up to the IMF to convince the embittered Malik to remove the device. Their strategy involves a dangerous waiting game which may result in the deaths of all concerned. Barbara Luna, who played the title role in the first-season Mission:Impossible episode "Elena," is here cast as IMF agent Wai Lee. Written by Paul Playdon, "Time Bomb" was originally telecast on December 14, 1969. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Graves, Leonard Nimoy, (more)
