Harry Harris Movies

It's election time in Gillespie's hometown and once again he is running for sheriff. This time however, he's got competition and his rival isn't interested in playing fair. This feature-length episode of the long-running police series follows Gillespie as he solves the murder of one of his opponent's workers. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

When Robin Masters' latest manuscript is stolen, Magnum teams with "old school" private eye Luther Gillis (Eugene Roche) to retrieve the document. The two detectives also try to find out who has attempted to murder Higgins (John Hillerman)--and worse, has done harm to Higgins' beloved Dobermans Zeus and Apollo. Curiously, the case's progression of events closely adheres to the plotline of Robin's unpublished novel, suggesting that someone has a very compelling reason to prevent the book from hitting the shelves. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

When a visitor to Robin's Nest slips and falls, he sues Robin Masters for damages, whereupon Magnum (Tom Selleck) is dispatched to find out if the man is faking his injuries. At the same time, Magnum is hired to "baby-sit" the wide-eyed young fiancee (Rita Parker) of a boorish businessman. Dubiously assisting Magnum during his investigation, the girl finds herself in great danger after the man suing Masters is killed in a hit-and-run "accident". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Angela Lansbury guest stars as crime novelist and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher in this crossover episode with Lansbury's own series Murder, She Wrote. When one of Robin Master's guests (Dorothy Loudon) is marked for murder, Magnum finds himself working with--and against--the redoubtable Ms. Fletcher to root out the killer. A man who likes to deal in facts and logical deductions, Magnum is continually flustered by Jessica's intuitive approach to crime-solving, much to the (presumed!) delight of the viewer. Ending on a cliffhanger, this episode was originally Part One of a two-part story which concluded with the Murder She Wrote episode "Magnum on Ice"; however, a new ending which neatly wraps up the storyline was filmed for the Magnum, P.I. syndication package. (Curiously, the story remains open-ended in the DVD version of "Novel Connection".) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

This made-for television version of the Lewis Carroll classic features an all-star cast. ~ Forest Ray, Rovi

Teenager Fran (Kari Michaelsen) loves her mother (Marion Ross), but is somewhat ashamed that her family is nearly broke, forcing her mom to accept a summer job as a cook for the wealthy Fairchild family. Making things worse as far as Fran is concerned, she will now have to come in contact with young Andrea Fairchild (played by 20-year-old Jennifer Jason Leigh), who has the reputation of being an insufferable snob. It turns out, however, that Fran and Andrea have a great deal in common: Both are on the outs with their parents, if not for precisely the same reasons. This ABC Afterschool Special has been released to video under the title Just Like Us, which is also the name of the novel by Sheila Hayes upon which it is based. ~ Rovi

The cast of the long-running Waltons TV series (minus Richard Thomas as John Boy, here replaced by John Wightman) are reunited for the TV movie Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain. The year is 1946: the clan gathers to compare notes on Thanksgiving. We learn that Jim-Bob (David W. Harper) is trying to open his own business; Jason (John Walmsley) plans to close his restaurant and pursue a musical career; and matriarch Olivia Walton (originally played by Michael Learned, but never seen in this film) is lying in the hospital, with husband John (Ralph Waite) by her side. What suspense there is concerns the possibility that John Walton may not make it home in time to carve the Turkey. Originally telecast November 22, 1982, Day of Thanks etc. was the last of several Waltons feature-length films...for the time being, that is. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi