Mort Sertner Movies
Woman with a Past
1994
Based on a true story, Woman with a Past is about a prosperous real estate agent whose hidden life is revealed when federal agents arrest her for her past crimes. ~ Stephen...
Murder, She Wrote: The Petrified Florist
1993
While attending a celebrity-studded party held by the editor of a Beverly Hills gossip magazine, Jessica (Angea Lansbury) begins formulating the plot of her next mystery novel....
Casualties of Love: The "Long Island Lolita" Story
PG13 1993
Based on a true event, this is the account of the Buttafuoco couple, whose names were splattered all over the media in the early '90s after the alleged teen-aged playmate of Mr....
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992
This fact-based drama follows the flight of a Milwaukee woman wrongly convicted for murdering her husband's ex-wife. Hoping to have a chance for a re-trial she escapes from prison...
Honor Thy Mother
1992
Although his Mother denies his involvement in a brutal attack that left her critically injured and her husband dead, a college student is forced to deal with his guilt. ~ Tana...
Marilyn and Me
1991
With Marilyn Monroe permanently unavailable for comment, everybody and his uncle has come out of the woodwork since 1962 claiming an intimate relationship with the legendary...
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1991
The superb, utterly convincing special effects in the two-part TV movie The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake cannot be faulted. Less convincing are the scenes in which...
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
1991
Based on the book Hot Toddy, by Andy Edmunds, this made-for-TV movie revolves around the mysterious death of '30s film star Thelma Todd (Loni Anderson). ~ Iotis...
Menu for Murder
1990
The made for TV Menu for Murder was first telecast December 4, 1990. An unpopular PTA leader is murdered with a poisoned croissant sandwich during a gala luncheon. Though...
Opposites Attract
1990
In this romance, a woman campaigns against a handsome actor in a mayoral race in their small seaside town. Trouble ensues when she falls in love with him. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi...
Hunter: Code 3
1989
McCall (Stepfanie Kramer) suspects foul play when her new friend, a pregnant ER nurse, dies in a car crash. The official report indicates that the woman had been drinking, but...
Full Exposure: The Sex Tape Scandal
1989
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal was advertised as being inspired by "today's headlines", though most of those headlines were generated by TV tabloid shows. In her first TV...
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
PG13 1989
An L.A. policeman (George Peppard) works with several partners to destroy the prostitution ring run by Chinatown's version of the Mafia. The film was originally produced for...
To Heal a Nation
1988
To Heal a Nation is the true story of Jan Scruggs (Eric Roberts), a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. In 1979, Scruggs, employed by the US Department of Labor, becomes...
Hostage Flight
1985
Made for television, Hostage Flight fomented a well-publicized controversy when first aired by NBC on November 17, 1985. On a domestic flight headed for Detroit, 65...
I Married a Centerfold
PG 1984
In order to win a bet, a nebbishy engineer (Tim Daly) must meet a model (Teri Copley); not only does he get to know her, they begin to date. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi...