Victim of Innocence (1990) TV Movie

A home is divided when a 13 year old Vietnamese girl moves in with a family of an ex-GI.

AKA - The Girl Who Came Between Them






Victim of Innocence (1990) TV Movie
Cast: Anthony John Denison, Cheryl Ladd, Heidi Lenhart, Joe Spano, Julia Nickson-Soul, Melissa Chan

One West Waikiki (1994) TV series 1994-1996

A high-gloss, romantic comedy-drama set in Hawaii, created by Glen A. Larson. His inimitable storytelling and the unmistakable charisma of Cheryl Ladd and Richard Burgi combine to make a hot new series.

AVAILABLE EPISODES

Season 1, Episode 1

'Til Death Do Us Part

4 August 1994

Season 2, Episode 2

Holliday on Ice

21 October 1995

One West Waikiki (1994) TV series 1994-1996

Cast: Cheryl Ladd, Kayla Blake, Ogie Zulueta, Paul Gleason, Rebecca Staab, Richard Burgi

Grace Kelly (1983) TV Movie

TV MOVIE: GRACE KELLY

By JOHN J. O'CONNOR

Published: Monday, February 21, 1983

"GRACE KELLY," tonight's television movie on Channel 7 at 9, maintains that Princess Grace of Monaco assisted in the preproduction of the film for several weeks before her death last year. The extent of that "assistance" is not easy to pinpoint, but it may have something to do with the sense of stately awe and suffocating propriety that seeps through the project. "Grace Kelly" will offend nobody. Unfortunately, it's not likely to interest too many people, either.

The film spans a period from 1947, when the socially prominent young Philadelphian decided to become an actress, to 1956, when she married Prince Rainier of Monaco. Miss Kelly is played by Cheryl Ladd, who comes reasonably close to being as beautiful as the original. The producers were far less successful in finding convincing resemblances for some of Miss Kelly's Hollywood co-stars: Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, James Stewart, Bing Crosby.

From the opening scenes, though, there is a characterization problem that has not been solved by either the writer, Cynthia Mandelberg, or the director, Anthony Page. Miss Kelly was something of the loner oddball within her competitive, hyperactive family. She was the quiet one sitting in a corner reading a book. But she had her own kind of gentle determination, something that was evident when she insisted upon pursuing an acting career even when her imposing father (played by Lloyd Bridges) made no secret of his displeasure. But basically she was a shy, rather passive young woman.

Going before the movie cameras, she was transformed, especially when working with directors like Alfred Hitchcock. She managed to project a distant coolness with a pronounced hint of the femme fatal or the huntress. This is constantly being noted in the film, but never explained. We are constantly being left with the off-camera Grace Kelly and that often irritating passivity. When she is on the verge of marrying Oleg Cassini (Alejandro Rey), she sits quietly by as her mother (Diane Ladd) tells the twice-divorced clothes designer, "Quite frankly, you're not a good risk as a husband."

Daddy, who won't even meet with Mr. Cassini, turns out to be the key figure in her life. Always more impressed with his more physically active children, he is seen as almost reluctant to acknowledge the accomplishments of his daughter Grace. There is, of course, an eventual reconciliation scene, which rings unsettlingly hollow.

That leaves Miss Ladd with little to do except drop the names of movies and other actors until she gets to meet Ian McShane as Prince Ranier during a photo session at the palace in Monaco. Miss Kelly is clearly impressed on their first meeting. And the Prince concedes to a priest that she is "exactly the kind of Catholic girl I should be meeting." Shortly thereafter, the Prince shows up in Philadelphia as an unexpected guest at the Kelly's Christmas dinner. "I hope the surprise was a happy one," he says to Miss Kelly. "It was, very happy," she replies. That is about as lively as things get.

Evidently, the real-life fantasy elements of Miss Kelly's story were expected to provide the dramatic thrust of the film. In case anybody might miss the point, the mother is given the illuminating line: "Here I am, a bricklayer's wife, and my daughter is going to marry a Prince." But this Grace Kelly rarely gets a chance to show more than her distant coolness. Probably in compensation, the movie ends with official film footage of the real wedding that captured the attention of the world 27 years ago.

Grace Kelly (1983) TV Movie

Cast: Alejandro Rey, Cheryl Ladd, David Paymer, Diane Ladd, Ian McShane, Lloyd Bridges, Marta DuBois, William Schallert

Deadly Care (1987) TV Movie

The made-for-TV Deadly Care stars Cheryl Ladd as an intensive-care nurse. The pressures of her job, coupled with problems at home, lead Cheryl to resort to desperate "coping" measures. She develops an addiction to drugs and liquor, a deadly combination for anyone in the medical profession. Only after a near-disaster during a delicate heart transplant operation does she realize she needs help, and needs it fast. Written by Lane Slate, Deadly Care was originally telecast March 22, 1987. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Deadly Care (1987) TV Movie

Cast: Belinda Balaski, Cheryl Ladd, Jennifer Salt, S.A. Griffin

Bluegrass (1988) TV Movie

Two-part TV movie that resurrected virtually every "racetrack" cliche known to man. Widowed Cheryl Ladd heads to Kentucky to start up a horse farm. Her wicked neighbor is Wayne Rogers who seeks Ladd's downfall. Faithful farm manager Brian Kerwin won't let Rogers stand in the way of Ladd's dream. Anthony Andrews hangs around as a Harlequin romance-style Irish rake with a dark secret. And what would a horse-farm movie be without Mickey Rooney? Part One of "Bluegrass" raised a stir upon its February 28, 1988 debut, with a brief shot of horses mating. But it was the foaling sequence in Part Two that really made the headlines. All tangled plotlines knot together in the second half of "Bluegrass". Part Two, first telecast on Leap Year day in 1988, Ladd literally bets the ranch on the Kentucky Derby, while mysterious Irish stranger Anthony Andrews reveals his (gasp!) terrible secret. One of the film's highlights was the genuine birth of a foal. The poor animal looked so shaky that the network issued an official statement insisting that the newborn horse survived. When the truth came out (the foal didn't make it), the producers were heartily condemned by animal activist groups -which may be why all current films bear the closing disclaimer about no animals being injured during shooting. "Bluegrass" was directed by Simon Wincer, who later helmed the epic miniseries "Lonesome Dove". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Bluegrass (1988) TV Movie

Cast: Anthony Andrews, Brian Kerwin, Cheryl Ladd, Diane Ladd, Judith-Marie Bergan, Kieran Mulroney, Mickey Rooney, Shawnee Smith, Wayne Rogers