Showing posts with label James Handy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label James Handy. Show all posts

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988) TV Movie


This is the true story of Los Gatos (California) high school football coach Charlie Wedemeyer (Michael Nouri). At 31, onetime football pro Wedemeyer is living the American dream; a winning team, a happy marriage and public adulation. Then in 1977, Charlie is diagnosed as suffering from ALS, a degenerative neurological ailment better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Given only one year to live, Charlie determines to continue leading his Los Gatos Wildcats to a state championship -- which he eventually does, despite losing all powers of speech and movement. Several notches above the usual "disease of the week" TV movie, Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story was directed by ROY CAMPANELLA II -- himself the son of a physically disabled pro athlete, baseball star Roy Campanella. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988) TV Movie
Cast: Pam Dawber, Michael Nouri, Bess Meyer, Peter Berg, James Handy, Dan Lauria, Reginald VelJohnson, Noble Willingham, Stephen Dorff, Betty Carvalho, Amelia Burnette, Kyle Chandler

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Obsessed (1992) TV Movie

Shannen Doherty playing a sociopath stalker with a thing for guys as old as her father - could there be a better TV-movie plot? Doherty plays Lorie, an insurance saleswoman who seduces her much-older client Ed. But when he wants to call off the affair, a desperate Lorie won't take no for an answer - ever!

Obsessed (1992) TV Movie
Cast: Clare Carey, Deanna Lund, James Handy, Lois Chiles, Shannen Doherty, William Devane