Shaggy Dog, The (1994) TV Movie

In this television remake of Disney's zany feature, a teenager under a magic spell keeps turning into a sheepdog, much to his father's chagrin. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

The Shaggy Dog (1994) TV Movie

Cast: Ed Begley Jr., Sharon Lawrence, Jon Polito, James Cromwell, Jeremy Sisto, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Bobby Slayton, Rick Ducommun, Scott Weinger

Viper (1994) TV Movie

Culty Sci-Fi automotive action thriller. Excited yet? Fun diversion, I find it hard to believe this turned into a series.








Viper (1994) TV Movie
Cast: Carrie Fleming, Charles Tentindo, Dorian Harewood, Gavin Buhr, James McCaffrey, Joe Nipote, Jon Polito, Sydney Walsh

Good Sport, A (1984) TV Movie

Advertised as a "return" to the spirit of the old Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn films (not all of which were that spirited - try watching "Keeper of the Flame" sometime), the made-for-TV "Good Sport" is essentially a reworking of 1941's "Woman of the Year". Ralph Waite plays a gritty sports columnist who enters reluctantly into the world of "haute courte" fashions to do a story on an ex-athlete turned clothes designer. He meets Lee Remick, an elegant fashion designer, and it's oil-and-water time for the next twenty minutes or so. Waite and Remick become friends, vowing to keep things strictly platonic. It doesn't take a PhD to ascertain what will happen next. For another slant on the premise of "A Good Sport", catch the superior 1957 Gregory Peck/Lauren Bacall vehicle "Designing Woman". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A Good Sport (1984) TV Movie

Cast: Antonio Fargas, Joe Morton, Jon Polito, Lee Remick, Ralph Waite, Tracy Pollan

Deadly Business, A (1986) TV Movie

This TV-movie was based on a true story of criminal culpability in the ecological crisis. Alan Arkin stars as an ex-convict hired in 1972 by smooth-talking Armand Assante, who runs a successful garbage disposal business. Even when Arkin finds out that Assante is a functionary of the mob, he chooses to look the other way and count his money. But within six years, it is obvious that the toxic waste dumped by Assante's firm is destroying the atmosphere. Arkin becomes an FBI informant--only to discover how deeply ingrained and how high up the social and political scale the corruption really is. Deadly Business manages the neat trick of being politically correct and entertaining all at once. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A Deadly Business (1986) TV Movie
Cast: Alan Arkin, Armand Assante, Jon Polito, Michael Learned