Showing posts with label Pat Hingle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pat Hingle. Show all posts

Monday, May 3, 2010

Town Bully, The (1988) TV Movie

When one man terrorizes a town the citizens join together against him.

Check out the bio on David Graf, interesting guy who from all appearances was completely opposite from the character he plays here.


The Town Bully (1988) TV Movie
Cast: Bruce Boxleitner, Christine Elise, David Graf, Ellen Geer, Isabella Hofmann, Jerry Hardin, John M. Jackson, Katy Boyer, Pat Hingle

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Act, The (1984)

Once upon a time... New York City.











The Act (1984)
Cast: Eddie Albert, Jill St. John, Pat Hingle, Robert Ginty, Sarah Langenfeld

Monday, March 22, 2010

Hail to the Chief (1985) TV series

Julia Mansfield is the first woman to be elected President of the United States.

Weird, ahead of it's time show with an impotent ("You're my Commander in Chief!") ex-astronaut husband played by the legendary Ted Bessell, a gay personal secretary and other quirks. Fun to hear the word "Homo" on TV, really pricks the ear. This is a Susan Harris show, similar to "Soap" or "Benson", even the theme music is the same lilting type ditty. One funny note, during the first episode the Prez (Patty) says to her husband, "I didn't intend to be President but the law says when the President can't fulfill his obligation the Vice-President takes over". Get it? She wasn't a popularly elected President, she came in through the side door. Read into that what you will. One nice touch was the artistic hand drawn frames used in the title sequence. Very classy, like they don't do no more.
 
AVAILABLE EPISODES 
Season 1, Episode 1
9 April 1985


Hail to the Chief (1985) TV series
Cast: Alexa Hamilton, Burton Gilliam, George Wyner, Glynn Turman, Herschel Bernardi, Joel Brooks, Pat Hingle, Patty Duke, Richard Paul, Ricky Paull Goldin, Rose Marie, Ted Bessell

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Of Mice and Men (1981) TV Movie

The 1981 TV remake of "Of Mice and Men" starring Robert Blake and Randy Quaid, was a virtual scene-for-scene remake of the 1939 version. The 1993 theatrical remake, starring Gary Sinise (who also directed) and John Malkovich, is perhaps closer to the source than its predecessors, but only time will tell if it attains the classic status of the Lewis Milestone version. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Of Mice and Men (1981) TV Movie
Cast: Cassie Yates, Lew Ayres, Mitch Ryan, Pat Hingle, Randy Quaid, Robert Blake, Ted Neeley, Whitman Mayo

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Not of This World (1991) TV Movie

An alien life form lands on earth and begins to feed off electricity, making it grow to enormous size. The authorities must stop it as it slithers cross-country towards a nuclear power plant.

Not of This World (1991) TV Movie
Cast: A Martinez, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Lisa Hartman, Luke Edwards, Michael Greene, Pat Hingle, Tracey Walter