Showing posts with label Paul Dooley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paul Dooley. Show all posts

Monday, May 23, 2011

Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (1990) TV Movie

A small-town eccentric is befriended by an extra-terrestrial in a pin-striped suit. He offers to build the alien a landing strip so he can visit the town more often, but his neighborly gesture creates havoc in the community. For those who loved Richard Mulligan this is a wonderful watch.

Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (1990) TV Movie
Cast: Richard Mulligan, Beau Bridges, Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley, James McEachin, John Furey, Betsy Randle

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989) TV Movie

The made-for-TV "Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North" was heralded by the following ad copy: "Patriot. Zealot. Husband. Soldier. Honored. Accused." Add to that "Pedantic" and "Plodding" and you've summed up the film. Presented in two parts, the film traces the career of Oliver North (David Keith) from his years at the US Naval Academy, on to his tour of duty in Vietnam, and ending up with a post on the National Securities Council. Part Two of Guts and Glory covers the Iran-Contra affair, but is forced to leave the denouement open-ended, since North's guilt or innocence was still being deliberated when the film premiered on April 30 and May 2, 1989. The audience is permitted to draw its own conclusions, though Ollie North is no more warm and fuzzy on film than he was in real life. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989) TV Movie
Cast: Annette O'Toole, Barnard Hughes, David Keith, Miguel Ferrer, Paul Dooley, Peter Boyle, Terry O'Quinn