TV-Movies Most Wanted on DVD? - Page 2

I would also pick up the three Gilligan's Island tv movies. Not so much for their spectacular writing or production, but for completeness sake.

Anyone remember The Over-The-Hill Gang and The Over-The-Hill Gang Rides Again??? These were just fun, fluff tv movies that I wouldn't mind havng. My wife found a copy of these a few years ago but the quality was HORRIBLE, darned near unwatchable!! I would like to have a nice copy of each.

I would also like to have the two reunion tv movies for The Wild, WIld West but refuse to buy the whole series set for 'em when I already have the individual season sets.

Those are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head.

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A Colder Kind of Death (2001) - stars Wendy Crewson

Diagnosis of Murder (1992) - pre-series Diagnosis Murder TV film

The House on Sycamore Street (1992) - pre-series Diagnosis Murder TV film

A Killing Spring (2002) - stars Wendy Crewson

A Twist of the Knife (1993) - pre-series Diagnosis Murder TV film

Verdict in Blood (2002) - stars Wendy Crewson.

 

 

Assuming Shout! Factory don't have the rights to them, the following Police Story specials from the late 80's (source: EpGuides.com):

 

 

The Cop Killers (1988)

Gladiator School (1988)

The Watch Commander (1988)

Burnout (1988)

Monster Manor (1988).

How 'bout ...

Pray for the Wildcats ,
Yes Virginia , There is a Santa Claus ,
Act of Vengeance .

Coda (1987)

Homicide: The Movie (2000).

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Cat and Mouse (1974) - stars Kirk Douglas, Jean Seberg and John Vernon

Hunter (1973) - stars John Vernon, Steve Ihnat, Sabrina Scharf, Fritz Weaver, Ramon Bieri and Ed Flanders

Who is the Black Dahlia? (1975) - stars Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Ronny Cox, Lucie Arnaz, Tom Bosley and Linden Chiles.

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Crime Club (1973) - stars Lloyd Bridges, Paul Burke, William Devane, David Hedison and Martin Sheen (unsuccessful TV pilot)

Cutter (1972) - stars Robert Webber

The Last Day (1975) - stars Richard Widmark, Barbara Rush and Robert Conrad

Thief (1971) - stars Robert Webber, Angie Dickinson and Cameron Mitchell.

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Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar & Grill- written and directed by Joel Schumacher, it's basically his version of Robert Altman's Nashville with emphasis on comedy. Victor French and Louise Latham play the owners of the title locale, and one night it seems everyone wants to win the prize, even though the "Disco Killer" is on the loose. His first mass shootings were in alphabetical order, and now it's up to "D"! So naturally the employees are scared their place may be next! The fun begins as the contestants show their stuff, including, Don Johnson, Roz Kelly, Jamie Farr, Tanya Tucker, Ed Begley, Jr, and a young actor making an early acting appearance- Dennis Quaid! The Nashville connection is more obvious with an appearance by Henry Gibson, who was in the Altman film. A very entertaining movie. And who produced this country- themed TV movie from 1979? Would you believe MOTOWN RECORDS?


I'd love to see Susan Hayward's final project Say Goodbye Maggie Cole released. This was produced by Aaron Spelling as a pilot, and I watched its original airing as an ABC Movie of the Week in 1972. The ratings were quite good, and if she hadn't become ill with the cancer that ultimately killed her, I think it would've made a great series, a female Marcus Welby. BTW, Dusty Springfield performed the theme song, which is available on CD!

Would the animated version of Lost in Space featuring Dr. Smith and the Robot be eligible? I would love to see that.

I Love a Mystery (1973)
Where Have All The People Gone? (1974)
Savages (1974)
Once Upon A Mattress (the first two versions)
Crowhaven Farm (1970) Somebody told me that it's actually available somewhere, but I can't find it!
Fresno (1986) technically a mini-series

I am also baffled that there isn't an official release for the 3 Gilligan's Island reunion movies. You'd think Turner or CBS or whoever owns it would have done this years ago. I don't think I've ever even seen the 3rd one in the PD releases. Same goes for the two Over-the-Hill-Gang movies, as Thomas pointed out. I think they're star-studded enough, and significant enough to have a better release than the crap copy I picked up at the 99 cent store lol

Another vote for Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (1972) and Crowhaven Farm (1970) (very good casts).

 

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Dial M for Murder (1981) - stars Angie Dickinson, Christopher Plummer and Anthony Quayle

House on Greenapple Road (1970) - stars Christopher George, Janet Leigh and Julie Harris

A Howling in the Woods (1971) - stars Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman and Vera Miles

One of My Wives is Missing (1976) - stars Jack Klugman, Elizabeth Ashley and James Franciscus

When Michael Calls (1972) - stars Ben Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley and Michael Douglas.

Does anybody remember this one movie from the 70s...it was like a take on "Sunset Boulevard." It concerned this guy who went to the home of a movie star who was supposedly dead and her body was preserved and on display in a glass casket. Turned out the old housekeeper was really the movie star and the body in the casket was a wax dummy. Well, whatever that movie was, I want that one too

I remember it. It's called "Death at Love House". It starred Kate Jackson and Robert Wagner. It's available on DVD via the cheapie public domain companies so the print is kinda lousy.

 

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Are You in the House Alone? (1978) - cast includes Kathleen Beller, Blythe Danner, Tricia O'Neil, Dennis Quaid and Alan Fudge (*)

Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977) - cast includes Clu Gulager and Pernell Roberts

How Awful About Allan (1970) - cast inclues Anthony Perkins, Julie Harris and Kent Smith

Paper Man (1971) - cast includes Dean Stockwell, Stephanie Powers and James Olson

 

 

(*) Via this TV movie's main IMDb page, you can read a Top 50 1970's made for TV horror/thriller movies list. Worth reading.

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How Awful About Allan is available from several PD sources as well from Alpha Video.

BLACK DRAGON OF MANZANAR 1966 Rod Cameron, It Was Made From The TV Series G MEN vs BLACK DRAGON. They Showed It Here In AUS About 40 yrs Ago, Very Fast Paced Has Anyone Else Seen It ?

G Men Versus The Black Dragon, starring Rod Cameron, was an old Republic movie serial made in the 40's.The title you refer to is probably a feature version. A lot of these old serials were cut down to make TV features.

I try to steer away from PD releases, and of the Alpha Video releases I've read reviews of on DVD Beaver the picture/print quality isn't very good.

When Michael Calls (1972) - stars Ben Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley and Michael Douglas seems to be in constant rerun on the Fox Movie Channel. I remember one Love Hate Love with Ryan O'neal for some reason. I would like CBS to respect it's fans and release the Wild Wild West Reunion movies along with Gunsomoke and Fox with Peyton Place Revisited Murder in Peyton Place and Peyton Place the Next Generation plus also from Fox the 5 Time Tunnel Movies. The Sleep Hollow Movie is at the top of my list!

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Adventures of Nick Carter (1972) - cast includes Robert Conrad, Broderick Crawford, Pernell Roberts, Brooke Bundy and Joe Maross

Along Came a Spider (1970) - cast includes Suzanne Pleshette, Andrew Prine, Brooke Bundy and Richard Anderson

Fantasies (aka The Studio Murders) (1982) - cast includes Suzanne Pleshette, Barry Newman and Robert Vaughn

Linda (1973) - cast includes Stella Stevens, John Saxon and Alan Fudge

Memorandum for a Spy (1965) - cast includes J.D. Cannon, Vincent Gardenia, Don Gordon, Martin Milner, Albert Paulsen and Robert Stack

One Police Plaza (1986) - cast includes Robert Conrad, George Dzundza, James Olson, Jamey Sheridan and Anthony Zerbe.

Another one to consider: the mystery Isn't It Shocking? from 1973 starring Alan Alda, Louise Lasser, Ruth Gordon, Lloyd Nolan, Edmond O'Brien, and Will Geer. Who is killing all the old people in a small town? It's up to sheriff Alda to figure this one! Lots of dark humor here, and it was a 90-minute ABC Movie of the Week, which means it only has a running time of 75 minutes or so. This was an ABC Circle production, and I believe the video rights are with MGM/UA/Fox.

 

 

Fear No Evil (1969) - Louis Jourdan (Octopussy), Lynda Day George (Mission: Impossible), Carroll O'Connor (In the Heat of the Night), Bradford Dillman and Wilfred Hyde-White in the cast, so it should be pretty good. Ritual of Evil (1970) - along with Louis Jourdan and Wilfred Hyde-White returning, also has Anne Baxter (Arthur Hailey's Hotel) and Georg Stanford Brown (The Rookies) in the cast. Ideally, I'd like to see these released as a double feature title.

Richard, as much as I liked the first film (I didn't care much for the last two), I never could understand the ending for some reason:
Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

 

This TV film's plot does sound very interesting if you like this sort of mystery. A good cast (Will Geer played a memorable role of a scientist in an early Season 2 episode of Hawaii Five-O). Very good suggestion.

 

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A Little Game (1971) - starring Diane Baker, Ed Nelson and Howard Duff

Reflections of Murder (1974) - starring Tuesday Weld and Sam Waterston

Run a Crooked Mile (1969) - starring Louis Jourdan, Mary Tyler Moore, Wildred Hyde-White, Laurence Naismith and Terrance Alexander

The Victim (1972) - starring Elizabeth Montgomery

You'll Never See Me Again (1973) - starring Joseph Campanella and Ben Gazzara.

I've seen some of the first two Chameleon TV movies when they were shown on TV some years ago (sadly they haven't been repeated since). Bearing in mind the budget wasn't great for them, they looked alright. Bobbie Phillips I had previously seen in the X Files episode "War of the Corpohages" .

This is based on it being the UPN network which originally showed the Chameleon trilogy in the US, but would Paramount own the rights?

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Killer by Night (1972) - stars Robert Wagner, Diane Baker and Greg Morris (unsuccessful TV pilot)

Night Chase (1970) - stars David Janssen and Yaphet Kotto

Nightwatch (1964) - stars Andrew Duggan and Carroll O'Connor (unsuccessful TV pilot).

 

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The Hunted Lady (1977) - stars Donna Mills, Andrew Duggan, Geoffey Lewis and Robert Reed

The Secret Night Caller (1975) - stars Robert Reed

The Storyteller (1977) - stars Martin Balsam, Patty Duke and Doris Roberts.

Tribes - Darrin McGavin and Jan Michael Vincent

An Inconvenient Woman 1991. Rebecca DeMornay, Jill Eikenberry, Jason Robards, Roddy McDowell
Soap opera/thriller about a illicit affair that is discovered by a vengeful wifey. Quite a fun way to spend a few hours, and double fun for "Dynasty" fans because they filmed it in the Fioli Mansion. There's an old, old vhs of this.

Bella Mafia 1997. Vanessa Redgrave, Dennis Farina, Nastassja Kinski, Jennifer Tilly, Franco Nero, James Marsden
Kind of a female "Godfather." The ladies in this case seek retribution after all the male members of an Italian crime family are gunned down. Pretty good stuff; however it may suffer from slightly bizarre, hodge-podge, international casting choices (they do make the best of it) and Southern California locations subbing for Italy. Dennis Farina is too Americanized and somewhat unbelievable as an Italian crime lord; Vanessa Redgrave fares far better as his wife. James Marsden, in his first big role really, delves deeply into the mind of a psychotic cast-off son. Worth it, just to see Redgrave and Franco Nero reunited, and continuing their unrequited love scenes from "Camelot." There are dvd copies of this from other regions, but all of them are the "short" versions. Those versions were so badly edited they don't even make sense. The entire 3-hour epic was released in the U.S. on a two-pack vhs set, years and years ago. A proper Region 1 dvd of the complete mini-series is definitely worth hoping for.