 The Gift 1979  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: Glenn Ford, Gary Frank, Julie Harris, Kevin Bacon, M. Emmet Walsh, Tom Clancy, Pat Corley, Maggie Cooper, Harry Gold, Antony Ponzini, Jane Hoffman, Mitchell Group, Allison Argo
Set in the 1950s, this thoughtful made-for-TV movie is about a sailor, Pete Devlin (Gary Frank) who returns to his old neighborhood for Christmas and wants to hook-up with Kathleen. But, he must deal with a not-so-perfect world. Glenn Ford gives a fine performance as the hard-drinking father Billy, and Julie Harris plays the role of Pete's mother Anne.
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Gray Lady Down 1978  PG, 111 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: David Greene
Cast: Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, Rosemary Forsyth, Michael O'Keefe, Stephen McHattie, Dorian Harewood, William Jordan, Hilly Hicks, Charles Cioffi, Antony Ponzini, Charles Robinson, Jack Rader
A U.S. nuclear submarine sinks to the ocean's bottom after being run into by a Norwegian freighter. The submarine's Captain Paul Blanchard (Charlton Heston) radios for help, and Captain Bennett (Stacy Keach) coordinates the rescue effort. The rescue begins, and retired Navy Captain Gates (David Carradine) and Mickey (Ned Beatty) descend to the submarine in a two-man, deep-submergence rescue vehicle in a daring attempt to save the crew.
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Hardbodies 1984  R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Griffiths
Cast: Grant Cramer, Gary Wood, Michael Rapaport, Sorrels Pickard, Teal Roberts, Roberta Collins, Courtney Gains, Joyce Jameson, Cindy Silver, Kristi Somers, Antony Ponzini, Crystal Shaw, Darcy DeMoss, Marvin Katzoff, Kip Waldo
Three middle-aged men–Hunter, Rounder, and Ashby (Gary Wood, Michael Rapaport, and Sorrels Pickard)–rent a beach house in hopes of scoring with younger beach babes. This movie is guided by hormonal energy and degrades women at every turn. There is a sequel.
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| 1. The Gift (1979)
2. Gray Lady Down (1978)
3. Hardbodies (1984)
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