Eleanor and Franklin 1976  TV, 210 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Jane Alexander, Edward Herrmann, Rosemary Murphy, Pamela Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, Lilia Skala, Ed Flanders, Linda Purl, Lindsay Crouse, David Huffman, Helen Kleeb, Peggy McCay, Anna Lee, Irene Tedrow, Linda Kelsey
The story of Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt (Jane Alexander and Edward Herrmann) from Franklin's youth to his election to the presidency is based on Joseph P. Lash's Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Told in flashback while Eleanor prepares for Franklin's funeral, scenes include their lives growing up as cousins and then their marriage. Problems in the marriage are reflected on–including Franklin's domineering mother Sara (Rosemary Murphy) and his affair with Lucy Mercer (Linda Kelsey)–and good times are remembered as well. This made-for-TV spectacular won 11 Emmys, including Outstanding Special and Best Director, as well as one for Rosemary Murphy. A sequel that covers the presidential years follows.
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F.I.S.T. 1978  PG, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, Melinda Dillon, David Huffman, Tony Lo Bianco, Kevin Conway, Peter Donat, Henry Wilcoxon, Brian Dennehy, Cassie Yates, John Lehne, Richard Herd, Tony Mockus Jr., Ken Kercheval
Organized crime in the Teamsters union is the focus of this story with Sylvester Stallone in the role of union leader Johnny Kovak.
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Firefox 1982 PG, 136 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Freddie Jones, David Huffman, Warren Clarke, Ronald Lacey, Stefan Schnabel, Kenneth Colley, Klaus Lowitsch, Nigel Hawthorne, Thomas Hill, Clive Merrison, Kai Wulff, Michael Currie, Dimitra Arliss, Austin Willis
Called back into service, American fighter pilot Mitchell Gant (Clint Eastwood), who speaks fluent Russian but is suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder following his duty in Vietnam, is hired by the United States to steal a secret fighter plane from the Soviet Union. Gant succeeds in capturing the plane, but now a cat-and-mouse chase ensues across the Arctic.
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Ice Castles 1978 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Donald Wrye
Cast: Lynn-Holly Johnson, Robby Benson, Colleen Dewhurst, Tom Skerritt, Jennifer Warren, David Huffman, Diane Reilly, Craig T. McCullen, Kelsey Ufford, Leonard Lilyholm, Brian Foley, Jean-Claude Bleuze, Teresa Willmus, Diana Holden, Michelle McLean
After winning a trophy at a regional ice-skating competition, Alexis Winston (Lynn-Holly Johnson) is taken under the wing of Olympic coach Deborah Machland (Jennifer Warren). Under Deborah's tutoring, Alexis gains fame. She is headed for an Olympic championship as a skater when a tragic accident blinds her. Alexis' boyfriend Nick Peterson (Robby Benson) steps in and encourages her to continue the dream.
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Jane Doe 1983  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Ivan Nagy
Cast: Karen Valentine, William Devane, David Huffman, Stephen E. Miller, Eva Marie Saint, Terry David Mulligan, Don MacKay, Jackson Davies, Anthony Holland, Julie Brown, Tom Heaton, Jason Michas
Jane Doe (Karen Valentine) was left for dead after being beaten, but she survived and now suffers from amnesia. To make matters worse, a serial killer is on her trail as Jane begins to have flashbacks of past events. Made for TV.
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The Last of the Belles 1974 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Blythe Danner, Susan Sarandon, David Huffman, Ernest Thompson, Richard Hatch, James Naughton, Leslie Williams, Albert Stratton, Alex Sheafe, Sasha von Scherler, Brooke Adams, Thomas A. Stewart, Earl Sydnor, Cynthia Woll
Set in the early 1920s, this made-for-TV film is a semi-biographical account of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Richard Chamberlain) and wife-to-be Zelda (Blythe Danner) when he was in the army and stationed in Alabama. It also presents a dramatization of one of his short stories, "The Last of the Belles," about a soldier who meets a Southern girl.
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The Onion Field 1979  R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: John Savage, Ted Danson, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ronny Cox, Dianne Hull, David Huffman, Christopher Lloyd, Priscilla Pointer, Richard Venture, Ned Wilson
Based on Joseph Wambaugh's book about cop killers using the California legal system to their advantage, this psychological drama is riveting.
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St. Helens 1981 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Ernest Pintoff
Cast: Art Carney, David Huffman, Cassie Yates, Ron O'Neal, Bill McKinney, Albert Salmi, Tim Thomerson, Henry Darrow, Nehemiah Persoff, Redmond Gleeson, Brendan Burns, Danny Chambers, Joseph Benti, Biff Manard, Clark Christiansen
This film is based on a true story, which took place as warnings were given to residents around the area that Mt. St. Helens was going to erupt. One old man, Harry Truman (Art Carney), refuses to leave his home. Harry chooses to die with his pet dog instead of moving to safety and leaving the surroundings that hold his memories.
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| 1. Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
2. F.I.S.T. (1978)
3. Firefox (1982)
4. Ice Castles (1978)
5. Jane Doe (1983)
6. The Last of the Belles (1974)
aka: F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
7. Leo and Loree (1980)
8. The Onion Field (1979)
9. St. Helens (1981)
10. Wolf Lake (1978)
aka: The Honor Guard
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