2103: The Deadly Wake 1997 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Philip Jackson Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Michael Pare, Gwynyth Walsh, Mackenzie Gray, Heidi von Palleske, Hal Eisen, Derek Ritschel, Michael Johnson, Daniela Nolano, Morris Durante, Sandy Kaizer, Elle Downs
It is the 22nd century, and Martine Quiller (Gwynyth Walsh), the CEO of Proxate Corporation, recruits Capt. Sean Murdoch (Malcolm McDowell) to command a run-down ship and sail to Nigeria. Too late, Murdoch realizes that his ship is carrying criminally insane inmates. As if that were not enough, Murdoch learns that bombs have been planted on the ship. It is obvious to Murdoch that the ship was never meant to reach Nigeria. When he changes the ship's course, Martine activates a killer cyborg (Daniela Nolano) that has been hidden on board, and chaos ensues with Murdoch now fighting for his life.
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The Christmas Wife 1988 TV, 73 min. Genre: Drama
Director: David Hugh Jones Cast: Jason Robards, Julie Harris, Don Francks, James Eckhouse, Patricia Hamilton, Deborah Grover, David Gardner, Tom Harvey, Christopher Andrade, Steven Andrade, Bill Lynn, Helen Frost, Lawrence Dane, Gwynyth Walsh
Lonely widower John Tanner (Jason Robards) does not want to be alone for Christmas and hires a woman companion, Iris (Julie Harris), to spend the holiday with him. They drive to a secluded mountain cabin where John learns that there is mystery surrounding Iris and that she will not answer his questions. On Christmas day, Iris tells John that she wants to go home. The reason for Iris' mysterious presence is that she is, in fact, married to the social arranger (Don Francks) who sent Iris to John. Iris and her husband needed the $500 service fee to pay their bills, and Iris agreed to spend the holidays with John.
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Crossing Fields 1998 N/R, 101 min. Genre: Drama
Director: James Rosenow Cast: Reedy Gibbs, Gwynyth Walsh, William James Jones, J.K. Simmons, Meadow Sisto, Gary Sandy
Carol (Reedy Gibbs) and Jessica (Gwynyth Walsh) are best friends in a rural Midwestern town. Jessica sleeps around, which results in her husband walking out. Carol, with her traditional values, has her problems coping with Jessica's behavior and with the arrival of young, charismatic James, an African-American, who seeks work. Matters are made more complicated by mortgage foreclosure threats and a wild daughter.
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Darkness Before Dawn 1993 TV, 95 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John(2) Patterson Cast: Meredith Baxter, Stephen Lang, Gwynyth Walsh, Chelsea Hertford, Alana Austin, Kirsten Dunst, Rusty Schwimmer, L. Scott Caldewll, Bill Applebaum, Lee Tergesen, Robert Desiderio, Richard Grove
This made-for-TV film follows the trials of a family that becomes addicted to drugs. Based on a true story.
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A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story 1999 TV, 95 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty Cast: Elden Henson, Ed Marinaro, Debbie Reynolds, Gwynyth Walsh, Michael McLachlan, John Bourgeois, Marcia Diamond, Maria Ricossa, Francesca Scorsone, Bryan Sullivan
Daniel Huffman (Elden Henson) was a high-school football player with high potential for future stardom. Despite his talent, when his grandmother needed a kidney to survive, he donated one of his kidneys. Based on a true story.
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Tin Man 2007 TV, 265 min. Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Nick Willing Cast: Zooey Deschanel, Alan Cumming, Neal McDonough, Kathleen Robertson, Raoul Trujillo, Callum Keith Rennie, Anna Galvin, Ted Whittall, Ian A. Wallace, Donny Lucas, Gwynyth Walsh, Kevin McNulty, Richard Dreyfuss, Jason Schombing
In this updated version of L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," D.G. (Zooey Deschanel) has grown up and is working as a waitress when her dreams call her to embark on an adventure through the Outer Zone (O.Z.) to search for her missing mother. Along the way, she befriends brainless Glitch (Alan Cumming), cowardly Raw (Raoul Trujillo), and "Tin Man" Cain (Neal McDonough). The evil Azkadellia (Kathleen Robertson) has cast a spell on the Outer Zone and is determined to prevent D.G. and her friends from breaking that spell. Finally, when they meet the Mystic Man (Richard Dreyfuss), D.G. and her group realize that there is more to themselves than they had ever imagined.
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| 1. 2103: The Deadly Wake (1997)
2. The Christmas Wife (1988)
3. Crossing Fields (1998)
4. Darkness Before Dawn (1993)
5. A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story (1999)
6. Tin Man (2007)
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