All Night Long 1961  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Basil Dearden
Cast: Patrick McGoohan, Marti Stevens, Betsy Blair, Keith Michell, Richard Attenborough, Paul Harris, Bernard Beaden, Maria Velasco, Harry Towb
Good jazz is what makes this film work. Based on Shakespeare's "Othello," Othello is a bandleader and Desdemona is the singer while Iago rounds out the ensemble as the band's drummer.
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Baby ... Secret of the Lost Legend 1985  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Bill L. Norton
Cast: William Katt, Patrick McGoohan, Sean Young, Julian Fellowes, Kyalo Mativo, Olu Jacobs, Edward Hardwicke, Hugh Quarshie, Richard Aguirre, Mark Mangini
This Disney film (though with a small amount of nudity and a few somewhat brutal scenes), tells the story of a writer and his scientist wife who endanger their lives in the jungles of Africa to take a baby brontosaurus back to his mother.
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 Braveheart 1995  R, 180 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack, Sophie Marceau, Brendan Gleeson, James Cosmo, Alun Armstrong, Ian Bannen, Brian Cox, Sandy Nelson, Sean McGinley, Barry McGovern, James Robinson, Sean Lawlor, Alan Tall
In 13th-century Scotland, Sir William Wallace (Mel Gibson) secretly marries Murron MacClannough (Catherine McCormack), and the next day she is killed by English soldiers. Now, Wallace takes a stand against the brutal rule of England's Edward I (Patrick McGoohan) and leads his fellow countrymen into battle. The battle scene alone is worth the price of admission as unique cinematography enhances the drama of the event. This film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Director, and was nominated for five others.
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Escape from Alcatraz 1979  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau, Fred Ward, Paul Benjamin, Larry Hankin, Fred Stuthman, Garry Goodrow, Danny Glover
Alcatraz was supposedly escape-proof, or so it was thought, until 1962 when three prisoners–Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood) and the Anglin brothers (Jack Thibeau and Fred Ward)–actually swam away into San Francisco Bay. This is a grade A prison film, and Clint Eastwood does a great job.
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Hell Drivers 1958 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cy Endfield
Cast: Stanley Baker, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins, Patrick McGoohan, Jill Ireland, Gordon Jackson, David McCallum, Sean Connery, William Hartnell, Wilfrid Lawson
After discovering the criminal elements backing his trucking firm, a driver is sent out on a dangerous haul across country.
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Ice Station Zebra 1968 G, 148 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown, Tony Bill, Lloyd Nolan, Alf Kjellin, Ted Hartley, Joseph Bernard, Ron Masak
Secret satellite photographs are at an outpost at the North Pole, and U.S. and Soviet forces vie to reach them first. The U.S. sends a nuclear submarine from Holy Loch, Scotland, up under the ice to beat the Russians. Film footage of submarine maneuvers is a highlight.
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 The Man in the Iron Mask 1976 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Patrick McGoohan, Louis Jourdan, Jenny Agutter, Ian Holm, Ralph Richardson, Vivien Merchant, Brenda Bruce, Esmond Knight, Godfrey Quigley, Emrys James, Denis Lawson
Alexandre Dumas' classic novel comes to TV in this good, but not the best, rendition of the twin brothers (both played by Richard Chamberlain)–one of whom is the King of France. The other, the rightful heir to the throne, is raised by the Three Musketeers, led by D'Artagnan (Louis Jourdan), and wears an iron mask to protect his identity.
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The Phantom 1996 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones, James Remar, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Patrick McGoohan, Samantha Eggar, Jon Tenney
Created by writer/cartoonist Lee Falk in 1936, the Phantom is a superhero whose goal is to make right the wrongs in this world. The first Phantom vowed 400 years ago to accept the mission, and the oath has been passed on for 20 generations. Now the Phantom (Billy Zane) is on the trail of the Pirates of the Sengh Brotherhood who are trying to take over control of the planet.
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Scanners 1981 R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane, Michael Ironside, Chuck Shamata, Robert A. Silverman, Lee Broker, Mavor Moore, Adam Ludwig
Extrasensory powers play a big part in a battle between two groups of people. This movie is filled with all the blood and gore that the most avid fan of horror films could want. There are some great scenes thanks to the make-up crew.
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Silver Streak 1976 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan, Ned Beatty, Ray Walston, Scatman Crothers, Clifton James, Stefan Gierasch, Valerie Curtin
Gene Wilder plays a book executive, and Jill Clayburgh is a student of art who is in the next compartment on the Silver Streak, a train going from New York to Los Angeles. An art thief (Patrick McGoohan) is also aboard. That combination should cause some excitement; however, it is not until Richard Pryor comes onto the scene that the thrills and laughter are fast and furious. Fun.
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The Three Lives of Thomasina 1963 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Don Chaffey
Cast: Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire, Karen Dotrice, Vincent Winter, Denis Gilmore, Laurence Naismith, Finlay Currie, Jean Anderson, Wilfrid Brambell, Francis De Wolff
Thomasina is a Scottish cat that is loved by its mistress, Mary MacDhui (Karen Dotrice), and undergoes numerous crises in this enjoyable Disney film.
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Three Sovereigns for Sarah 1985 TV, 170 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Kim Hunter, Will Lyman, Phyllis Thaxter, Patrick McGoohan, Shay Duffin, Ronald Hunter, Daniel von Bargen, John Dukakis, Donald Symington
This made-for-TV miniseries revolves around the 1690s' witchcraft trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Vanessa Redgrave plays one of three sisters, Sarah Cloyce, who survived while her siblings were found guilty and burned. Sarah now sues the Massachusetts Bay Colony judiciary system to prove her family's innocence and to clear their names.
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 A Time to Kill 1996 R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bullock, Kevin Spacey, Patrick McGoohan, Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Oliver Platt, M. Emmet Walsh, Brenda Fricker, Charles S. Dutton, Ashley Judd, Nicky Katt, Joe Seneca, Beth Grant
Based on John Grisham's novel, this story involves a Black father, Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson), whose 10-year-old daughter is raped by two White rednecks in the town of Canton, Mississippi. When the rednecks are brought to court, Carl appears with a rifle and kills the defendants. Carl's friend, lawyer Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughy), agrees to defend him and receives help from young law clerk Ellen Roark (Sandra Bullock). Meanwhile, the situation gets out of control, and, as the KKK, led by Freddie Lee Cobb (Kiefer Sutherland) rises to the fore, Jake finds himself in grave danger.
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 Treasure Planet 2002 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Brian Murray, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emma Thompson, David Hyde Pierce, Martin Short, Patrick McGoohan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Wincott, Dane A. Davis, Corey Burton, Tony Jay, Michael McShane, Jack Angel
Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" has been reset to Treasure Planet in this Disney animated sci-fi film that takes place in outer space. Young Jim Hawkins (voice of Joseph Gordon-Levitt) travels across the universe as part of the crew of the spaceship R.L.S. Legacy, which is captained by Amelia (voice of Emma Thompson). A pirate, Billy Bones (voice of Patrick McGoohan), has given Jim a treasure map showing how to reach Treasure Planet, and Jim's purpose in signing on to the ship is to search for the treasures hidden there. Jim becomes friends with crew member John Silver (voice of Brian Murray) and learns that he is part cyborg and plans a mutiny. When Jim opts out of the mutiny, he finds an ally in marooned robot B.E.N. (voice of Martin Short) and tries to defend law and order. The film received a Best Animated Feature Academy Award nomination.
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| 1. All Night Long (1961)
2. Baby ... Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)
3. Braveheart (1995)
4. Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
5. Hell Drivers (1958)
6. I Am a Camera (1955)
7. Ice Station Zebra (1968)
8. The Man in the Iron Mask (1976)
9. The Phantom (1996)
10. Scanners (1981)
11. Silver Streak (1976)
12. The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
13. Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985)
14. A Time to Kill (1996)
15. Treasure Planet (2002)
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