Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy 1997  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Kenneth Johnson
Cast: Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Terri Treas, Lauren Woodland, Sean Six, Jeff Marcus, Ron Fassler, Jenny Gago, Peggy McCay
The detective duo–earthling Matt (Gary Graham) and alien Newcomer George (Eric Pierpoint)–is back; this time they are investigating Newcomers programmed to perform peoples' dirty work.
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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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Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years 1977 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Jane Alexander, Edward Herrmann, Rosemary Murphy, Walter McGinn, Blair Brown, David Healy, Peggy McCay, Donald Moffat, Mark Harmon, John Beal, Priscilla Pointer, Toni Damay, Barbara Conrad, Morgan Farley, Anna Lee
This sequel has most of the same cast and is every bit as good as the first one. It covers FDR's and Eleanor's (Edward Herrmann and Jane Alexander) years in the White House from 1933 to 1945. Told in flashback as Eleanor attends Franklin's funeral, the stories include Eleanor working for social reform, coming to the aid of polio-stricken Franklin, and learning how to deal with Franklin's domineering mother Sara (Rosemary Murphy). The stories also reflect on FDR pulling the country out of the Depression and his "Day of Infamy" speech in which he declares war on Japan. This sequel received Emmys for Best Director and Outstanding Special.
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Good Against Evil 1977  TV, 80 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Dack Rambo, Elyssa Davalos, Richard Lynch, Dan O'Herlihy, John Harkins, Jenny O'Hara, Lelia Goldoni, Peggy McCay, Peter Brandon, Kim Cattrall
When Satan takes Andy's (Dack Rambo) girlfriend Jessica (Elyssa Davalos) from him, Andy seeks the help of a priest (Dan O'Herlihy) to get her back. Another "Exorcist" imitator that is helped by Director Wendkos' fine atmospheric touches.
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| 1. Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997)
2. Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
3. Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
4. Good Against Evil (1977)
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