The Image 1990 R, 90 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Werner Cast: Albert Finney, John Mahoney, Kathy Baker, Swoosie Kurtz, Marsha Mason, Spalding Gray, Brett Cullen, Robert Schenkkan, Brad Pitt, Wendie Jo Sperber
TV news anchorman Jason Cromwell (Albert Finney) who, like his counterparts on other stations, is after the high ratings. When he accuses a friend, who happens to be innocent, in a Savings & Loan scandal, the consequences cause him to reevaluate his ethical standards.
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Mama Flora's Family 1998 TV, 150 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Werner Cast: Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood, Queen Latifah, Erika Alexander, Mario Van Peebles, Hill Harper, Preston Brant, Della Reese, Sharon Blackwood, DJ Qualls
This TV miniseries is based on Alex Haley's book and is the saga of a large family during a 50-year span with Mama Flora (Cicely Tyson) at the center during a time of great change in the U.S.
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No Man's Land 1987 R, 107 min. Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Peter Werner Cast: Charlie Sheen, D.B. Sweeney, Randy Quaid, Lara Harris, Bill Duke, Arlen Dean Snyder, M. Emmet Walsh, R.D. Call, Al Shannon, Bernie Pock, Kenny Endoso, James F. Kelly
Cars are being stolen in L.A., and a young cop (D.B. Sweeney) is hot on the thieves' trail in spite of personal problems with a senior policeman (Randy Quaid). Charlie Sheen does a good job portraying the leader of the bad guys.
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Ruby's Bucket of Blood 2001 PG-13, 95 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Werner Cast: Angela Bassett, Kevin Anderson, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jurnee Smollett, Glenn Plummer, Angelica Torn, Arnold Pinnock, Martin Villafana, Cabral Richards, David Ferry
Ruby's (Angela Bassett) Louisiana nightclub is a popular joint in the early 1960s, and Ruby herself leads a hectic life. Then Billy Dupre (Kevin Anderson), a singer who is booked for the club, arrives on the scene, and Ruby's life gets more complicated when an affair with Billy begins. Made for cable TV.
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We Were the Mulvaneys 2002 TV, 86 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Werner Cast: Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner, Tammy Blanchard, Tom Guiry, Jacob Pitts, Mark Famiglietti, Shawn Roberts, Colin Ferguson, Leigh Enns, John O'Callaghan, Jon Ted Wynne, Wayne Kicklas
In this made-for-TV film, Michael (Beau Bridges) and Corinne (Blythe Danner) Mulvaney enjoy what they consider an idyllic lifestyle with their four children–until daughter Marianne (Tammy Blanchard) is raped at her prom. Suddenly, the individual lives of family members are shattered, and each deals with the tragedy in unique ways.
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| 1. The Image (1990)
2. Mama Flora's Family (1998)
3. No Man's Land (1987)
4. Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001)
5. We Were the Mulvaneys (2002)
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