David's Mother 1994  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Allan Ackerman
Cast: Kirstie Alley, Sam Waterston, Stockard Channing, Michael A. Goorjian, Chris Sarandon, Phylicia Rashad, Jack(2) Duffy, Amanda Blitz, Steve Ivany, Caroline Yeager
Sally (Kirstie Alley) has been raising her autistic child, David (Michael A. Goorjian), alone since her husband left years before. But when a social worker finds out that Sally is bringing up the boy outside the "System," a battle begins as to what is in the boy's best interest. Kirstie Alley won a Golden Globe for her performance.
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Outrage 1998  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Allan Ackerman
Cast: Rob Lowe, Jennifer Grey, Eric Michael Cole, Shane Meier, Cyrus Thiedeke, Kathryn Harrold, Nathaniel DeVeaux, Jerry Wasserman, Fulvio Cecere, Colin Lawrence, Robert Wisden, Jennifer Clement, Bob Morrisey, Lesley Ewen, Christine Willes
A trio of teens breaks into insurance salesman Tom Casey's (Rob Lowe) car, and Tom calls the police. But the teens are well-connected, get just a slap on the wrist, and now start to intimidate Tom and his pregnant wife (Jennifer Grey). Weak made-for-TV thriller.
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 2003 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Allan Ackerman
Cast: Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez, Anne Bancroft, Rodrigo Santoro, Brian Dennehy, Roger Allam, Victor Alfieri, Suzanne Bertish, Jane Bertish, Tara Lynne O'Neill, Sara James, Frank Crudele
This made-for-TV version of Tennessee Williams' 1958 novella stars Helen Mirren as the aging Karen Stone whose life changes when her wealthy husband, Tom (Brian Dennehy), dies during their trip to Italy. Karen then sets off on a series of sexual flings with gigolos arranged for by the Contessa (Anne Bancroft) until she is paired off with young Paolo di Lio (Olivier Martinez), and a doomed romance follows.
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Safe Passage 1994  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Allan Ackerman
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Sam Shepard, Nick Stahl, Marcia Gay Harden, Robert Sean Leonard, Sean Astin, Patricia Reeves, Joe Lisi, Matt Keeslar, Marvin Scott
A strong-willed mother (Susan Sarandon) of seven sons, with her husband (Sam Shepard), awaits word of the son who has possibly been killed in a Middle-East terrorist explosion.
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| 1. David's Mother (1994)
2. Outrage (1998)
3. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003)
4. Safe Passage (1994)
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