The Bourne Identity 1988  TV, 185 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller / Drama / Mystery
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Jaclyn Smith, Yorgo Voyagis, Anthony Quayle, Peter Vaughan, Donald Moffat, Denholm Elliott, Bruce Boa, James Faulkner, James Laurenson, Ted Maynard, Sylvia Marriott, Michael Habeck, Wolf Kahler, Philip Madoc
Jason Bourne (Richard Chamberlain) washes ashore near a French village. He had been shot several times, but a retired doctor brings him back to health. The problem: Jason does not have any idea who he is or what happened to him. He also has no idea why a microfilm containing a Swiss bank account code is imbedded in his thigh. As he searches for his identity, he is followed by assassins, and wherever he goes he is recognized. It appears that he may be a feared terrorist. This TV miniseries is a good (and faithful) rendition of Robert Ludlum's novel.
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Dracula's Curse 2002  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Patrick Bergin, Giancarlo Giannini, Hardy Kruger Jr., Stefania Rocca, Muriel Baumeister, Kai Wiesinger, Alessio Boni, Brett Forest, Alessia Merz, Conrad Hornby
Successful American banker Jonathan Harker (Hardy Kruger Jr.) has a chance to make a good profit in real estate and travels to Romania to complete the deal with Count Tepes (Patrick Bergin). But the Count is really Count Dracula, and he's recruiting vampires. This modern-day update of "Dracula" was originally an Italian made-for-TV miniseries.
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Getting Gotti 1994 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Lorraine Bracco, Anthony John Denison, Kathleen Laskey, August Schellenberg, Kenneth Welsh, Jeremy Ratchford, Ellen Burstyn, Lawrence Bayne, Victor Ertmanis, Jason Blicker, Ron Hartman, Peter Boretski
This made-for-TV offering relates the successful efforts of attorney Diane Giacalone (Lorraine Bracco) to prosecute the infamous "Teflon Don," John Gotti (Anthony John Denison).
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Imperium: Augustus 2003 TV, 178 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Augustus
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Charlotte Rampling, Vittoria Belvedere, Benjamin Sadler, Massimo Ghini, Gottfried John, Ken Duken, Russell Barr, Juan Diego Botto, Valeria D'Obici
The oft-told tale of Augustus (Peter O'Toole), his "adoption" by Julius Caesar, and his teaming with Marc Antony (Massimo Ghini) to bring Caesar's assassins to justice is told in this made-for-TV epic.
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Into Thin Air 1985 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Robert Prosky, Sam Robards, Nicholas Pryor, John Dennis Johnston, Tate Donovan, Patricia Smith, Bill Calvert, J.P. Bumstead, Ebbe Roe Smith, Britt Leach, Dale Wilson
A teenager vanishes on a trip from Canada to Colorado, and his mother (Ellen Burstyn), frustrated with having little help from authorities, hires a retired detective (Robert Prosky). The two search for the truth about what happened. Based on a true story. Made for TV.
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Jesus 1999 TV, 173 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Jeremy Sisto, Jacqueline Bisset, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Debra Messing, Gary Oldman, David O'Hara, Jeroen Krabbe, G.W. Bailey, Luca Zingaretti, Luca Barbareschi
Jeremy Sisto takes on the role of Jesus in this modern interpretation of the Bible, which, as it turns out, is rather uninspired.
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Jewels 1992 TV, 240 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Jewels'
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Annette O'Toole, Anthony Andrews, Jurgen Prochnow, Corinne Touzet, Sheila Gish, Simon Oates, Robert Wagner, Bradley Cole, Ursula Howells, Geoffrey Whitehead
Sarah Thompson (Annette O'Toole) and nobleman William Whitfield (Anthony Andrews) wed, move to France, and start a family. After World War II, they help war survivors by buying their jewelry and eventually have a thriving jewel business. But descendents of the survivors and their own children become players in the future of the thriving business. Originally a TV miniseries.
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Joseph 1995  TV, 185 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Paul Mercurio, Ben Kingsley, Martin Landau, Lesley Ann Warren, Alice Krige, Dominique Sanda, Warren Clarke, Monica Bellucci, Stefano Dionisi, Valeria Cavalli, Kelly Miller, Michael Angelis
This TV miniseries provides a good retelling the Biblical story of Joseph (Paul Mercurio). Joseph's brothers, jealous of his being the favorite son and his ability to interpret dreams, sell Joseph into slavery to the Egyption Pharaoh. Joseph eventually rises to a powerful position in the government and, eventually, is reunited with his family.
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Kiss the Sky 1998 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: William Petersen, Gary Cole, Sheryl Lee, Patricia Charbonneau, Season Hubley, Terence Stamp, Ivana Milicevic, Ernie Ortega, Cris Daluz, Ray Ventura
Two businessmen–Jeff (William Petersen) and Marty (Gary Cole)–look on a working trip to the Philippines as the opportunity to rejuvenate themselves, but their solution of drugs and alcohol soon takes its toll.
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Lassiter 1984 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Tom Selleck, Jane Seymour, Lauren Hutton, Bob Hoskins, Joe Regalbuto, Ed Lauter, Warren Clarke, Edward Peel, Christopher Malcolm, Harry Towb
The Nazis have $10 million worth of diamonds in London prior to World War II. Lassiter (Tom Selleck) is a jewel thief whose mission is to recover the cache.
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Moses 1996 TV, 188 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Frank Langella, David Suchet, Christopher Lee, Anna Galiena, Enrico Lo Verso, Geraldine McEwan, Maurice Roeves, Anthony Higgins, Philippe Leroy, Philip Stone, Anton Lesser
This made-for-TV account of the Old Testament prophet Moses is highlighted by the fine performance of Ben Kingsley in the title role. The story begins with the baby Moses being placed in a basket by his mother and floated down the Nile to save him from the wicked pharaoh who called for the death of all Hebrew children. Found by a princess, he is raised in luxury, but his destiny is to lead his people out of Egypt to the promised land.
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The Squeeze 1987  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Michael Keaton, Rae Dawn Chong, John(2) Davidson, Liane Langland, Leslie Bevis, Meat Loaf, Ronald Guttman, Bobby Bass, Lou Criscuolo, Joe Pantoliano
If you are a Michael Keaton fan, by all means watch this film. Otherwise, taking out the trash might provide a few more laughs as Keaton playes a con-artist who gets mixed up in all kinds of trouble.
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The Thin Blue Lie 2000 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid, Paul Sorvino, Cynthia Preston, G.W. Bailey, Al Waxman, Beau Starr, Barry Wiggins, Chuck Shamata, Louis Di Bianco, Melissa DiMarco, Bruce McFee, Philip Granger, Hayley Tyson
Based on actual events in 1970s' Philadelphia, this made-for-cable TV entry stars Rob Morrow as journalist Jonathan Neumann who is brought to Philadelphia to provide court coverage for a local newspaper. He immediately comes across a case of a handicapped young man who is found guilty of murder. But, on investigation, he finds out that the man was beaten into the confession by the police, and witnesses were beaten into providing the "correct" testimony. Because of this and other similar cases, he is targeted by the police for harassment. The corruption appears to go all the way up to the mayor's office.
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| 1. The Bourne Identity (1988)
2. Dracula's Curse (2002)
3. Getting Gotti (1994)
4. Imperium: Augustus (2003)
aka: Augustus
5. Into Thin Air (1985)
6. Jesus (1999)
7. Jewels (1992)
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Jewels'
8. Joseph (1995)
9. Kiss the Sky (1998)
10. Lassiter (1984)
11. Moses (1996)
12. The Squeeze (1987)
13. The Thin Blue Lie (2000)
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