Deborah Van Valkenburgh Filmography

The Devil's Rejects

Actors: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Ken Foree, Matthew McGrory

Synopsis: Directed by the prolific Rob Zombie, The Devil's Rejects is a sequel of sorts to 2003's House of 1000 Corpses, and picks up several weeks after House left off. This time, the clash revolves around the tribe of violent lunatics and decidedly valueless family members of the original film, who have Read More

The Shield: Bang

Synopsis: Monica (Glenn Close) takes command of The Barn, and tells the troops that they will be implementing an asset-seizure program. She puts Vic (Michael Chiklis) in charge of all gang-related felonies. Units working under Vic are assigned to take Polaroids of all gang members, and their ink, in order Read More

Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend

Actors: Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, Nina Siemaszko, Casey Sander, Julianna McCarthy

Synopsis: This Hallmark Channel TV movie is one of several starring Kellie Martin as Samantha "Sam" Kinsey, the owner of a British-style American bookshop which traffics in mystery novels. To improve business, Sam hosts a book signing with three celebrity "whodunit" authors in attendance. One of the three Read More

Criminal

Actors: John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Mullan, Jonathan Tucker

Synopsis: A con artist finds family squabbles are getting in the way of a major payday in this sharp blend of comedy and suspense, based on the Argentinean hit Nueve Reinas (aka Nine Queens). Richard Gaddis (John C. Reilly) is a smart-suited confidence man who knows how to run a big con but prefers to pull Read More

Chasing Destiny

Synopsis: A repossession agent falls in love with a woman whose father is high on his list of priority accounts in this romantic drama. Jet James (Christopher Lloyd) was a popular and influential rock star in the late '60s, but 30 years down the road, things are not going well for him. He's in poor health Read More

Free Enterprise

Actors: Rafer Weigel, Eric McCormack, Audie England, Patrick Van Horn, Jonathan Slavin

Synopsis: With a little help from the commander of the Starship Enterprise, two geeky sci-fi buffs venture into the final frontier -- finding a steady girlfriend -- in this satiric comedy. Mark (Eric McCormack) and Rob (Rafer Weigel) are two guys in their late 20s who are emotionally stuck in adolescence; Read More

Mean Guns

Actors: Christopher Lambert, Ice-T, Michael Halsey, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Tina Cote

Synopsis: In this crime drama, a crime boss ponies up $10 million to the winner of a gunfight to be held in a derelict correctional facility. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 58: Past Tense, Part II

Synopsis: In part one of this episode, a freak accident transported Sisko, Bashir, and Dax back to San Francisco in the year 2024. Their visit occurs a few days before the Bell Riots, the outcome of which will profoundly effect the future, specifically, their future. When legendary homeless advocate Gabriel Read More

Brain Smasher: A Love Story

Actors: Andrew Dice Clay, Teri Hatcher, Yuji Okumoto, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Brion James

Synopsis: Andrew Dice Clay trades in dumb yucks for numchucks in Brainsmasher: A Love Story as Ed Molloy, a part-time comic and bouncer who takes on a belligerent gang of ninjas. The story kicks in when supermodel Samantha Crains (Teri Hatcher) receives a red lotus flower from her sister that has to be Read More

Rampage

Actors: Michael Biehn, Alex McArthur, Nicholas Campbell, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, John Harkins

Synopsis: This bloody thriller is based on the real-life story of Richard Chase, the notorious "Vampire of Sacramento." William Friedkin's film soft-pedals Chase's gruesome crimes, although the gore content may still be a bit hard to take for most viewers. Alex McArthur gives a noteworthy performance as the Read More

Phantom of the Ritz

Synopsis: In this horror comedy, the new owner of the beautiful old Ritz theater is in the process of renovating it when he discovers that beneath the stage lives the evil, enraged spirit of a teen who was burned and disfigured during a drag race in the mid '50s. Afterward, he took to living in the Ritz and Read More

One Man Out

Actors: Stephen McHattie

Synopsis: In this suspenseful drama, an mentally unstable, cynical ex-CIA agent now makes money working as a soldier-of-fortune. His newest assignment is to kill a South American dictator. His world-weary demeanor begins to soften after he meets and falls for an American reporter with political views so Read More

Erik

Actors: Stephen McHattie, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Aharon Ipalé

Synopsis: It took nerve to release a small-scale Canadian drama called Erik in the same year that all the big promotional guns were booming on behalf of the lush-budget British film Erik the Viking. The Canadian picture stars Stephen McHattie as a Vietnam veteran who has trouble adjusting to a peacetime Read More

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story

Synopsis: The story of Olympic downhill racer Bill Johnson is related in this made-for-TV biopic. Future ER star Anthony Edwards plays Johnson, who while growing up in Oregon was known far and wide for his capacity as a troublemaker. After several brushes with the law (one landing him behind bars), Johnson Read More

Too Close for Comfort: Season 05

Actors: Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Jim J. Bullock, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Lydia Cornell, Joshua Goodwin, Audrey Meadows

Synopsis: Despite its cancellation by ABC at the end of the 1982-1983 TV season, the Britain-inspired sitcom Too Close for Comfort proved immensely successful when it was retooled as a first-run syndicated program and sold to individual stations and sponsors rather than telecast by a single network. As a Read More

A Bunny's Tale

Actors: Lela Rochon

Synopsis: A Bunny's Tale is a TV-movie adaptation of Gloria Steinem's experiences as a Playboy bunny. Engaged by a magazine to write an investigative article on publisher Hugh Hefner's nightclub chain, Ms. Steinem (Kirstie Alley) poses as a young girl named "Marie" and enters the Bunny training program at Read More

Too Close for Comfort: Season 04

Actors: Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Audrey Meadows

Synopsis: Cancelled by ABC at the end of its third season, Too Close for Comfort was revived in off-network syndication beginning April 2, 1984. This move was part of a concerted effort by the Metromedia station group to create a "fourth network," an alternative to the established webs ABC, NBC, and CBS. Read More

Streets of Fire

Actors: Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Willem Dafoe

Synopsis: More like a series of MTV sequences than a long-term narration, this super-thin story line focuses on a kidnapped singer (Diane Lane) and her ex-boyfriend (Michael Pare) who goes forth to save her through rainy streets, the roar of elevated subways, several alleys, and the usual warehouses. Each Read More

Too Close for Comfort: Season 03

Actors: Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Audrey Meadows

Synopsis: Season two of the ABC sitcom Too Close for Comfort climaxed with Muriel Rush (Nancy Dussault), 42-year-old wife of ultraconservative newspaper cartoonist Henry Rush (Ted Knight), giving birth to her third child, a son named Andrew. Season three finds Andrew old enough to be played by actual child Read More

King of the Mountain

Actors: Harry Hamlin, Joseph Bottoms, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Richard Cox, Dennis Hopper

Synopsis: Harry Hamlin stars as the self-styled "King of Mulholland Drive," the leader of a group of men who get drunk and then race their cars at high-speed along a perilous Los Angeles roadway. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

Too Close for Comfort: Season 02

Actors: Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Lydia Cornell, Hamilton Camp, Jim J. Bullock, Deena Freeman

Synopsis: Season two for the Britain-derived ABC sitcom Too Close for Comfort finds newspaper cartoonist Henry Rush (Ted Knight) still fretting over the welfare and virtue of his toothsome young daughters Jackie (Deborah Van Valkenburgh) and Sara (Lydia Cornell) who live in the lower apartment of the Read More

Too Close for Comfort [TV Series]

Actors: Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock

Synopsis: Based on the British comedy series Keep It in the Family and first telecast on November 11, 1980, the ABC sitcom Too Close for Comfort starred Ted Knight as Henry Rush, an uptight, traditionalist newspaper cartoonist who in midlife had found unexpected fame and fortune as the creator of the Read More

Too Close for Comfort: Season 01

Actors: Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock

Synopsis: A mere eleven months after the ITV debut of the British sitcom Keep It in the Family, the American version of the series, Too Close for Comfort, made its bow on ABC. Actually, the latter series might have arrived on the scene even earlier but an actors' strike delayed the start of the 1980-1981 TV Read More

The Warriors

Actors: Michael Beck, James Remar, Thomas G. Waites, David Patrick Kelly, Dorsey Wright, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Mercedes Ruehl

Synopsis: Walter Hill's hip, super-stylized action film unfurls in a dystopian near-future, when various gangs control New York City. Each gang sports a unique moniker ('The Men in Blue,' 'The Baseball Furies,' 'The Rogues'), with a costume underscoring its "theme"; each, in turn, is also responsible for Read More