Helen HughesFilmography

Night of the Twisters

Actors: Devon Sawa

Synopsis: A peaceful Nebraska town on a sweltering summer day becomes the setting for an unprecedented disaster when it is struck by a deadly series of strong tornados. The story is told from the viewpoint of a 12-year-old boy who is forced to overcome his own terror to save the lives of friends and family Read More

Billy Madison

Actors: Adam Sandler, Darren McGavin, Bridgette Wilson, Bradley Whitford, Josh Mostel

Synopsis: Master of infantilism Adam Sandler stars as the title character, an overgrown rich kid who wiles away his days poolside, swilling kegs of beer and appreciating fine nudie magazines such as "Drunk Chicks" -- that is, until his father (Darren McGavin) decides to test his mettle as future head of the Read More

Tommy Boy

Actors: Chris Farley, David Spade, Bo Derek, Brian Dennehy, Dan Aykroyd, Rob Lowe

Synopsis: Saturday Night Live star Chris Farley had his first starring role in this frankly lowbrow comedy, which teamed him with fellow SNL cast member {$David Spade). Big Tom Callahan (Brian Dennehy) is the street-smart owner of a company that makes auto parts, and one day he'd like his son Tommy Callahan Read More

The Rapture

Actors: Grant Aljanak, Karen Allen, Gemma Barry, Don Dickinson, John Friesen, David McIlwraith, Michael Ontkean, Hrant Alianak

Last Wish

Synopsis: Based on an autobiography by Betty Rollin, this is a heart-tugger which finds a woman with cancer seeking the assistance of her daughter in fulfilling her last wish--a wish to die with dignity. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide Read More

Falling Over Backwards

Actors: Saul Rubinek, Paul Soles, Helen Hughes, Carolyn Scott

Synopsis: Falling Over Backwards was filmed in Quebec through the good graces of the National Film Board of Canada. Saul Rubinek plays a high school teacher, currently in the doldrums over his divorce. Ignoring advice of Thomas Wolfe, Rubinek decides to "go home again" to forget his troubles. With his aged Read More

The Amityville Curse

Synopsis: This fifth installment in the tiresome horror series is so far removed from its creatively depleted source material that one wonders why the filmmakers bothered to use the "Amityville" reference in the title. In fact, there is some question as to whether the haunted house featured here is even Read More

Final Notice

Synopsis: In this thriller, a cool detective and a fussy librarian team up to solve the mystery of a killer who hacks up both art books and his beautiful victims. The story is based on a novel by Jonathan Valin and was made as a cable television pilot. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Sorry, Wrong Number

Actors: Loni Anderson, Carl Weintraub, Hal Holbrook, Diane D'Aquila, Alan Jordan

Synopsis: A wealthy invalid discovers her husband's scheme to have her killed in this made-for-cable thriller--remade from the 1948 feature starring Barbara Stanwyck. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide Read More

Hot Paint

Synopsis: The inadvertent theft of a valuable Renoir force an actor and an unemployed salesman into the limelight in this crime comedy. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Palais Royale

Actors: Kim Cattrall, Matt Craven, Kim Coates, Dean Stockwell, Brian George

Synopsis: Gerald (Matt Craven) is a country boy who takes a job in Toronto as a bookkeeper for an advertising agency. He hopes to someday launch his own successful ad campaigns and daydreams about the beautiful model on the billboard outside his office window. Gerald meets the model Odessa (Kim Catrall) and Read More

Martha, Ruth and Edie

Actors: Jennifer Dale, Andrea Martin, Lois Maxwell, Margaret Langrick, Kate Trotter

Synopsis: Three women gather in a self-help group to discuss their relationships and problems in this distaff drama. Martha (Jennifer Dale) tells of the breakup of her marriage. Ruth (Andrea Martin) discusses her painful emotional struggle in dealing with her mother's death. Edie (Lois Maxwell) tells the Read More

The Kidnapping of Baby John Doe

Synopsis: When a young couple must decide whether to allow a possible life-saving procedure to be performed on their critically-ill infant, members of the hospital staff opt to make the parents' decision for them. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

Blue Monkey

Actors: Steve Railsback, Gwynyth Walsh, Susan Anspach, John Vernon, Joe Flaherty

Synopsis: This slick throwback to the giant-mutant-insect movies of the 1950's has built a small reputation solely on its irrelevant title -- the film contains no monkeys, blue or otherwise -- which confused both reviewers and viewers alike. (This dilemma was solved in its second video incarnation, under Read More

The Peanut Butter Solution

Actors: Mathew Mackay, Siluck Saysanasy, Alison Podbrey, Michael Hogan, Michael Maillot

Synopsis: Convinced that a recently burned-down structure harbors ghosts, young Matthew Mackay and Siluck Saysanasy decide to investigate the ruins. In true "urban legend" fashion, what Mackay sees inside the structure causes him to go bald on the spot! His distress is mollified when a pair of friendly Read More

Suicide Murders

Actors: Saul Rubinek

Synopsis: Suicide Murders was filmed for Canadian television in 1985. Saul Rubinek stars as a klutzy private eye in a small, peaceful village, where clients are virtually nonexistent. When several mysterious suicides occur in the village, Rubinek senses that there's dirty work afoot. He stumbles around town Read More

Tales of the Haunted

Synopsis: This low-budget feature is actually comprised of re-edited installments from a syndicated television serial. Jack Palance stars as a self-serving, abusive boor who becomes stranded -- along with his two hapless children -- by a thunderstorm, forcing them to take shelter in an isolated country Read More

Au Nom de Tous les Miens

Actors: Michael York, Brigitte Fossey, Macha Meril, Helen Hughes

Synopsis: Unfortunately bound by clichés and stereotypes rather than original insights and new viewpoints, this condensed movie version of an 8-hour television series does not do complete justice to its noble topic of courage in the face of the World War II holocaust. The story is based on the memoirs of Read More

Visiting Hours

Actors: Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda Purl, William Shatner, Harvey Atkin

Synopsis: A crazed, women-hating killer (Michael Ironside) rapes and brutalizes journalist Deborah Ballin (Lee Grant). When he discovers that his attack didn't kill Deborah, he comes to the hospital to finish what he started. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide Read More

The Incubus

Actors: John Cassavetes, Kerrie Keane, Helen Hughes, Erin Flannery, Duncan McIntosh

Synopsis: A series of brutal rapes and murders have begun occurring in a small town. Teenager, Tim (Duncan McIntosh), has had horrible dreams and fears he is the murderer, especially since many of his friends have been victims. The town doctor, Sam Cordell (John Cassavetes), and the sheriff, Hank (John Read More

Off Your Rocker

Synopsis: In this comedy, the aged residents of Flo Adler's Mapleview Nursing Home revolt against the corporate conglomerate threatening to take over their home. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Evil Stalks This House

Synopsis: Jack Palance both hosts and stars in this "possession" thriller. The story, concerning an old dark house and a family curse, is nothing special. What is of interest is the origin of Evil Stalks This House. Though currently available to television as a two-hour TV movie, the film was initially Read More

Suzanne

Actors: Jennifer Dale, Winston Rekert, Gabriel Arcand, Ken Pogue, Michelle Rossignol

Synopsis: This drama is set in Montreal when in the mid-'50s a young woman is impregnated by a petty thief who is caught and given ten years in the slammer. In the meantime, the woman bears a son and marries another. The time passes quickly and the thief is eventually released. He immediately goes to her Read More

Middle Age Crazy

Actors: Bruce Dern, Ann-Margret, Graham Jarvis, Eric Christmas, Helen Hughes, Deborah Wakeham

Synopsis: The popular topic of men whose mid-life crises grow with a thickening waistline is handled with snatches of wit and insight in this standard comedy-drama from John Trent. Bobby Lee (Bruce Dern) is beginning to feel hemmed in -- his wife (Ann-Margret) has lost some of her appeal and his friends and Read More

The Lucky Star

Actors: Rod Steiger, Louise Fletcher, Lou Jacobi, Brett Marx, Helen Hughes

Synopsis: This well-wrought family comedy-drama by director Max Fischer is set in Holland during World War II. Young David (Brett Marx) has been separated from his parents because they were taken prisoner by the Nazis and sent away to a concentration camp. David ends up living on a Rotterdam farm as one of Read More

Outrageous

Actors: Craig Russell, Hollis McLaren, Richard Easley, Allan Moyle, David McIlwraith

Synopsis: Two misfits find love and support in each other's company, in this show-business comedy with a twist. One of them, Robin Turner (Craig Russell), is a male hairdresser and a gifted female impersonator, who tries out his act in local gay nightclubs. His roommate is Liza Connors (Hollis McLaren), an Read More

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Superdog

Synopsis: This family film chronicles the adventures of Hobo, an unusually intelligent dog who finds himself pursued by a crazy scientist. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More