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Actors: Anne Heche, Abraham Benrubi, Emily Bergl, Seana Kofoed, Suleka Mathew
Actors: John Amos, Kyla Pratt, Chelan Simmons, Walker Howard, Kristen Wilson
Synopsis: A young woman discovers that her father's special talent runs in the family in this direct-to-video sequel to the 1998 blockbuster (which, unlike the previous two films in the series, does not feature Eddie Murphy). Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt), the youngest daughter of veterinarian John Dolittle Read More
Actors: Denis Nikiforov, Yelena Panova, Andrei Panin, John Amos, Ivan Makarevich
Actors: Eddie Griffin, Anthony Anderson, Michael Imperioli, Method Man, John Amos
Synopsis: Three lazy pals find they're facing fatherhood simultaneously in this light-hearted comedy co-written by star Eddie Griffin. Lonnie (Griffin), G. (Anthony Anderson), and Dominick (Michael Imperioli) live stress-free lives with Lonnie's trash-talking Uncle Virgil (John Amos). But when all three Read More
Synopsis: It's the Hatfields and McCoys all over again with this uproarious tale of feuding families that ends with an outrageous "Watermelon Juice Afro Sheen" contest that you have to see to believe. John Amos stars in this urban comedy that pits him against the Brown Family, the source of all his Read More
Actors: Anthony Anderson, John Amos, Roz Ryan, Damani Roberts, Aimee Garcia
Synopsis: Comic actor Anthony Anderson was appropriately cast as Anthony Anderson in this half-hour WB sitcom. A struggling actor and single dad, Anthony was forced by financial and other considerations to move back home with his middle-class mom and dad, who looked after his son, Tuga (Damani Roberts) Read More
Actors: Andre Braugher, John Amos, Paul Benjamin, Jacques C. Smith, Toni Morrison
Synopsis: Avon Kirkland's Ralph Ellison: An American Journey takes a close look at the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ralph Ellison. In addition to the expected array of experts that analyze Ellison's work, Kirkland intersperses dramatized scenes from Ellison's only novel Invisible Man, including the Read More
Actors: Ean Mering, Craig T. Nelson, Robert Loggia, John Amos, Emilie Jacobs
Synopsis: An ambitious high school senior who dreams of escaping his dreary small town and his depressive single father receives a visit from a disheveled senior citizen claiming to be the boy's older self in an intimate fantasy drama starring Robert Loggia, Craig T. Nelson, and John Amos. Seventeen Read More
Actors: Dulé Hill, Elisabeth Moss, Kathryn Joosten, John Amos
Synopsis: President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) seeks out the advice of Lord Marbury (Roger Rees), whose intelligence in diplomatic affairs is matched only by his eccentricities, when a possible nuclear exchange could transpire between Pakistan and India. Mandy (Moira Kelly) desires to find out how the staff Read More
Actors: Craig T. Nelson, Jayne Brook, Lynne Thigpen, Roger Aaron Brown, Sean Patrick Thomas
Synopsis: Craig T. Nelson stars as Jack Mannion, a policeman brought in to fight crime in the nation's capital in this television drama series. After a controversial but successful stint as chief of police in Newark, NJ, Mannion makes a positive impression on Deputy Mayor Mary Ann Mitchell (Jayne Brook) and Read More
Actors: Wesley Snipes, Sanaa Lathan, Regina Hall, Lisa Anderson
Synopsis: In this drama based on the novel by Terry McMillan, Zora (Sanaa Lathan) is a woman who dreams of becoming a singing star, meanwhile supporting herself as a schoolteacher. Franklin (Wesley Snipes), a father of two whose divorce is about to become final, has lost his job as a construction worker and Read More
Actors: Dulé Hill, John Amos, Kathryn Joosten, Timothy Busfield
Synopsis: President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) is furious about a plane carrying his personal physician being downed in the Middle East. After initially requesting a retaliatory attack that would kill a great many people, Bartlet's military advisors try to convince him to take a more cautionary maneuver. Read More
Actors: LisaRaye, Bernie Mac, Monica Calhoun, A.J. Johnson, Ice Cube
Synopsis: Rapper/ actor Ice Cube directed this urban comedy-drama about African-American single mother Diana (Lisa Raye), who aims for a career as a broadcast journalist. To finance her education, she works as a stripper at the raucous Players Club, run by hustler Dollar Bill (Bernie Mac). When naive Ebony (Monica Calhoun Read More
Actors: Jason Alexander, Lolita Davidovich, James Woods, Joe Mantegna, Jay Mohr
Synopsis: This made-for-cable comedy centers on the romantic travails of Michael Makeshift (Jason Alexander), a schnook who just can't get over the fact that his girlfriend dumped him. To make matters worse, his gross and sloppy landlord is bugging him for long-overdue rent. Things for Michael's brother Read More
Synopsis: When the small, intimate wedding planned by Will (Will Smith) and Lisa (Nia Long) begins to bloat out of proportion thanks to their bickering parents, the couple decides to elope to Las Vegas. There they decide to exchange vows in a chapel which specializes in "theme" weddings. The couple's chosen Read More
Synopsis: On the eve of his wedding to Lisa (Nia Long), Will (Will Smith) begins to wonder if he's ready for marriage. Oh, he still loves Lisa--but it has just dawned on him that he hardly knows the girl. Elswehere, Will's mom Vy (Vernee Watson-Johnson) and Lisa's dad Fred (John Amos) discover that they Read More
Actors: Joe Lara, Evan Lurie, William Sanderson, John Amos, Michael Nouri
Synopsis: In this sci-fi horror outing a terrorist turns into an unstoppable mass of electromagnetic energy after an attempted prison break goes horribly awry. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: Posing as a journalist, Monica (Roma Downey) is assigned to write a story about Sheriff John Mackey (John Amos), who is regarded as a hero for his actions during a hostage crisis in which both the gunman and Mackey's partner were killed. Under intense pressure to measure up to his father's Read More
Synopsis: Hoping to "bond' with his cousin Will (Will Smith), Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro) invites him for a weekend skiing trip. The plan fails miserably when the twosome suddenly becomes a threesome, thanks to the unexpected appearance of Will's sweetheart Lisa (Nia Long). And after several false starts Read More
Synopsis: John Amos makes his first series appearance as Fred Wilkes, the father of Will's current heartthrob Lisa (Nia Long). Anxious to make a good impression on Mr. Wilkes, Will (Will Smith) succeeds beyond his wildest dreams. In fact, Fred is so impressed by Will that he decides to move to LA and spend Read More
Actors: Mike Starr, Robert Davi, Michael Ironside, Lesley-Anne Down, Margaret Avery, John Amos
Synopsis: A killer who strikes only during Mardi Gras turns out to be a supernatural demon (Michael Ironside) who has sought human sacrifices ever since the original festival began as an occultist ceremony. The New Orleans cop assigned to the case (Robert Davi) tracks the demon around the city with his Read More
Actors: John Turturro, Michael Badalucco, Carl Caportoto, Katherine Borowitz, Ellen Barkin, John Amos
Synopsis: Actor John Turturro spent a dozen years getting his script for Mac before the cameras; he'd originally planned to merely act in the film, but the stringent budget required that he direct as well. Turturro plays Mac, one of three grown brothers in an Italian/American family living in 1950s New Read More
Actors: Adrienne Barbeau, E.G. Marshall, Harvey Keitel, Madeleine Potter, Ramy Zada
Synopsis: Two well-known directors each adapt stories by Edgar Allen Poe in this horror drama. George Romero's "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" tells how the wife of an elderly, wealthy man and her lover--who also happens to be the husband's private physician--scheme to control his assets. Dying Read More
Actors: Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T, Kevin Pollak, Lindsay Wagner
Synopsis: Ricochet, a suspenseful, exciting police thriller that loses its way at the end, is the story of a good cop whose life is destroyed by an obsessed psychotic criminal whom he sent to prison years before. Nick (Denzel Washington) is a successful happily married police officer with a distinguished Read More
Actors: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Bill Sadler, William Atherton, Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, John Amos
Synopsis: "Another basement, another elevator...how can the same thing happen to the same guy twice?" asks John McClane (Bruce Willis), in what is doubtless the key question of this film. A year after foiling the terrorist takeover of a high-rise office building in the first movie, McClane is waiting to Read More
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, John Amos, Sonny Landham, Tom Sizemore
Synopsis: Sylvester Stallone is a tough but essentially decent convict in a relatively humane prison. He's on such good terms with the authorities that he's occasionally allowed a weekend furlough. This idyllic situation ends abruptly when he's transferred to a nasty prison run by sadistic warden Donald Sutherland Read More
Actors: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley
Synopsis: Coming to America casts comedian Eddie Murphy as pampered African prince Akeem, who rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Murphy's regal father (James Earl Jones) agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Read More
Synopsis: Bonanza: The Movie originally went out as Bonanza: The Next Generation. That title accurately reflected the film's content: death and previous commitments prevented the cast of the original Bonanza TV series of 1959-1973, thus the talent roster of The Next Generation was brand-new. John Ireland Read More
Synopsis: After being diagnosed with high cholesterol, Cliff (Bill Cosby) is put on a strict diet by Clair (Phylicia Rashad) until his next blood test--and if you think he's happy about this, you don't know Cliff. Meanwhile, Denise (Lisa Bonet) begins her new job as a recording-company secretary, only to Read More
Synopsis: Jerry Orbach makes a return appearance as Boston P.I. Harry McGraw, who in this episode has given up sleuthing to enter the world of professional boxing. No, Harry hasn't donned the gloves himself, but he is a suspect in the murder of a crooked boxing manager. Enter Jessica (Angela Lansbury), who Read More
Synopsis: In Arcadia County, Georgia, gun-toting Reverend Taylor (John Amos) turns to his fellow Vietnam vets on the A-Team to help him crush a vicious moonshiner named Drew (Bo Hopkins). Complications ensue when B.A. (Mr. T) falls for the Rev's comely daughter Stephanie (Tracy Reed). Ultimately, the Team Read More
Actors: Deborah Raffin, Peter Fonda
Synopsis: This low-budget jungle adventure tale stars Deborah Raffin as a dedicated anthropologist who hires boozy, woman-hating helicopter pilot Peter Fonda to fly her into the dark inner depths of the Philippine jungle in search of one of her colleagues, who disappeared while searching for the legendary Read More
Actors: Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn, John Amos, Josh Milrad
Synopsis: This low-budget entry into the sword-and-sorcery cycle of the early '80s wasn't successful during its initial release, but has steadily built a strong cult following over the years. The Beastmaster tells the story of Dar (Marc Singer), the son of a king who was stolen from his mother's womb by a Read More
Actors: Deborah Raffin, Diane Lane, Michael Learned, John Amos, Cristina Raines
Synopsis: Touched by Love was not only filmed in Canada, but had a leading character named Canada (it had to; the film is based on the reminisces of a real-life person). Deborah Raffin portrays Lena Canada, a therapist in charge of handicapped Diane Lane. A wheelchair-bound cerebral palsy victim, Lane also Read More
Actors: Michael Beck, Telly Savalas, Ronny Cox, Alex Karras, Art Carney
Synopsis: Filmed on location at Alcatraz Island, this two-part "whole story" actually concentrates on a handful of the denizens behind the cold grey walls of "The Rock". Michael Beck plays the real-life Clarence Carnes, an Oklahoma Choctaw Indian said to be the youngest man ever incarcerated in the Read More
Actors: Deborah Raffin
Synopsis: In this made-for-TV drama, a spunky waitress (Deborah Raffin) is left to support herself, her two small children, and her unborn baby when her no-good husband runs off. Determined not to spend her life in a dead-end job, the woman quits waitressing and sets out to become a truck driver. ~ Iotis Read More
Actors: Natasha Ryan
Synopsis: Future Cop had been a disastrous 1977 TV series about a human cop and his "biosynthetic android" (or robot) partner. Not content to leave bad enough alone, Paramount Television attempted to revive the Future Cop concept under the title The Cops and Robin. As in the earlier TV series, Ernest Borgnine Read More
Actors: LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett, Jr., John Amos, Ben Vereen
Synopsis: This award-winning six-part historical epic was one of the first examples of the miniseries format and one of the highest-rated television programs in broadcasting history. Based on the best-selling novel by author Alex Haley, Roots chronicles the progress of Haley's own family across many Read More
Synopsis: Both Future Cop and Cops and Robin were feature-length pilots for TV series. Both starred Ernest Borgnine, Michael Shannon and John Amos. Both were tongue-in-cheek science-fiction efforts about a hard-nosed cop (Borgnine) who is teamed with an android (Shannon). And both died aborning before a Read More
Actors: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Calvin Lockhart, John Amos, Jimmie "J.J." Walker
Synopsis: A pair of blue-collar buddies use hypnosis to turn a wimpy boxer into a champ in this crime comedy, which reunites actor/director Sidney Poitier and comedian Bill Cosby, stars of the similarly themed Uptown Saturday Night. Clyde Williams (Poitier) and Billy Foster (Cosby) want to help raise funds Read More
Actors: Esther Rolle, John Amos, Jimmie "J.J." Walker, BernNadette Stanis, Ralph Carter
Synopsis: By the time Good Times had begun its third season on CBS, the program had pretty much given up being a realistic (albeit basically humorous) depiction of life in the urban ghetto, and had evolved -- or, as some would claim, devolved -- into a vehicle for brash African-American standup comedian Jimmie Walker Read More
Synopsis: Having posted good, if not spectacular, ratings during its freshman year on CBS, Good Times was moved from Fridays to a more desirable Tuesday-night time slot as it entered its second season. Beyond an added emphasis on the minor character of usurious inner-city landlord Nathan Bookman (Johnny Brown Read More
Synopsis: Like so many other Norman Lear-produced efforts, Good Times made its network bow as a mid-season replacement, taking over the Friday-night time slot previously occupied by the failed wartime sitcom Roll Out. Although only Florida Evans (Esther Rolle) was familiar to audiences by virtue of her Read More
Actors: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley, John Amos
Synopsis: Faced with mounting debts and a depleted bank account, Fred and Lamont Sanford (Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson) try to solve their problems by throwing a big party -- and charging admission. The plan runs into a hitch when a pair of gangsters invade the festivities. Coming to the rescue are the Read More
Actors: Tim Conway, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Amos, Roscoe Lee Browne, Dayle Haddon
Synopsis: One of the best of the early-1970s Disney farces, The World's Greatest Athlete stars Jan-Michael Vincent in the title role. A "wild boy" living off the land in the jungles of Africa, Vincent is discovered by coaches Tim Conway and John Amos. Cursed with a last-place college athletic lineup, Conway Read More
Actors: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Lena Horne, John Amos, LeRoy Daniels
Synopsis: While on a tour of NBC's Burbank studios, Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) sets eyes upon "the first lady of his dreams," the fabulous Lena Horne. Wangling a conversation with Lena while she prepares to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Fred plays upon her sympathies by weaving a tall Read More
Synopsis: In this three episode comedy anthology, a detective uses disguises to catch the crooks, a black couple resides with a white couple in the same New York home, and three couples have fun hosting weekly theme parties. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Ted Knight, Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper
Synopsis: The eponymous star of The Mary Tyler Moore Show launches her third season in the role of Mary Richards, the still lovable, still unmarried associate producer of "The Six O'Clock News" on Minneapolis TV station WJM-TV. Also returning are the familiar supporting characters: irascible producer Lou Read More
Synopsis: A crisis ensues when Air Force One crashes while on a flight out west, apparently killing all those aboard, including President Jeremy Haines (Tod Andrews). The United States is in the midst of a confrontation with China that could lead to a nuclear war between the two countries, and the Read More
Actors: Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, Victoria Medlin
Synopsis: Richard Sarafian directed this minimalist chase film, starring Barry Newman as ex-marine, ex-race car driver and cop named Kowalski. He drives into Denver to deliver a car and pick up another vehicle to drive to San Francisco. To make the fifteen-hour drive to San Francisco bearable he pops a load Read More
Synopsis: Like the series' heroine, Mary Richards, The Mary Tyler Moore Show is a lot more confident and secure with itself as the program enters its second season. After a full year in Minneapolis, our Mary is handling her duties as associate producer of WJM-TV's nightly news broadcast with admirable Read More
Actors: Melvin Van Peebles, Simon Chuckster, Hubert Scales, John Dullaghan, West Gale
Synopsis: Produced, directed, written, scored by, and starring Melvin Van Peebles, this landmark "blaxploitation" film was as controversial as it was popular for its then X-rated story of one African-American man's triumph over the Man. After beating a couple of white cops he witnessed brutalizing a local Read More
Synopsis: "How will you make it on your own?" These lyrics from the original version of the Mary Tyler Moore Show's theme song, "Love Is All Around" were the first words heard by the viewers as 30-year-old Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore) left her hometown and drove into Minneapolis in the opening episode Read More
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