Especially their heyday in the 1980s and 1990s. Such a specific genre.
Watching "Terror in the Family" now.
TV movies were much better in the 70s when networks had their own studios for TV films. Many of them seemed cinematic (even “The Homecoming,” the pilot for “The Waltons) and some great horror too.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | March 26, 2024 10:33 AM |
Me, too, OP. Lots of trash but also many movies with top-flight acting and production values.
Summer of My German Soldier was one of the best T.V. movies I've seen--as good or better than any theater-distributed film. Bruce Davison (of Longtime Companion fame) and DL fave Kristy McNichol both gave performances that took my breath away. Esther Rolle was also first-rate.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | March 26, 2024 10:37 AM |
The Burning Bed was good too
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | March 26, 2024 12:20 PM |
Someone I Touched
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | March 26, 2024 1:03 PM |
[quote]I enjoyed Surviving. It was a very good film.
R4 And what an all-star cast!
A who's who of '80s pop culture -- Molly Ringwald, Zack Galligan, River Phoenix, Heather O'Rourke, Ellen Burstyn, Len Cariou, Paul Sorvino, Marsha Mason, etc.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | March 26, 2024 1:21 PM |
Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | March 27, 2024 12:13 AM |
An Inconvenient Woman
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | March 27, 2024 12:20 AM |
The Legend of Lizzie Borden.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | March 27, 2024 12:23 AM |
The Best Little Girl in the World, with Jennifer Jason Leigh, inspired a whole generation of American girls to try self-starvation!
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | March 27, 2024 12:29 AM |
“The Stranger Within,” basically “Rosemary’s Baby” except with aliens instead of Satanists.
Starring DL fave Barbara Eden.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | March 27, 2024 12:36 AM |
Brian’s Song 🎵 (1971)
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | March 27, 2024 12:44 AM |
BAD RONALD is my all time favorite. I don't know why it hasn't been remade for today with Ronald obsessed with anime or a fantasy TV show.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | March 27, 2024 2:23 AM |
Also: don't pick up the phone ... WHEN MICHAEL CALLS. Starring Elizabeth Ashley and Michael Douglas.
"Auntie My-Helen?"
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | March 27, 2024 2:28 AM |
I love Bad Ronald
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | March 27, 2024 2:45 AM |
Offsite Link
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | March 27, 2024 10:58 PM |
Let's not forget these:
Seven In Darkness
A Short Walk to Daylight
Daughter of the Mind
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Where Have All the People Gone?
The People
Night Slaves
Crowhaven Farm
...the list goes on and on.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | March 28, 2024 2:40 AM |