THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY
(1970-74, Screen Gems, Inc./Columbia Pictures)
C'MON GET HAPPY!
"What? And Get Out Of Show Business?"
C'mon get happy with this pilot episode to the sunny '70's series about
a young widow who reluctantly joins her children's band. Carole Bayer Sager
and Neil Sedaka wrote this episode's song, "Let the Good Times In." "Old
Scrapmouth" Laurie refuses to open her mouth after she gets braces, which
throws a major kink in the band's plans to appear on national TV. Mark
Hamill (The Star Wars Trilogy) guest stars as Laurie's prospective boyfriend.
"Anchors Aweigh" When Shirley's high school sweetheart--now a dashing Navy
captain--sails into town, a jealous Danny convinces Keith that this officer
is no gentleman! George Chakiris (West Side Story) guest stars as "Captain
Cuddles." This episode was the last show of the series.
CAUTION: NERVOUS MOTHER DRIVING
"Knight In Shining Armor" The Partridges
discover a talented intruder has taken over their studio while they were
away. Teen heartthrob Bobby Sherman guest stars in the episode that led
to his own spin-off series, "Getting Together." "But The Memory Lingers
On" When a smelly stowaway boards the tour bus, he leaves a lasting impression
on the group! A comedy classic that also features the family's first hit
song, "I Think I Love You." "The Eleven Year Itch" Jodie Foster guest stars
as a girl who develops a terrible crush--and a great right hook--on Danny.
Bert Convy also appears, as a suave suitor who's smitten with Shirly.
6 PARTRIDGES AND 3 ANGELS
"The Sound of Money" Farrah Fawcett provides
a delightful distraction when Danny and reuben try to trap a con artist
who's threatening to sue the band. "When Mother Gets Married" Shirley's
romance looks like it's leading down the aisle until Jaclyn Smith throws
a curve into the courtship. "Double Trouble" Keith redefines the term "double
dating" when Cheryl Stoppelmoor (Cheryl Ladd) agrees to go out with him
on... the same night he's seeing someone else.
STARS IN OUR EYES
"Soul Club" Richard Pryor and Lou Gossett
put the 'fun' in the funky in this famous episode voted one of the "100
Best Episodes of All Time" by TV Guide. "A Man Called Snake" Rob Reiner
is a burly, born-to-be-wild biker convinced that Laurie has a crush on
him. And who's going to argue with a man called Snake? "I Left My Heart
in Cincinnati" Baseball great Johnny Bench is the guest star, but Keith
and Danny are the ones who are striking out big-time with Mary Ann Mobley!
THE NIGHT THE CITY SCREAMED
(1980, David Gerber Company, Inc./Columbia
Tristar)
Raymond Burr, Robert Culp, Clifton Davis,
Linda Purl, Georg Stanford Brown and David Cassidy star in this intense
look at urban violence which explodes when a blackout pluges the city into
darkness.
It is a blistering summer day, and tensions
across the city are already at white-hot levels when the city suffers a
total power loss. While an opportunistic politician (Culp) maneuvers to
take advantage of the situation, the mayor (Burr) and his chief assistant
(Brown) struggle to maintain safety. But all too soon, the mob mentality
takes over, as thousands of residents release their pent up anger. While
the police risk their lives, a beautiful young socialite (Purl) searches
the riot zone for her father. But amid the terror and the tragedy, new
alliances are formed as people from all walks of life come together in
moments of courage. Epic, emotional and unforgettable, The Night the City
Screamed is a night to remember.
INSTANT KARMA
(1990, MGM/UA Pictures)
From all outward appearances, Zane Smith's
life reads like the American Dream. He's a producer-writer of a hit TV
show. He lives in the Hollywood hills, owns a basset hound named Wolfgang
and a red Mercedes convertible. So what's the problem? His eccentric psychoanalyst
says it's the dreaded four letter word. Love.
Craig Sheffer (Night Breed) stars in this
clever romantic comedy that features the ultra-gorgeous Chelsea Noble as
his Dream Girl and David Cassidy as the temperamental star of Zane's series,
"Rock'n'Roll P.I." Contributing to the mayhem are Marty ("I'm Dickens,
He's Fenster") Ingels as a TV big cheese and Orson Bean as Zane's wacky
shrink.
SPIRIT OF '76
(1991, Castle Rock Entertainment and Black
Diamond Productions, Inc)
It is the year 2176, and three intrepid
time travelers (Olivia d'Abo, David Cassidy and comedian Geoff Hoyle) must
return to the year 1776 in order to save the planet. But a computer glitch
transports them to 1976 by mistake, and the earth's defenders find themselves
caught in the grips of Disco Fever.
From "est" to mood rings, from platform
shoes to polyester suits, no pet rock goes unturned in this wickedly funny
send up of the "Me" Decade. An all-star cast featuring Carl and Rob Reiner,
Moon Zappa, Julie Brown, Leif Garrett and Tommy Chong, and a 70's soundtrack
loaded with hilarious hits like "The Hustle" and "Kung Fu Fighting" make
SPIRIT OF '76 a must-see for everyone who survived the 1970s... because
if we don't learn from history, we might have to repeat it.
THE DAVID CASSIDY STORY
(January 2000, NBC)
Andrew Kavovit delivers a stirring performance
in this serious look at the actor's troubled life. The story pivots around
the tempestuous relationship between teenage Cassidy and his hard-bitten
father, actor Jack Cassidy (Malcolm McDowell). The film follows young Cassidy's
meteoric rise to fame both as a TV star and musician in the early 70's,
to his fall into poverty and obscurity as an out-of-work actor trying to
rebuild a career. Upon meeting his fater in a hotel room, Cassidy reveals
his biggest fears: becoming a failure and becoming his dad, now a forgotten
and mentally unstable shell of an actor. 'The David Cassidy Story' acts
as an essay on the folly of stardom, and speaks of how we can all be found
again, no matter how lost we become. (Co-produced by David Cassidy). (Canadian
TV-Guide)