Till Death Do Us Hart (1996)
Sooner or later, you knew that George Hamilton was going to show up in one of these Hart to Hart reunion movies. He waited until the eighth of eight movies to make it happen, playing the evil Karl Von Ostenberg. This episode finds the Harts heading to Munich, where Jennifer donates bone marrow to Maximilian, a […]
Harts in High Season (1996)
Before the Harts were married, she dated Elliot Manning (James Brolin!), who was a man that competed with Jonathan in racing and in business. After Jonathan duly destroys him in every endeavor, he still tries to be friends, but Manning nurses a revenge plot where he fakes his own death and hides in Australia while […]
The Specialist (1994)
The Specialist is Stallone’s third highest-grossing movie at the box office in the 1990s — second overall to Cliffhanger — but it feels like a movie that no one likes. It was released as the Sharon Stone backlash was in full effect — she won Razzies for this film for worst actress and worst couple along […]
Two Harts in 3/4 Time (1995)
When the Harts visit Montreal to accept a clock left to them by Max, their recently deceased friend, the timepiece becomes the centerpiece of a case involving blackmail and murder. Ah man — with Lionel Stander gone, these movies have lost a bit of steam. But hey — Joan Collins! Here she plays Lady Camilla […]
Exploring: Video Nasties Section 3 (non-prosecuted films)
We’ve already covered the Section 1 video nasties that were prosecuted and the Section 2 non-prosecuted movies, but now we’re in new territory. The section 3 video nasties couldn’t be prosecuted for obscenity but were liable to be seized and confiscated under a less obscene charge. Any video tapes seized on the Section 3 list […]
Backtrace (2018)
Twenty years after a botched robbery, three grifters kidnap an amnesia patient to jog his memory and find the long-lost money. It’s directed by Brian A. Miller, who has also been behind several direct to video Bruce Willis vehicles like Vice, The Prince and Reprisal. After suffering a brain injury from that aforementioned heist, MacDonald (Matthew Modine) […]
Secrets of the Hart (1995)
Jonathan and Jennifer Hart head to San Francisco for a charity auction, where she discovers an old heart locket with a picture of Jonathan as a child. He never knew his family, so he quickly learns that he may have a sister and nephew. But this being Hart to Hart, someone has to die before its […]
Victory (1981)
This movie is based on Two Halves in Hell, a 1962 Hungarian film directed and co-written by Zoltan Fabri also known as The Last Goal. Based on a story about a soccer match — yes, football in the rest of the world — between German soldiers and Ukranian POW’s during World War II, it’s also the inspiration […]
Old Friends Never Die (1994)
Someone wants Jonathan Hart dead, so they’ve created the perfect trap for him. That trap involves inviting his wife to a secluded getaway of other writers, which enables the creators of this made for TV reunion movie to gather all manner of guest stars. There’s also a lot of the Harts acting dippy, which seems […]
Capone (1975)
Steve Carver’s follow-up to Big Bad Mama, this Roger Corman-produced effort follows the life story of Al Capone, episodically tracking his life and control over Chicago. It stars Ben Gazzara as Capone, Susan Blakely (The Concorde…Airport ’79) as his girl Iris, John Cassavetes as Frankie Yale and Sylvester Stallone as Frank Nitti. This being a Corman […]
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