Fantasies(1980)

Synopsis

This John Derek opus shows off his latest protegee/wife, Bo Derek. Set on a lush Greek island, the story concerns a sister (Bo Derek) and brother (Peter Hooten), who return home after years abroad. Falling under the island’s erotic spell, the girl and boy discover that their love goes beyond filial. The incestuous nature of the story evaporates when it is discovered that the two aren’t actually related after all. Filmed in 1973, Once Upon a Love wasn’t released until after the Dereks’ 1981 Tarzan…

Director

John Derek

Cast

Bo Derek – Peter Hooten – Faidon Georgitsis – Anna Alexiadis – Nikos Pashalidis – Constantine Beladames – Therese Bohlin

Misc. Info

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 81 minutes

Christmas Without Snow(1979)

Synopsis

A Christmas Without Snow originally premiered December 9, 1980. The title refers to the film’s setting: the snowless San Francisco. The story is told from the point of view of newly divorced Michael Learned, who comes to grips with disillusionment with a little help from her friends in the church choir. As the singers prepare for a performance of Handel’s “Messiah” under the autocratic leadership of choirmaster John Houseman, we learn a little something about the personal lives of several choir members…

Director

John Korty

Cast

Ed Bogas – Yule Caise – Robert Callahan – Joy Carlin – Will Connolly – James Cromwell – Jane Frasier

Misc. Info

Genre: Drama – Music

Runtime: 95 minutes

Circle of Two(1979)

Synopsis

Director Jules Dassin, once shunned by Hollywood for being accused of “un-American activities,” had already worked for nearly thirty years in Europe before making this Canadian drama about an elderly painter and a sixteen-year-old teen. Richard Burton delivers as a convincingly up-tight artist abandoned by his muse for the last ten years. After he meets Sarah (Tatum O’Neal on the win from her 1973 Oscar as “Best Supporting Actress”), the muse begins to stir once more…

Director

Jules Dassin

Cast

Richard Burton – Tatum O’Neal – Nuala Fitzgerald – Elan Ross Gibson – Robin Gammell – Maggie Morris – Patricia Collins

Misc. Info

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 106 minutes

Coach of the Year(1979)

Synopsis

Conrad plays Jim Brandon, formerly a star athlete, now a wheelchair-bound Vietnam vet. The embittered, self-involved Brandon is hired to coach a team of teenagers at a correctional facility. Once he’s “reached” these so-called incorrigibles, Brandon begins to see his own life in a different light. The film was co-produced by John Ashley of Filipino horror-flick fame. Originally titled The Coach, then 4 Down Behind Bars, Coach of the Year debuted December 20, 1980.

Director

Don Medford

Cast

Terry Brown – Ricky Paul Goldin – Daphne Reid – David Raynr – Erin Gray – Dean Hill – Alex Paez

Misc. Info

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 96 minutes