Movies with Don Franklin.

The Young Riders - Season One

Genres: Romance, Western

Starring: Josh Brolin, Stephen Baldwin, Brett Cullen, Anthony Zerbe, Melissa Leo, Christopher Pettiet, Don Franklin

Directors: Unknown

Country: USA

Year: 1989

IMDB Rating: 7.6

Set just before the American Civil War, this series presented a highly fictionalized account of the heyday of the Pony Express. Its focus was a group of young Express riders based at the waystation in Sweetwater, Kansas. Running the station was ex-Texas Ranger and all-around eccentric Teaspoon Hunter. The role of cook, housekeeper and mother hen was filled first by Emma and later by Rachel. The riders included the future "Buffalo Bill" Cody and James Butler ("Wild Bill") Hickok, as well as Ike, a mute, Buck, a half-White/half-Kiowa scout and the Kid, a quiet Southerner. Their final member was Lou, a young woman who lived and worked with the r...

The Big Picture

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Starring: Michael McKean, J.T. Walsh, Kevin Bacon, Jason Gould, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Fran Drescher, Teri Hatcher

Directors: Christopher Guest

Country: USA

Year: 1989

IMDB Rating: 6.2

Nick Chapman graduates from film school, and his short film wins a special prize. This gives him a high enough profile that he can get Hollywood to back the film he has long dreamed of making. Studio exec Allen Habel is interested. But Nick soon is seduced by Hollywood and makes one concession after another until his original movie is lost altogether. Worse, Nick is lost, too, turning on girlfriend Susan and old buddy Emmet. Will he come to his sense before everything is lost?

SeaQuest DSV - Season One

Genres: Action, Adventure, Family

Starring: Ted Raimi, Jonathan Brandis, Don Franklin

Directors: Rockne S. O'Bannon

Country: USA

Year: 1993

IMDB Rating: 6.6

SeaQuest DSV is an American science fiction television series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It originally aired on NBC between 1993 and 1996. In its final season, it was renamed seaQuest 2032. Set in "the near future", seaQuest mixes high drama with realistic scientific fiction. It stars Roy Scheider as Nathan Bridger, captain of the eponymous high-tech submarine seaQuest DSV 4600, Jonathan Brandis as Lucas Wolenczak, a teenaged computer genius, and Stephanie Beacham as Kristin Westphalen, the chief medical officer and head of the seaQuest science department. Steven Spielberg expressed interest in the project and served as one of the show's ...

SeaQuest DSV - Season Two

Genres: Action, Adventure, Family

Starring: Ted Raimi, Jonathan Brandis, Don Franklin

Directors: Rockne S. O'Bannon

Country: USA

Year: 1994

IMDB Rating: 6.6

Filming of the first season was marked by producer disputes, changes at the helm (off-screen, as well as on-screen), and even an earthquake. The second season contained changes in the cast, as well as disputes between cast members and producers, while the third season introduced a new lead actor and title. While initially popular, the series began to decline in ratings throughout its run, and was abruptly canceled in the middle of its third season.

SeaQuest DSV - Season Three

Genres: Action, Adventure, Family

Starring: Ted Raimi, Jonathan Brandis, Don Franklin

Directors: Rockne S. O'Bannon

Country: USA

Year: 1995

IMDB Rating: 6.6

Another revamp resulted in the production of a third season, now renamed seaQuest 2032. Roy Scheider had been vocal in his anger of the show's new direction. "It's childish trash," Scheider claimed in an interview while filming the second season. "I am very bitter about it. I feel betrayed." Scheider also described the second season as being "21 Jump Street meets Star Trek." Executive Producer Patrick Hasburgh had strong words for Scheider as well, replying "I'm sorry he is such a sad and angry man. seaQuest is going to be a terrific show, and he is lucky to be part of it." Scheider requested to be released from his contract with NBC. However...

Moving

Genres: Comedy

Starring: Richard Pryor, Gordon Jump, Randy Quaid, Dave Thomas, Beverly Todd, Traci Lind, Jason Marin

Directors: Alan Metter

Country: USA

Year: 1988

IMDB Rating: 5.6

Meet Arlo Pear! He's a family man with a loving wife, a rebellious daughter, twin sons, and a half-dead dog, he's also got a nice job with the city in New Jersey. He's a mass transit engineer. But one day Arlo is fired so he must try to get another job. He finds a similar one to his old one, except it's in Boise, Idaho. Sounds good to Arlo, so he can finally get away from his insane neighbor who has a lawn mower the size of Pennsylvania. Only problem, how to break it to the family? The decision is soon made: they're moving. Now they've got to sell their house which has hilarious results, so now they need to get movers. Two former cons now mov...