Known for Art
Filmography
20 films, 2 shows


Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
2000 · 1h 35m · US
Jessica Fletcher, lecturing at a writers' conference, finds herself called on to solve the killing of a guest speaker, an arrogant Russian author who'd written a nonfiction, tell-all book about his tenure as head of the KGB.


Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992 · 1h 27m · US
A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she buys him a machine gun out of the back of a van, and begins to further interfere with his job and love life, eventually helping him with a case he's on.


The Butcher's Wife
1991 · 1h 47m · US
A clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream. They marry and he takes her back to his butcher shop in New York city, where her powers tend to influence everyone she meets while working in the shop. Through her advice, she helps others and eventually finds the true man of her dreams.


My Blue Heaven
1990 · 1h 37m · US
FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli has trouble doing. Coopersmith certainly has his hands full keeping Antonelli away from the Mafia hitmen who want to stop him testifying, not to mention the nightclubs...


Downtown
1990 · 1h 36m · US
Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran. Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as rough as the crooks.


My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988 · 1h 48m · US
Trying to rescue her home planet from destruction, a gorgeous extraterrestrial named Celeste arrives on Earth and begins her scientific research. She woos quirky scientist Dr. Steve Mills, a widower with a young daughter. Before long, Celeste finds herself in love with Steve and her new life on Earth, where she experiences true intimacy for the first time. But when she loses sight of her mission, she begins to question where she belongs.


Clean and Sober
1988 · 2h 4m · US
Hotshot real estate salesman Daryl has a bad cocaine habit. After embezzling his company's money, he wakes up next to a girl who overdosed. To hide from the police, he checks into a rehabilitation program guaranteeing anonymity. Under the mentorship of counselor Craig, Daryl accepts that he has a substance abuse problem. As he falls in love with fellow patient Charlie, Daryl begins committing to a newly sober life.


I Saw What You Did
1988 · 1h 33m · US
Two teens, Lisa and Kim, are playing games making prank calls on the phone. But when they call Adrian Lancer who has some mental problems, and say "I saw what you did", they ignite a human time bomb. Adrian has just killed someone and thinks they saw him do it. Now he is trying to find them.


Back to the Beach
1987 · 1h 32m · US
A former beach boy and his wife go to California to visit their daughter and become part of the new beach scene.


Deadly Care
1987 · 1h 36m · US
True story about a nurse's descent into the nightmarish world of substance abuse which endangers her life and the lives of her patients.


Love Among Thieves
1987 · 1h 40m · US
Caroline DuLac, a baroness and concert pianist, steals three jewel-encrusted Faberge eggs from a San Francisco museum. The eggs were demanded as ransom for her kidnapped fiancé. She boards a plane for the Latin American city of Ladera, as per instructions, and is met by Mike Chambers. Caroline first believes that Mike is one of the kidnappers, until a mysterious man in a trench-coat tries to kill her, and Mike comes to the rescue. They are then both captured by a band of Mexican bandits, who also may or may not be part of the scheme.


Kate's Secret
1986 · 1h 40m · US
A beautiful woman married to a successful lawyer and the perfect suburban mother turns out to be a closeted bulimic.


Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986 · 1h 45m · US
Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, she gets a strange coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout, she remains in contact with this mysterious person, who needs Terry's help save his life.


A Bunny's Tale
1985 · 1h 44m · US
A dramatization of Gloria Steinem's undercover investigation of the working conditions Bunnies faced at the Playboy Clubs.


My Favorite Year
1982 · 1h 32m · US
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.


Tex
1982 · 1h 43m · US
After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.


Rich and Famous
1981 · 1h 55m · US
Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich.


A Matter of Life and Death
1981 · 1h 44m · US
The true story of a nurse who spent her life caring for terminally ill patients.


Christmas Lilies of the Field
1979 · 1h 40m · US
In this belated sequel to 'Lilies of the Field' (1963), jack-of-all-trades Homer Smith revisits the chapel in the Arizona desert that he helped build for five German nuns under the supervision of Mother Maria, and he reluctantly helps them out of a pinch once more.
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
1978 · 1h · US
A 1978 special starring Mary Tyler Moore, Harvey Korman, and John Ritter. Dick Van Dyke guest stars.