Gerald Perry Finnerman

A man comes home after serving time in prison to claim his share of his deceased mother's estate. However, his stepfather, who holds him responsible for his own son's death, intends to fight him for everything.

Антология из четырех историй. Первый рассказ называется «Ужас в Топанге». Однажды ночью, остановившись в автомобильной пробке, полицейский оказывается убитым незнакомцем, выскочившим из кустов. Телевидение и радио сообщает, что полицейский стал уже пятой жертвой неизвестного маньяка, терроризирующего небольшой город в Калифорнии… Вторая история имеет название «Епископ сражения». Колли-большой любитель компьютерных видеоигр. Однажды в салоне он начинает играть в игру под названием «Bishop of Battle». Игра имеет целых тринадцать уровней, но еще никто из друзей Колли не смог пройти дальше двенадцатого. Вокруг Колли образуется куча зрителей. Но и Колли не удается пройти дальше. На двенадцатом уровне его убивают. Разочарованные зрители расходятся. Колли хочет попытаться сыграть снова, но владелец салона выгоняет его, закрывая магазин. Но парень не хочет так легко сдаваться. Ночью он убегает из дома и пробирается в салон игральных автоматов, чтобы закончить игру…

Warren Nefron is a hopeless klutz who has some of the worst luck in the world: when he tries to end it all with a foolproof suicide plan, he still manages to mess it up. In desperation, he goes to a psychiatrist to see if there is some way for him to end his troubles.

The true story of Ray Johnson, a convict who spent most of his life in and out of prison until he finally decided to turn his life around.

Bill Carney has just been paralyzed from the neck down. He has been taking care of his two sons since his wife left him. Now, when word of his condition reaches her, she wants to take them away, as she feels that he is unable to care for them. And it appears that the courts agree too. So, his lawyer, also a paraplegic, begins the campaign to take his case before the Supreme Court. Will he win?

3081 год. Астронавты Алан Вирдон и Пит Берк вместе с Галеном пытаются определить свое местонахождение. Неожиданно они замечают в море плот, к которому привязан полуживой старик. На руке у несчастного странный браслет. Гален знает, что таким образом «окольцовывают» людей из лагеря принудительных работ рыболовной зоны. Если старика найдут обезьяны, его обязательно убьют. Пытаясь понять, что же происходит в округе, Алан и Пит отправляются на разведку и попадают в плен к обезьянам. Теперь им надо призвать на помощь всю свою изобретательность и ловкость, чтобы выбраться из западни…

Astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on Earth in the far future and are captured by the apes. The men befriend a chimp named Galen who helps them to escape. In the hopes of finding a way to get back to their own time, the astronauts search for a computer in an eathquake-threatened city, with which they will be able to access their flight records. [The first of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Escape from Tomorrow" and "The Trap"]

A young man wishes to adopt a problematical eight-year-old boy being kept in an institution. Simply because he is single, he has an uphill battle with the government bureaucracy, and particularly with a power-hungry administrator. After many delays, they deny his application. Then, he finds a way to turn the tables on them for the boy's own good.

In Kansas during the middle of the Civil War, John Golden is left for dead and his family has been killed by the ruthless Confederate outlaw William Quantrill. Rescued by runaway slave Joshua Brown, Golden is determined to get revenge. With the help of a legendary gunfighter and a special gun, Golden must not only deal with Quantrill and his men, but has to dodge General Custer and his army, as well.

A dog that is a minion of Satan terrorizes a suburban family.

Four women intimate with the showman tell his life story.

A lighthearted Western about a peppery New England lady who goes west to seek her fortune by writing about her experiences, and the attractive widow of a cavalry officer, both of whom go in search of Billy the Kid, teaming up to outwit gamblers, bounty hunters, and rough-and-tumble lawmen.

An U.S. Army colonel leads a crack group of secret agents operating behind enemy lines in occupied France during World War II.

The story of Caryl Chessman, a convicted California rapist who spent 12 years on death row before finally being executed.

A wealthy socialite is accused of killing her husband. She claims self-defense as a battered wife, and the district attorney plans to go along with that. However, an assistant district attorney files capital murder charges against her, as he believes she's not quite the innocent, abused wife she portrays herself to be. This was a pilot film for a proposed series that did not get picked up.

The ex-girlfriend of a laywer, who left him for a lesbian lover, asks him to defend her lover in a murder case.

A hippie girl wandering on a California beach is taken in by a Korean War veteran who lives in a nearby mansion with his sister. The girl soon begins to suspect that the mansion is home to some very strange goings-on.

David, a college student, is looking for a job. He is hired by Dr. Stoner as a lab assistant for his research and experiments on snakes. David also begins to fall for Stoner's young daughter, Kristina. However, the good doctor has secretly brewed up a serum that can transform any man into a King Cobra snake-and he plans to use it on David.

Kidnappers making a ransom demand dial a wrong number and reach a struggling actor instead. He decides to cut himself in for some of the money.

Ученый, находившийся в анабиозе долгие годы просыпается, чтобы найти себя в примитивном обществе будущего...

An enigmatic man (Sidney Poitier) returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of cancer and incites the suspicion of notable town officials.

Маленький городок недалеко от границы с Мексикой переживает нападение бандитов-повстанцев. Захватив оружие, они продвигаются к границе, дабы уйти в Мексику и продолжить свою революционную борьбу. Как и все революционеры, они люди упёртые и не перед чем не останавливающиеся. Но натыкаются на одно малозначительное препятствие — паромщика «Баркуэро». Он никак не хочет разделить их революционные взгляды и отдать им свой паром. Другим способом переправиться через реку невозможно…

Лейтенант полиции Сан-Франциско Вирджил Тиббс должен расследовать убийство проститутки, в котором обвинены уличный проповедник и политический кандидат. Одновременно с этим Тиббсу приходится столкнуться с большими проблемами в собственной семье.

A gang of black militants plots to rob a factory to finance their "revolutionary struggle."

An American spy tries desperately to get out from behind the Iron Curtain with some crucial microfilm with the Communist security police close on his heels.

During the housing shortage of the Summer Olympic Games in 1964, two men and a woman share a small apartment in Tokyo, and the older man soon starts playing Cupid to the younger pair.