Movies That Aired on WABC (Jan-Dec 1997)
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- DirectorJoseph HardyStarsElizabeth TaylorJoseph BottomsAllyn Ann McLerieA live-theater production which Dame Elizabeth Taylor stars as Dr. Emily Loomis, a professor of ancient history at a small California college, who reluctantly agrees to rent a room in her house to one of the new students named Stewart Anderson (Joseph Bottoms). Both happen to be loners (she with a secret past) and although they initially get on each others nerves, they eventually realize the rapport to help one another emerge from their emotional shells.
- DirectorRamón MenéndezStarsJohn CusackDebi MazarMichael MadsenAn unemployed man finds a money bag of $1.2 million after it dropped off an armored car.
- StarsPaul WinfieldCicely TysonTony BennettThe story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister up to his assassination in Memphis in 1968.
- DirectorPeter MarisStarsKen AbrahamNed BeattyBrodie GreerA Minister's family is killed by Arab terrorists, and he takes revenge.
- DirectorFred WaltonStarsRobby BensonSydney WalshSarah Rose KarrA scientist reprograms his computer with the personality of a woman and names it "Lucy." When the scientist gets back together with his estranged wife, Lucy, who has fallen in love with him, tries to kill the woman.
- DirectorRick SloaneStarsWings HauserRenée EstevezJames MitchumTwo TV station employees, a snooty female production assistant, and an eager gofer are assigned by their boss to locate a mysterious cassette. They quickly find themselves framed for murder and pursued by government agents.
- DirectorFritz KierschStarsAnthony Michael HallMichael ParéDeborah MooreA fighter pilot is reluctantly paired with a Hollywood actor who's researching a role, but are then forced to team up for real after being shot down and thrust into combat.
- DirectorMichael SwitzerStarsNancy McKeonElpidia CarrilloMiriam ColonMcKeon's baby is kidnapped by a devil-worshipping cult and she uses her new-found psychic abilities to track them down.
- DirectorMichael CohnStarsJürgen ProchnowAndrew DivoffElizabeth MoreheadA U.S. Air Force officer tries to stop a murderous group of terrorists who are trying to steal two top secret F-117A Stealth Fighters from the cargo hold of a gigantic C-5 Galaxy Transport flying at 30,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean.
- DirectorJames QuinnStarsRobert UrichPatricia ClarksonLisa EilbacherFour years ago, professor Thomas Booker was plunged into a world of darkness, blinded by an accident that robbed him of his sight, his girlfriend and his dreams. After extensive rehabilitation and psychoanalysis, Booker put his life back together, coming to terms with both the loss of his vision and of his girlfriend, Carolyn to his best friend, Frank. But Booker's stable existence erupts into a personal hell when he discovers his next-door neighbor, Mary, (who is also Carolyn's aunt) has been murdered and that he is being sought as the prime suspect. Booker becomes a fugitive, running from the law and a mysterious killer he cannot see. As he tries to untangle the mystery and clear his name, he realizes the murderer is someone very close to him. But for Booker, this discovery may have come too late.
- DirectorHoward R. CohenStarsWil ShrinerNed BeattyKathleen BellerWhen an evil scientist steals his colleague's time machine, his colleague's beautiful, brilliant daughter, aided by an L.A. cop and a hapless admirer (Wil Shriner), pursues him back to twelfth century England, where, disguised as a damsel in distress, she enlists the help of a knight errant whose secret past holds the key to her future.
- DirectorChristian DuguayStarsNeil Patrick HarrisKelli WilliamsRichard Ian CoxTwo thousand miles from home, Jim and Jennifer Stolpa (with baby Clayton) lose their way and are stranded in an endless wilderness of deep snow, battling for survival against the elements. Using only meager supplies and resourcefulness, the young couple struggles to keep themselves and their infant son alive in a frozen shelter while awaiting rescue. Realizing they won't be found, Jim ultimately strikes out on a courageous 50-mile mission, determined to reach help and return to save his loved ones in this exciting and moving true story.
- DirectorLeon IchasoStarsTim MathesonMimi RogersWilliam ForsytheThose Bedroom Eyes - William, a Harvard psychology professor is having trouble dealing with life after the death of his wife when he meets a beautiful woman named Ali. As their relationship grows, he begins to question her secretive past, which he discovers is linked to a series of murders that the police are investigating. Tim Matheson (Animal House, The West Wing) stars.
- DirectorPaul ShapiroStarsJon CryerNancy Jane DrakeEdward AsnerA proofreader at a small-town newspaper decides to try to solve a series of decapitation murders, and reluctantly gets involved with the nutty daughter of his editor. Before long he discovers that he is the prime suspect in the murders.
- DirectorCraig R. BaxleyStarsNeil Patrick HarrisJohnny GaleckiLinda KelseyA teenage boy finds his mother and father murdered in their home but as the story goes on he reveals he knows more than he is letting on.
- DirectorGary GrilloStarsJack LucarelliGerald McRaneyWilford BrimleyCops in a small town near the Mexican border find themselves caught up in a scheme that smuggles illegal aliens into the country.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsMichael MadsenLisa SinclairPaul Leslie DisleyAfter a series of murders in motel rooms are connected, a cop, Dickson, heads out on the trail to find a serial killer. He discovers that he signs the motel guest-books with the names of boxers, and hence gets a lead on him. However, when he just fails to catch up and arrest him, the chase becomes personal.
- DirectorBruce Seth GreenStarsLinda PurlYaphet KottoTerry LesterA witness (Linda Purl) is terrorized by the killer (Billy Drago) against whom she testified.
- DirectorGraeme CliffordStarsScott GlennAnthony LaPagliaLara Flynn BoyleA cute, mysterious woman moves in across from Gene, a cop/novelist. He's invited over in the evening, but finds her murdered and calls the cops. Next day, it's as if it never happened. Is he going crazy?
- DirectorBradford MayStarsChristopher ReeveRoxann DawsonFrancis GuinanA serial killer confesses to a priest, who becomes a suspect and a sleuth because he cannot tell the police.
- DirectorVictor KulleStarsRobert CarradineHeather LocklearEmma SammsAfter suffering a nervous breakdown, a woman moves into a new house with her husband. She soon begins to suspect that her husband and his sister are up to no good and may have had something to do with her breakdown.
- DirectorIan BarryStarsBrooke ShieldsMasaya KatôCraig PearceKate is devastated when her rich husband dies. She thinks she has found someone to ease the pain but he is not what he seems. Kate must now fight for her life!
- DirectorCharles CorrellStarsCheryl LaddJameson ParkerG.W. BaileyA wife with a young family finds life becoming unbearable with her successful but violent and abusive husband. After filing for divorce, she quickly learns that her husband, through fear of his personal life embarrassing his clients, has commissioned an assassin to murder her before going to court. Unfortunately for him, the hired assassin turns out to be an FBI agent. The FBI convinces her that she must "pretend" to have been murdered in order to prove her husband's involvement. Based upon a true story.
- DirectorSandor SternStarsGregory HarrisonKim GreistCicely TysonA woman runs into a man who looks exactly like her dead brother. He claims he doesn't know her and leaves. She and her husband decide to investigate. This leads them to the Sandburg Research Institute.
- DirectorAntonio MargheritiStarsLee MajorsKaren BlackMargaux HemingwayJewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.