TV Guide: Anthony Zerbe

Listing: The Matrix Reloaded

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:15:00 -0500

Sat Dec 6 10:15 AM HBO2e

Listing: Farewell, My Lovely

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:35:00 -0500

Tue Dec 2 09:35 PM FLIXe

Listing: Noon Day Devil

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 2 02:00 PM TVLAND Anthony Zerbe playing a murderer and his brother, a priest trying to save the killer's soul. Quito Vega: Ernest Sarracino. Matt: James Arness. Bones Cunningham: Warren Vanders. Rita: Annette Cardona. Diego: Natividad Vacio. Carlos: Bert Madrid.

Video: Opposing Force

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:06:30 -0500

US air force lieutenant Lisa Echhorn is determined to prove her mettle by taking a grueling escape-and-evasion course. Along with several other trainees, Echhorn is parachuted to a remote island where she is to be tracked down by the enemy. Reluctantly teamed with major Tom Skerritt, who has been injured in the jump, Echhorn successfully reaches the safe goal she's been assigned, only to learn that she has been dragooned into a far more deadly training program than she'd expected. Put to work in a hard labor camp, Echhorn is subjected to various and sundry humiliations by master sadists Anthony Zerbe and Richard Roundtree. What started out as mere war games ends in dead seriousness as Echhorn is forced to face her tormentors alone. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.

Video: Rooster Cogburn

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:43:06 -0500

John Wayne returned to the role that won him an Oscar in this sequel to the western classic True Grit. Rooster Cogburn (Wayne) has once again been stripped of his badge after some questionable behavior with his gun, but he's given the chance to earn it back after an especially appalling crime demands an experienced lawman. A gang of violent and ruthless criminals, led by Hawk (Richard Jordan) and Breed (Anthony Zerbe), have stolen a shipment of explosive nitroglycerine and cut a swath through a village led by a preacher and his flock. The preacher died, along with many others, and his daughter, Eula Goodnight (Katharine Hepburn), is determined that the outlaws will be brought to justice. Cogburn is given the task of tracking down the criminals, but he's less than enthusiastic about the fact Goodnight insists on tagging along. Rooster Cogburn marked the first (and last) time John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn would work together on screen; it was also the final film from noted producer Hal Wallis. ~ Mark Deming,

Video: Will Penny

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:38:58 -0500

Rambling along at its own measured pace, Will Penny is a vivid western character study, completely dominated by the rapport between stars (Charlton Heston) and (Joan Hackett). Heston plays Will Penny, an aging and impoverished cowboy. With his cohorts Blue (Lee Majors) and Dutchy (Anthony Zerbe), the trio sets out to find employment before winter sets in. Their job search is interrupted by the sudden appearance of Preacher Quint, a vicious Bible-thumping bandit (Donald Pleasance) and his moronic, sadistic sons. Dutchy gets wounded in the fight and Blue stays with him in a small town nearby to nurse him back to health. Will gets a job on a ranch, and though he is supposed to keep squatters off the land, he can't kick out Catherine (Joan Hackett) and her little son (Jon Gries). She herself is en route to join her husband, an Oregon farmer. Despite her wedding vows, Catherine finds herself drawn to Penny -- who makes no unwarranted move towards the woman, but is equally attracted to her. Then the murderous Quint

Video: See No Evil, Hear No Evil

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:34:47 -0500

The third pairing of comic actors Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder was much less successful than their previous team-ups, Silver Streak(1976) and Stir Crazy (1980). Wilder plays Dave, the deaf proprietor of a newsstand and employer of blind gambler Wally (Pryor). When Wally's bookie is shot and killed at the stand, Dave and Wally are arrested for the crime. Since the deaf Dave had his back turned and didn't see the crime, while the blind Wally only heard it, the clues they have to offer the police are slim: Dave's glimpse of a shapely leg and Wally's whiff of a perfume called Shalimar. It turns out the dead man was in possession of a coin that he dropped into Dave's tip box, which Wally is now carrying. The coin contains a valuable microchip sought by crime baron Sutherland (Anthony Zerbe), for whom hired killer Eve (Joan Severance) and her British partner Kirgo (Kevin Spacey) are working. Posing as lawyers, Eve and Kirgo spring Dave and Wally from jail, leading to a series of misadventures as the coin changes h

Video: License To Kill

Video Detective — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:44:41 -0500

Timothy Dalton is better in Licence to Kill than in his first James Bond endeavor (The Living Daylights), but he still seems uncomfortable on the right side of the law. This time around, Bond is working on his own rather than on behalf of the British Secret Service. His American friend Felix Leiter (David Hedison), an agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration, has been seriously injured by drug dealer Robert Davi, and 007 is out for blood. There is precious little time for the usual Bondian quippery and directorial campiness, resulting in a marked increase in bloodletting (including the implosion of secondary villain Anthony Zerbe). A climactic highway chase involving an oil tanker and a helicopter is stretched slightly beyond its value, but is still one of the best action setpieces in any Bond film. Licence to Kill was a refreshingly serious change of pace for the series, albeit one that tended to lessen Bond's box-office value. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.

Video: Equalizer: Memories Of Manon

Video Detective — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:33:59 -0500

Every so often, the popular TV adventure series The Equalizer expanded from one hour to two. One such extended episode was the 1988 installment Memories of Manon. Edward Woodward stars as Robert McCall, ex-spy turned do-gooder who is known to friend and foe alike as The Equalizer because of his tireless efforts in the cause of fair play. This time around, McCall is targeted for liquidation by Anthony Zerbe, who has a grudge against the former espionage agent. Stuck in the middle is Melissa Anderson, cast as the daughter that McCall never knew he had. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.