In this regular column, we drag forgotten made-for-TV movies out of the vault and into the light. Here is a list of all the titles featured in our Vintage Telemovie Of The Week column, formulated in reverse order of posting/publication…
1975 behind-bars drama starring Susan Dey, Michael Brandon, Sam Bottoms, Jonelle Allen and Susie Elene
1972 true-life drama starring Joanna Pettet, Vic Morrow, Kay Lenz and Ann Sothern, and directed by Jeannot Szwarc
1969 pilot telemovie for the cult TV series starring Michael Parks, Bonnie Bedelia, Martin Sheen and Sheree North
1975 gangster drama starring Dale Robertson, Harris Yulin, Bo Hopkins, William Jordan and John Karlen, and directed by Dan Curtis
1976 historical political thriller starring William Holden, Franco Nero, Shirley Knight, Richard Basehart and Anthony Quayle
1978 Australian-shot drama starring Karen Black, Keir Dullea, Jack Thompson, Warwick Poulsen and Tom Oliver
1980 based-on-fact heartland drama starring Katharine Ross, Bo Hopkins, Candy Clark, Wilford Brimley and Jacqueline Brookes
Absorbing 1995 true crime thriller starring Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, Max Von Sydow, Jeffrey DeMunn and Joss Ackland
Compelling 1977 wilderness thriller starring Will Sampson, Larry Wilcox, John Hillerman, Monte Markham and Marianna Hill
Gritty, street-level 1973 thriller and failed series pilot starring Charles Durning, Ronny Cox, Dennis Cole, and Zohra Lampert
Sunny 1978 comedy drama starring Suzanne Somers, P.J Soles, Mark Wheeler, Michael Biehn and Steven Keats
1973 backstage showgirl drama starring Kim Novak, Tony Curtis, Michael Brandon, Barbi Benton and Larry Bishop, and directed by Peter Medak
Snowbound mythological 1977 animal-attack flick starring Robert Logan, Bo Svenson, Yvette Mimieux, Clint Walker and Sylvia Sidney
Star-studded 1986 western remake starring Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and John Schneider
Gripping 1973 thriller starring Dennis Weaver, Estelle Parsons, Kristoffer Tabori, and Susan Dey
Unconventional 1974 crime-themed drama starring Glen Campbell, Robert Culp, Barbara Anderson, Leif Garrett and Whitney Blake
Chilling, downbeat, Exorcist-derived 1977 horror starring James Farantino, Joan Hackett, Claudette Nevins, Ann Dusenberry and Diana Scarwid
Memorial Day
Intense 1983 veteran-themed drama starring Mike Farrell, Robert Walden, Shelly Fabares, Edward Herrmann and Bonnie Bedelia
Pioneering gay-themed 1972 drama starring Hal Holbrook, Martin Sheen, Scott Jacoby, Hope Lange and Joe Don Baker
1981 biographical drama starring Don Johnson (as Elvis Presley!), Stephanie Zimbalist and Ann Dusenberry
1988 legal drama starring Raquel Welch, Christa Denton, Ronny Cox and Robin Gammell
Victims For Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
1984 true life drama starring Therese Saldana (as herself), Adrian Zmed, Lelia Goldoni and Pierrino Mascarino
1984 cautionary gambling drama starring Valerie Bertinelli, Michael Brandon, Fredric Lehne and Ed Lauter
1995 true-life Aussie crime drama…a big, brassy story of nasty crooks, vicious cops, and real life crime…and also one of the finest pieces of Australian television ever made
1986 teen vigilante flick starring Keanu Reeves, Kiefer Sutherland, Billy Zane and Lori Loughlin
1981 made-for-teens mini-feature deconstructing the insidious nature of radicalisation and group-think starring Bruce Davison
1974 car-driven drama-thriller starring Martin Sheen, Vic Morrow, Michelle Phillips and Nick Nolte
1979 mental health issues drama starring Natalie Wood, Perry King, Shelley Long and Juliet Mills
1977 highway thriller starring Valerie Harper, Richard Romanus, Nicholas Pryor, Michael Tolan and John Quade
1981 prison drama starring Perry King, Kate Jackson, Tony Curtis, Paul Koslo and Shirley Jones
1982 Louis L’Amour western adaptation starring Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Katharine Ross, Ben Johnson and Dominique Dunne
1979 double episode “Roller Disco” from the classic TV series CHiPs, starring Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine, Leif Garrett and Bill Daily
Dawn: Portrait Of A Teenage Runaway
1976 cautionary tale directed by Randal Kleiser (Grease) and starring Eve Plumb (Jan from The Brady Bunch), Leigh McCloskey, Lynn Carlin and Bo Hopkins
1979 youth drama starring Valerie Bertinelli, Timothy Hutton, Fionnula Flanagan, Arlen Dean Snyder and Dee Wallace
1977 road movie thriller starring Jaclyn Smith, Mitchell Ryan, Michael Parks, Pat Hingle and Henry Gibson
1974 crime drama starring Robert Forster, Claude Akins, Michelle Phillips and Melvyn Douglas
1974 suspense drama starring (and written by)) Yvette Mimieux, Joseph Campanella, Clu Gulager and Dack Rambo
Famed and much-loved true-life 1971 sports drama starring James Caan and Billy Dee Williams
1986 remake of the Stanley Kramer classic starring Robert Urich and Carl Weathers in the roles made famous by Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier
1975 drama starring Robert Culp and Elayne Heilveil, and directed by Daryl Duke
1975 horror portmanteau starring Karen Black, directed by Dan Curtis, and based on stories by Richard Matheson
1983 true life drama starring Melody Anderson, Ed Marinaro, Donna Pescow and Bert Remsen
1976 disaster flick starring Vera Miles, Robert Conrad, Donna Mills and Buddy Ebsen
1972 horror flick starring Sandy Dennis and Darren McGavin and directed by a young Steven Spielberg
1973 political thriller starring Martin Landau and Barbara Bain and directed by a young Steven Spielberg
Compelling and unconventional 1971 heist drama starring Peter Falk, Vic Morrow and Peter Lawford
1976 small screen classic directed by Randal Kleiser (Grease) and starring John Travolta, Robert Reed, Diana Hyland and Glynnis O’Connor
1985’s belated follow-up to the classic 1967 war movie starring Lee Marvin, and starring Andrew V. McLaglen
1988 festive season Brady Bunch reunion telemovie starring nearly all of the original cast from the much-loved sitcom
Wildman director Abel Ferrara’s 1986 vigilante action drama starring Ken Wahl and Nancy Allen
Director John Carpenter’s acclaimed 1979 biopic on Elvis Presley starring Kurt Russell
Rob Cohen’s 1998 biopic on Frank Sinatra and The Rat Pack starring Ray Liotta, Don Cheadle and Joe Mantegna
Silent Victory: The Kitty O’Neil Story
1979 biopic of the eponymous pioneering deaf stuntwoman starring Stockard Channing, Colleen Dewhurst, James Farentino and Edward Albert
1981 psycho-thriller police procedural starring Ted Shackleford, Don Meredith, Jennifer Salt and Sarah Purcell
1974 supernatural-styled western and failed series pilot starring Steve Forrest, Cameron Mitchell and Will Geer
1972 western starring Clint Walker, Stefanie Powers, Alex Karras and Pedro Armendariz
Charlie’s Angels: Angels In Vegas
1978 Season Three double episode of the much-loved TV series featuring guest stars Dean Martin, Vic Morrow, Robert Urich and Dick Sargent
1997 remake of the classic 1971 counterculture car flick starring Viggo Mortensen, Jason Priestley, Peta Wilson, John Doe and Keith David
1988 biographical drama about crusading Vietnam veteran Jan C. Scruggs starring Eric Roberts and Glynnis O’Connor
1992 thriller starring Eric Roberts, Peter Strauss and Lauren Holly
1978 police drama and Eischied series pilot starring the late, great Joe Don Baker
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders & Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II
1979 Jane Seymour starrer and its 1980 sequel
Police Story: A Chance To Live
1978 movie-length episode of the groundbreaking anthology TV series Police Story, starring David Cassidy.
1975 airborne thriller starring Robert Stack, Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Sonny Bono and Hugh O’Brian
1972 horror starring David Janssen, Bradford Dillman and Barbara Rush
1975 drama starring Robert Reed, Hope Lange and Michael Constantine
Ron Howard’s 1978 forgotten teen flick starring Charles Martin Smith, Leslie King and Clint Howard
Compelling and deeply moving 1993 drama about the early, highly divisive days of AIDS
1972 cult horror flick starring Cornel Wilde, Jennifer Salt, Scott Glenn and Grayson Hall
Director Hal Needham’s 1979 vehicular thriller starring Shelley Hack, George Hamilton and Peter Graves
Director Barry Shear’s 1972 disaster movie thriller starring James Brolin, Don Mitchell and Brooke Bundy
Director Frank De Felitta’s claustrophobic “animals attack” 1973 thriller starring James Brolin, Earl Holliman and Susan Clark
1982 woman-in-peril thriller starring Lynda Carter, Steve Forrest, Granville Van Dusen and Monte Markham
1974 sci-fi suspense cult thriller starring Clint Walker, Carl Betz, Robert Urich and Neville Brand
Michael Mann’s 1979 prison drama starring Peter Strauss, Brian Dennehy, Roger E. Mosley, Geoffrey Lewis and Billy Green Bush
Gritty, dark-hued 1971 crime drama starring Joe Don Baker, Sally Field, Telly Savalas and Martin Sheen
1970 military drama starring Darren McGavin, Jan-Michael Vincent and Earl Holliman
