The mythical, urban-legendary "men in black" make a lower-rent appearance here than in the movie of the same name. Jack Scalia stars as Rafferty, a secret service agent whose impressive marksmanship and survival skills are not enough to save a California senator from an assassination at the hands of some mysterious, otherworldly men clad in black. ...
Joey Travolta directed this comedy-drama for the family. Two children from the city spend the summer at their grandfather's ranch where they make a new friend -- Mel, grandpa's giant turtle who can do tricks and loves pancakes. But while Grandfather and the kids are all very attached to Mel, one of his neighbors is opening a theme park and wants ...
In this international thriller, a group of Soviet terrorists want to rob the country's national treasury. As part of their plan, they have ambushed a nuclear missile silo, giving them control of a weapon that could conceivably touch off the next world war. An American agent (played by Jack Scalia) is called in to thwart their plans. Christopher ...
The made-for-television Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep stars Charlie O'oConnell as Ray, a man who lost his parents as a boy when they were eaten by a sea monster. Now as an adult, Ray plans to get his revenge while stealing a valuable jewel the monster hides. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
This futuristic actioner takes place on a WWIII-ravaged Earth and follows the struggle of a brave hero to save his lady love from the villains who captured her. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Two honest men discover how high the stakes can be when they turn against the law in this thriller. Nick Hollit (Jack Scalia) and Ray Ramirez (Eddie Velez) are a pair of police detectives who have played by the rules all their lives, but have little to show for it. Determined to make some big money once in their lives, Nick and Ray strike a deal ...
Terror rides the night skies in this thriller from horror auteur Wes Craven. Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) is a young woman with more than her share of anxieties about flying. However, when circumstances demand she go to Miami, she gathers her nerves and books a seat on a late-night flight. Sitting next to her is a handsome and charming man named ...
Jack Scalia stars as a Hollywood policeman whose wife (Joan Severance) will stop at nothing to claim a $2 million inheritance. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
Unorthodox FBI agent Jack Scalia is assigned to investigate the kidnapping of a prominent clothing manufacturer. It seems to Scalia that the whole event has been staged as part of a large-scale fraud. The principal suspect is onetime fashion model Bo Derek, the victim's much-younger wife. Despite his seen-it-all veneer, Scalia finds it difficult ...
To paraphrase 1930s wit Wilson Mizner, Fear City is like a trip through a sewer in a glass-bottom boat. In exploitation-flick fashion, the film exposes the seedy "nether world" of contemporary Manhattan. Unsavory Matt (Tom Berenger) and Nick (Jack Scalia) run a topless bar/booking agency, in direct competition with equally scuzzy Goldstein (Jan ...
Based on a true story, the made-for-television movie Runaway Father is about a husband who fakes his death so he can abandon his family. After surviving 20 years of poverty, his wife discovers he is still alive, and she sues him to collect 17 years of back child support. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
A welcome exception to the slasher-stalker-kidnapper films usually seen on the USA cable network, After the Shock is a tribute to the courage and heroism of Bay Area residents following the San Francisco earthquake of October 17, 1989. Director Gary A. Sherman opts for a "cinema verite" approach, utilizing a hand-held camera to recreate the style ...
Los Angeles suburbanites Quinn (James Wilder) and Laura (Kimberly Kates) host a backyard barbecue of co-workers, including a doctor (C. Thomas Howell), his wife (Erika Eleniak), rough-edged Barry (Jack Scalia), and winsome Jude (Karen Black), who was recently widowed when her executive husband was killed in a botched kidnapping. A confrontation ...
When a mysterious map surfaces that could lead the owner to $3 million in riches, the race is on between a mysterious drifter, a determined young woman, corrupt cops, career criminals, and even the FBI to get to the prize first in an action-packed thriller with enough twists to keep the viewer guessing until the final shocking frame. ~ Jason ...
Jack Scalia and Stepfanie Kramer star in this psychological thriller about Karen (Stepfanie Kramer),a photojournalist who witnesses the brutal murder of a cop while covering a police raid. She makes the acquaintance of Vince (Jack Scalia), partner to the police officer who was killed. She becomes emotionally involved with him as he continues to ...
Harry Hamlin (L.A. Law, Clash of the Titans), Shannon Sturges, and Jack Scalia head the cast of this horror film. Noel Nosseck's Silent Predators concerns the sudden attacks of mutant rattlesnakes who have been breeding unnoticed for 20 years just outside of booming San Vicente, CA. The film, which is comparable to Tremors minus the tongue-in ...
The lives of college students attending a beachfront university in California become mingled -- and mangled -- when the deranged former husband (Jack Scalia) of the beautiful former fashion model/pro volleyball player Stacey (Jacqueline Collen) finds her living on the campus. Meanwhile, Randy (Casper Van Dien), whose grades are suffering from his ...
This science fiction yarn from Richard Pepin and Joseph Merhi revolves around the crash-landing of a space shuttle bearing six astronauts who are returning from a top-secret mission. Mission commander Cutter (Lance Le Gault) puts Capt. Nick Saxon (Jack Scalia) on the case. Saxon was the head of the last Aquarius mission, which also failed, and his ...
Investment banker Jack Scalia would give anything to escape his wealthy but empty existence. He fantasizes about becoming an Italian movie star, like his idol George Hamilton. Shedding himself of his wife and job, Scalia heads to Tinseltown to realize his dream, changing his name and adopting a Mediterranean accent along the way. He manages to ...
This NBC detective show premiered about five years after Rock Hudson's hit program McMillan and Wife took its final bows (and on the same network), but experienced a much shorter run. As Hudson's final series, it starred the legendary actor as Brian Devlin, an independently wealthy playboy resting on his laurels from a long career as a successful ...
Adapted from Jackie Collins' best-selling novel of the same name, this glittery made-for-TV movie stars three veteran small-screen divas as the "newest" generation of Tinseltown spouses. Farrah Fawcett heads the cast as film favorite and top recording artist Lissa Roman, who hires handsome private eye Michael Scorsini (Jack Scalia) to trail her ...
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