Movies directed by John Korty

Class of '63 (1973)

74 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

As reunion movies go "Class of '63" certainly is a little different as this isn't about those who achieved their dreams and so on but a little guy who has a chip on his shoulder...

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

110 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

One of my earliest memories was as a child watching "Roots" and whilst I haven't seen it since it had a lasting impression and in many ways is the mini-series which I hold many a movie to which aims to tell the story of racis...

A Christmas Without Snow (1980)

95 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

If you've grown tired of the fluffy, commercial Christmas movies which are about snow, Santa and romance then a trip back to 1980 and "A Christmas Without Snow" could be in order. As the name suggests there is no snow in this...

Resting Place (1986)

100 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Resting Place (1986) John Lithgow stars as Major Kendall Laird trying to lay to rest a black soldier but confronted by racism in a segregated town whilst also uncovering a military cover up when it came to how ...

Baby Girl Scott (1987)

100 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Baby Girl Scott (1987) John Lithgow & Mary Beth Hurt star in this drama about the rollercoaster of emotion which follows the birth of a premature baby...

Cast the First Stone (1989)

89 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

"Cast the First Stone" is another one of these made for TV true story movies which take the basic true storyline and then dramatizes it. What this means is that whilst this movie features a story about rape the real focus is ...

A Son's Promise (1990)

95 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - A Son's Promise (1990) Ricky Schroder stars as Terry O'Kelley, a teenager who made a promise to his dying mum to keep the family together and he will do what ever it takes to keep that promise...

Shattered Promises (1992)

180 mins     Drama, Thriller, TV Movie      

I reckon I must have been about 2 hours into "Shattered Promises", or "Deadly Matrimony" as it is also known, when the penny dropped. I was thinking to myself that I was sure I had seen Susan Ruttan playing the wife of Brian ...

Children of the Mist (1993)

100 mins     Drama, Horror, Mystery, TV Movie      

"Children of the Mist" is also known as "They Watch" and is a movie which is now over 2 decades old. Surprisingly it has aged well and whilst its star Patrick Bergin now looks older as does his co-star Vanessa Redgrave it cou...

Ms. Scrooge (1997)

87 mins     Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie      

Ms. Scrooge: Cicely Tyson stars as Ms. Ebenita Scrooge in this made for TV reworking of Dickens' A Christmas Carol...

Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story (1998)

90 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

I will leave the synopsis there because "Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story" is a much bigger movie than that and one which is surprisingly powerful, a lot more powerful than I expected. But whilst I am not going to go into de...