CBS is going back to the cul de sac for Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again, a special that
was inevitable given soaring ratings for similar shows. The two-hour program lives up to the title. Almost
everyone who ever was a regular participates. Featured are snippets of guest shots by then lesser known
actors who have since zoomed to A-list status: Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Gary Sinise, Karen Allen
and David James Elliott.
Filmed in and around High Point, North Carolina as Briar Patch for theatrical release starring
Dominique Swain, Henry Thomas (E.T.), Arie Verveen and Karen Allen.
Premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 20, 2003.
Production of this four-hour mini-series was completed August 2000. It stars David Hasselhoff,
Karen Allen, Grace Jones, Omar Sharif, James Fox and Henry Cele. Litigation prevented its showing
in the US, but it was shown on European television and released on VHS & DVD in Germany as Der Krieger
- Shaka Zulu. A 120-minute edited-for-theater version was screened August 6, 2002 at the Egyptian
Theatre in Los Angeles, and there are plans for a general theatrical release. The DVD linked to here has
been cut further to only 94 minutes. Only the German DVD
(Der Kruger)
has the nearly-complete 179-minute version. It has both German and English soundtracks, but it is Region 2,
so you may not be able to view it in the USA.
Originally filmed in 1998 for theatrical release,
Wind River was shown on
Sky Premier, a cable/satellite channel in the UK, in June, 2000. It was released on DVD November 27, 2001 from
Porchlight Entertainment, a division of
Lions Gate Entertainment.
Filmed in 1997 in Las Vegas for theatrical release,
Falling Sky first aired on television in Europe in November of 1999.
It stars Karen Allen,
Brittany Murphy (Clueless),
Jeremy Jordan (Leaving Las Vegas),
Patrick Renna (The Sandlot).
Falling Sky was directed by Russ Brandt and Brian J. De Palma, who also wrote the
screenplay. The working title was Crocodile Tears.
When an Israeli engineer flees with atomic secrets, it's up to a sexy
government agent (Karen) to retrieve him. Based on a true story.
"Film Focuses on Israel Spy Case"Los Angeles Times - January 2, 1990
Originally filmed in 1987 on Vancouver Island, no distribution deal could be
found. After a very limited theatrical release on June 21, 1988, the film was finally sold to Showtime.
Producer Dan Rissner. Director Gil Cates. Screenwriters Larry Brand and Rebecca Reynolds. Stars Karen
Allen, Keith Carradine, Jeff Fahey, Dinah Manoff, Dean Paul Martin and Bernie Casey.
Sequel to A Circle of Children, which in turn was based on the book Circle
of Children: A Teacher's Dedication and Love (Lippincott, 1973), by Mary McCracken. Despite the
soap-opera trappings, Lovey: A Circle of Children shines with the light of truth from first frame
to last, with Jane Alexander matching the brilliance of her earlier performance in the same role.
Interviews with Karen Allen and other cast members about the future of Indy IV
Premier Movie Mag with Jill Bernstein
Herself
March 21, 2002, AMC
Interview with Karen Allen about the filming of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Q: Why did you chose this part? KA: I loved the introduction of Marion — the drinking
scene in Nepal. . . When I first read the script, it was so secret that a courier sat in my hotel room,
waiting for me to finish.
Q: What was your favorite scene? KA: Marion and Belloq's dinner scene in the tent. I remember
it fondly because Paul Freeman and I were allowed to improvise much of it. Paul's outburst of laughter
when I pull the knife was one of Paul's ideas. . .
Of course, there was the scene where Steven [Spielberg] threw a snake on me. One of the pythons had
gotten the cobra pissed one day, so the cobra bit it and the python promptly died. Steven then kept the
dead python on ice. That's the snake that was dropped around my neck in the Well of Souls. My quick
reaction to throw it free and my pissed-off stare were more than just good acting. Also, the rapidly
decomposing body left quite a bit of slime on me.
Q: What was the most difficult scene to shoot? KA: The fire and fight in the Raven bar —
if the actors' timing was off, or if anything else went awry, it took them a whole day to set everything
up for another take.
Q: What about the upcoming Indy 4, and your rumoured involvement. KA: I really don't know
anything about it yet, but would be happy to do it.
SEASON FINALE -- After four brutal murders in 24 hours, detectives canvass the streets
searching for signs of a madman who exclaims paranoid and twisted religious rhetoric
while committing his crimes. Once suspect Daniel Varney (Richard Thomas) is in custody,
Benson wades through his "religious" justifications with the help of his distraught
wife Paula (Karen Allen), who provides key information with profound implications for
the case. Written by Robert F. Campbell & Jonathan Greene,
Directed by Alex Zakrzewski
Cleopatra (69-30 BC) was the last of the Ptolemaic rulers of
Egypt. This fascinating portrait of the Queen of the Nile
traces her short life, from her noble birth to her legendary suicide.
Ancient records combined with modern re-enactments and
computer-generated graphics bring her remarkable story to life.
Karen plays the daughter of Holocaust survivors.
Briscoe and Rey's investigation of the murder of a rare coin dealer nets them a millionaire as a
suspect, but Ross has to play detective too as the DA's office tries to establish a provenance
for the missing coin collection. Written by Jeremy R. Littman, Directed by Jace Alexander
The Making of the Leopard Son
Narrator
September 22, 1996, Discovery Channel
Behind-the-scenes footage of the making of Discovery
Channel Pictures' first theatrical film, which
follows an African leopard cub from birth to his coming of age. The
special also profiles the film's producer and composer.
Tribute to Steven Spielberg, the 23rd
recipient of the American Film Institute's career achievement award. Originally taped
March 2, 1995. A two-hour version was shown on A&E in September 1995.
Half-hour
special promoting Disney World's newest virtual reality ride, hosted by Karen Allen and
John Rhys-Davies. This special was originally to air April 19th but was pre-empted
by coverage of the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
Karen Allen's only TV series, 6 episodes. The Road Home was titled
Down Home until just a couple of weeks before its debut.
Beauty
A CBS-TV Pilot about the cosmetic business, directed by thirtysomething's
Ken Olin, and written by Joseph Doughtery. Probably never filmed.
Toonces, The Cat Who Could Drive a Car
Fugitive
8pm February 14, 1992, NBC
A half-hour prime time special with Saturday Night Live's Dana Carvey, Phil
Hartman, Victoria Jackson, Linda Hamilton, Randy Quaid, Karen Allen and others.
A fashion designer (Karen Allen) is terrified that she may be the next target
of the creeper who may have the key to her apartment. Teleplay by Steve Bello & Stephen Kronish, based
on the Teleplay by James Cavanagh and a Story by Joseph Ruscoll; Directed by Christopher Crowe
Friday's
was the ABC-TV network's answer to NBC's Saturday Night Live in the 1980's.
Regulars included Michael "Kramer" Richards and Mark Blankfield. On one episode,
Karen was the host and the musical guest was Stray Cats
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