Calendar Girl Murders (1984)

With 20-plus years to refine the style of car chases, plot misdirection, wardrobe changes, set decoration and dialogue, the Hollywood folks who made this TV movie show hints of where we are today. Cassie Bascomb (Sharon Stone) had been is recovering from the effects of a stalker and Dan Stoner (Tom Skerritt) thinks she is the key to solving the murder of magazine centerfolds. He keeps close to her until he discovers she knows more that she is saying.

Unexpected plot twists make this movie something more that usual fare. Cassie makes a move on Dan but he chooses to remain faithful to his family. Cop banter rises above the usual banal guy drooling over beautiful centerfolds. The magazine publisher is a stand-up guy rather than something slimy. On the whole this 1984 movie is better than you expect it to be.

Director:  William A. Graham Writer:  Gregory S. Dinallo; Scott Swanton Cast:
Tom Skerritt -  Lieutenant Dan Stoner Sharon Stone -  Cassie Bascomb Barbara Bosson -  Nancy Robert Beltran -  Mooney Pat Corley -  Tony Robert Morse -  Nat Couray Alan Thicke -  Alan Conti Silvana Gallardo -  Detective Rose Hernandez		Michael C. Gwynne -  Krell Robert Culp -  Richard Trainor Barbara Parkins -  Cleo Banks Wendy Kilbourne -  Heather English Victoria Tucker -  Pam Pamela West -  Gail Keating Claudia Christian -  Kara Donald Hotton -  Mr. English