David Ackroyd

Story Theatre

Christopher Sarson

David Ackroyd, Jim Brick

Brothers Grimm tales like "The Golden Goose," "The Bremen Town Musicians" and "The Blue Light" come to life in this stripped-down stage production, which forgoes elaborate sets and costumes in favor of creative acting techniques and storytelling.

Wrestling with God

Jerry L. Jackson

Allison Gregory, Paul Mercier

Wrestling with God is the true story of Alexander Campbell, a man whose conscience came into conflict with the accepted religious precepts of his time, and the struggle and resentment he endured as a result.

The Best Bar in America

David Ackroyd, Gregory T. Collett

A whiskey-fueled writing assignment takes one man on an epic motorcycle road trip through the bars and taverns across the American West. Riding a 1960 BMW R60/2, the journey leads Sanders from the red rock deserts of Arizona and Utah north to the mountains of Montana. With help of fellow traveler and sage, Northway and a variety of other colorful characters along the way, Sanders gets learns the way of the road and the zen of the bar.

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

Paul Wendkos

Dennis Weaver, Karen Grassle

A 47 year old real estate salesman gets trapped in the insidious web of cocaine addiction.

The Sky's No Limit

David Lowell Rich

Sharon Gless, Dee Wallace

Story of the lives, loves and personal problems of three women astronaut candidates planning to be the first women in space.

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

Henry Winkler

Dolly Parton, Lee Majors

A country-western singer on a trip through the Tennessee mountains runs into a reclusive backwoodsman — and a witch.

Circus Freaks and Sideshows

Arthur Drooker

David Ackroyd, Arthur Kent

A trip through the bizarre world of midgets, giants, tattooed ladies, and other human curiosities as we trace the colorful history of a distinctly American form of entertainment--the circus sideshow. From the 1840s when P.T. Barnum exhibited Tom Thumb to the last remaining shows struggling to survive at New York's Coney Island, we learn the truth behind the sideshow adage that freaks are not born, but rather created, as performers share their memories of the magical midway.

Amityville: Horror or Hoax

Daniel Farrands

David Ackroyd, Arthur Kent

Explores the controversy surrounding the supposed haunting of Amityville's most famous house.

Tom and Joann

Delbert Mann

Joel Fabiani, Elizabeth Ashley

The story of Tom and Joann Hammil, a divorced couple who explore new relationships while maintaining their mutual affection a year after their sixteen-year marriage has ended. A sequel to Breaking Up (1978).

Against the Wall

John Frankenheimer

Kyle MacLachlan, Сэмюэл Леброн Джексон

In 1971, a warden at Attica Penitentiary is caught up in a hostage crisis when inmates take over the prison to demand better living conditions.

In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials

David Ackroyd

In the late 1600s, more than 150 men and women were accused of being witches. After the infamous Salem Witch Trials, 19 people were hanged for their alleged crimes, and one person was pressed to death under heavy stones. This History Channel documentary travels back to one of America's darkest times and reveals startling facts about who the real accusers were and what the community did to make restitution to the loved ones of the dead.

Picking Up the Pieces

Paul Wendkos

Margot Kidder, David Ackroyd

A sheltered wife of a surgeon suddenly finds herself thrust into the middle of a messy divorce.

Amityville: The Haunting

Daniel Farrands

David Ackroyd, Arthur Kent

A two-part documentary of the infamous haunted house on Long Island that inspired the motion picture "The Amityville Horror."

Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

Woody Allen

Woody Allen, Reed Hadley

Dr. Harvey Wallinger is one of Nixon's aides who rises through the ranks to become the "real" power behind the president.

Stop at Nothing

Chris Thomson

Veronica Hamel, Lindsay Frost

An ex-prosecutor takes a bodyguard job protecting a girl from a mother who has lost custody. The father was accused of sexually abusing the daughter but the evidence was dismissed. Who's lying?

The Mountain Men

Richard Lang

Charlton Heston, Brian Keith

The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away from her abusive husband Heavy Eagle and comes across the two seedy fur trappers. The mountain men take her in, unaware that Heavy Eagle has dispatched an army of Indian braves to reclaim her.