Is there any movie quite like an old TV-movie? Especially with TV-movies from the 70's, the "telefilm" has come to be the definition of outrageousness, with tales that often were strange, depressing, angry, or very warped! Often incredibly entertaining, sometimes a train wreck, but always engrossing, the old TV-movies of yesteryear are the perfect examples of "they sure don't make 'em like that anymore."

These are all also listed on the main "movies" page but are here on their own as well, as classic TV-Movies should have their own category.
Newest titles as of March 18, '08 are in blue.

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977) - The TV-movie sequel to "Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway," again with Eve Plumb as Dawn and Leigh McCloskey as Alexander, they don't make them like this anymore!

The Alpha Caper (1973) – Great rare TV-movie with Leonard Nemoy and Henry Fonda, as a parole officer ends up as part of a $30 million dollar caper. Many familiar 70’s faces.

Assignment Munich (1972) - Roy Scheider and Robert Reed mystery craziness

Bad Ronald (1974) - 70's TV-movie strangeness defined, as Bad Ronald is a living ghost in his own home, a true creepy classic.

Bad Ronald - click to view clip

Baffled (1973) – Leonard Nemoy stars in this TV-movie about a racecar driver who can see visions of death. This was the pilot to a TV series that never happened.

Bandit TV-Movies (1994) - The four "Bandit" telefilms that were based on the hit "Smokey and the Bandit" films. Each can be purchased individually, or bought in a multi-DVD set of all four for only 19.99!
a) Bandit Goes Country (1994)
b) Bandit Bandit (1994)
c) Beauty and the Bandit (1994)
d) Bandit's Silver Angel (1994)

Bare Essence (1983) - Genie Francis of "General Hospital" classic

Brotherhood of the Bell (1970) - Very rare TV-movie with Glenn Ford and Dabney Coleman, the "Brotherhood" of a profesor's past comes knocking! Made a few waves in the day, this is an underrated classic!

Cage Without A Key (1981) - Classic TV-flick starring Susan Dey

California Kid, The (1974) - Classic TV-movie stars Martin Sheen comes to town in his '34 Ford to check out why his brother mysteriously died. A very well-made flick, with Vic Morrow and even Nick Nolte!

Captain America (1979) - The TV-movie starring Reb Brown, dig that motorcycle!

Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) - The sequel to the above new-age Captain America! 70's new age, that is.

Cave-In! (1983) - One of the last great disaster TV-movies!

Cold Night's Death, A (1972) - (aka The Chill Factor) Robert Culp stars in this wild TV-movie about starnge happenings in an Arctic lab!

Condominium (1980) - This is it! The disaster classic, full length on 2-DVDs! A huge condo building is in danger of being destroyed by the biggest hurricane ever seen! Good quality, definitely watchable, and a total blast from start to finish! One of the last great disaster TV-movies!

Conspiracy of Terror (1975) – Rare TV-Movie about Satanic cults and drama. Very talked about back in ’75, good one.

Cotton Candy (1978) - Wild TV-movie stars "Toad" of "American Graffiti" (Charles Martin Smith) as a high school musician who forms a band for the big battle of the bands! An amazing specimen of incredible 70's TV-moviedom, none otehr than Ron Howard directed!

Crowhaven Farm (1970) - Hope Lange stars in this TV-movie about a farmhouse that has supernatural forces. This gave many 70's kids the creeps back in the day. That pretty but creepy 70's TV-movie girl is in this one!

Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) – Charles Durning stars in this incredible TV-movie about a man wrongly killed who gets revenge from beyond the grave as a killer scarecrow!

Dawn, Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976) - This is the one! The classic TV-Movie starring Eve Plumb of the Brady Bunch ("Jan"). She definitely breaks out of her "Jan" mode here. This movie had school classes all over the United States abuzz at the time. This was heavy stuff for 1976.

Dawn - click to view clip

Death Car On The Freeway (1979) - Shelley Hack stars in this classic TV-movie as a reporter out to catch a man in a van who keeps knocking cars off the road, while playing wild country music! Finally, the big showdown...true 70's TV-movie action!

Death Moon (1978) – Lost TV-movie about a werewolf in Hawaii!

Diary of a Teenage Runaway (1979) - Charlene Tilton and Dick Van Patten star in this classic TV-movie about a sicko who picks up young girls hitch-hiking and rapes them. Had a big effect on the viewers in '79!

Disaster on the Coastliner (1979) - William Shatner in another TV-movie classic, will there be a massive train collision?

Disco Beaver From Outer Space (1978) - National Lampoon's TV-Movie (less than an hour) spoofing cable TV. Didn't take them long!

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) - Another great 70's TV-movie classic! There are demons in that mansion!

Dying Room Only (1973) - Cloris Leachman and her husband stop in a lonely diner in the middle of nowhere. He uses the men's room, and does not come out. What happened? A classic 70's TV film in every sense. Ross Martin, Dabney Coleman and Ned Beatty too!

Dying Room Only - click to view clip

Horror At 37,000 Feet (1973) - Pretty much remembered as one of the "greatest" TV-Movies ever made! William Shatner, Chuck Connors, Buddy Ebson, in quite possible the defining 70's TV-movie. A simple airplane flight finds trouble with various spirits that also found their way aboard! Includes some truly unforgettable visuals, this is absolutely not to be missed by any fan of the old TV flicks.

Horror At 37,000 Feet - click to view clip

I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later (1985) - Great reunion TV-flick (sans Hagman).

I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989) - This is considered one of the best TV-movies of the 80's. Based on a true story, Steven was kidnapped by a sick pervert as a little kid, and years later after he is discovered, tries to get back into a regular way of life with his family. POwerful performances all around, this is the full version of this incredible movie.

I Want To Keep My Baby (1976) - A lost TV-movie classic, this one stars Mariel Hemmingway as a young mother who does not want to get an abortion. Has a small logi in the corner that doesn't detract from viewing. Susan Anspach also stars in this remembered film.

Kid with the Broken Halo (1982) - Low-key but fun TV-movie starring Gary Coleman as an angel who has to solve the problems of three families on earth to earn his wings. Much better than it sounds! Packed with familiar faces. No end credits.

Killdozer (1974) - This is it! The TV-movie you saw late at night as a kid in the 70's (or NEVER saw as a kid in the 80's)! Killdozer stars Clint Walker and Robert Urich as men on a construction crew on a deserted island, where a bulldozer comes to life and starts killing all the men one by one! Great character actors abound (including Neville Brand) highlight the action, which includes Killdozer doing battle against another earth mover! 

Killdozer - click to view clip

Killing Affair, A (1977) - Elizabeth Montgomery ("Bewitched") and O.J. Simpson (as a detective) out to solve a murder mystery...rare and quite ironic considering future events in OJ's life.

KISS Meets The Phantom of the Park (1978) - The band KISS battles an evil scientist and his robots (even his KISS robots!) at an amusement park where KISS is performing! While it aimed to be a timeless TV fantasy in the Star Wars vein, this flick is a really cheesy 70's TV movie instead! It is however a lot of fun, especially for KISS fans as Gene, Paul, Ace and Peter battle evil, sing songs and prove they can't act! Includes a special KISS bonus after the main feature!

Last Bride of Salem (1974) - Great rare TV-movie, started as an afternoon special but was so intense it moved to primetime.

Like Normal People (1979) - Touching classic TV movie starring Shaun Cassidy and Linda Purl, as two retarded/mentally challenged people in love and who want to get married, facing all sorts of opposition!.

Love War, The (1970) - The always absolutely gorgeous Angie Dickenson is an alien on earth, at war with another alien on our planet, Lloyd Bridges. No matter how it may sound this is actually a fun one!

Los Angeles 2017 (1971) - Very rare TV-Movie directed by Steven Spielberg, this is actually a feature-length episode of the TV show "The Name of the Game." A man wakes up 100 years into the future, and doesn't like what he sees! A must!

Lucan (1977) - TV-movie pilot for the short-lived series, Lucan was raised by animals and now seeks himself!

Man, The (1972) - The first black President is Darth Vader himself, James Earl Jones! This was going to be a TV-Movie, but was released in theaters because it was thought to be too hot for TV.

Morning After, The (1974) - A TV-movie that is actually decently made? This rare but acclaimed TV-Movie stars Dick Van Dyke as a raging alcoholic, a common premise that somehow finds a way to work here.

No Margin For Error (1978) - TV-movie classic cop actioner/drama with Glen Ford and James Farentino, aka Angry Streets. This lost classic has spanish subtitles.

Nurse (1980) - Michael Learned and Robert Reed star in this TV-movie pilot for the short-lived series about a nurse and her exploits.

Odd Couple - Together Again, The (1993) - The great Tony Randall and Jack Klugman once again star as Felix and Oscar! Felix gets kicked out of the house so he won't interfere with his daughter's wedding, so he moves in with Oscar and it's just like old times!

Outrage (1973)- This is it! The car classic! Robert Culp and his family are terrorized by a group of hot-rodding teens! A MUST and one of the greatest TV-Movies ever made!

Outrage - click to view clip

People, The (1972) - Yet another classic William Shatner TV flick with fake Mormons!

Phantom of Hollywood, The (1974) - Very rare TV-movie about a movie studio protected by a phantom. Most notable because you see classic MGM sets destroyed! A forgotten important piece of Hollywood history.

Pigs vs. Freaks (1980/1984) - Broadcast on television in '84, four years after it was completed, this is a strange TV-movie about actual football games the cops and hippies used to play against each other in the 70's to help understand one another better. Tony Randall and Patrick Swayze star!

Pray For The Wildcats (1974) - Okay, pay attention to this one! 70's TV-movie! William Shatner! Angie Dickinson! Robert Reed! Marjoe Gortner! And Andy Griffith as the scummy boss who makes his employess go on a dangerous trip with him!

Promise Him Anything (1975) – Eddie Albert stars in this rare TV-Movie, about a man who sues for breach of contract when his date found through a dating service isn’t quite as advertised. Definitely ahead of its time!

Return of the Mod Squad (1979) - Exactly what it says!

Revenge For a Rape (1976) - One of the better made TV-movies of this period, a man's wife is gang-raped and he goes out for revenge! Stars Mike Connors ("Mannix") and Robert Reed.

Sara T: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1976) - One of the true classics of bad 70's TV-movie madness, Linda Blair stars as the alcoholic Sarah, but you also get Larry Hagman and Mark "Luke Skywalker" Hamill! This is one of the big ones!

Sole Survivor (1970) - More William Shatner, as a mysterious bomber plane is discovered!

Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978) - Classic starring Farrah Fawcett and Jeff bridges, as a couple who must find out who killed her husband before they get sent up for it. Very rare, Farrah left Charlie's Angels to do this flick. Spanish subs.

Someone I Touched (1975) – TV-movie starring Cloris Leachman with a husband who fools around, with added drama!

Sweet Hostage (1975) - Beautiful print (foreign subs) with Linda Blair and Martin sheen, this is a classic TV-movie of the highest order, Sheen is a crazy man who kidnaps innocent Linda, and they fall in love!

Sweet Sweet Rachel (1971) – Rare TV-movie, creepy tale of murder by ESP and the man trying to solve the crime.

Terrible Joe Moran (1984) - James Cagney's last film! With Art Carney too. (More Cagney at the bottom of the 'movies' page!)

Terror On The Beach (1973) - A true classic TV-movie! Susan Day and her family just want a peaceful day at the beach, but instead find themselves terrorized by a group of punks!

Trapped (1973) - Another TV-movie classic, as James Brolin (many years before Streisand) gets locked in a department store, and how is terrorized by the guard dogs! Dobermans, no less (remember the Doberman's scare of the 70's?). This one is definitely a winner.

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Vacation In Hell, A (1979) - Another lost gem of a TV-movie, this one stars Maureen McCormick ("Marcia Brady") and Priscilla Barnes ("Three's Company") as they and their group find trouble on the way back home!

Wonder Woman (1974) - The original TV-movie/pilot starring Cathy Lee Crosby!