Cast: John Achorn
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring John Achorn. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 22
Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series)
1982 · Series · 50 min. · United States
Direction Peter Medak · Gilbert Cates · Graeme Clifford · Robert Iscove
Cast Shelley Duvall · John Achorn · Patrick DeSantis · David McCharen
Synopsis TV Series (1982-1987). 6 seasons. 27 chapters. At a time when most other shows for children were either low-budget productions or product-inspired cartoons that were little more than half-hour commercials, this program set out to produce high-quality classic entertainment that...
6.4
119 votes
6.4
119 votes
The Dancing Princesses (Faerie Tale Theatre Series) (TV)
1987 · Movie · 50 min. · United States
Direction Peter Medak
Cast Lesley Ann Warren · Peter Weller · Roy Dotrice · Ian Abercrombie
Synopsis Raising six daughters by yourself is hard enough-and that's before getting their enormous monthly shoe bills. When a King (Roy Dotrice) discovers that his six princess daughters are each going through a pair of dance shoes every night when they're...
6.3
179 votes
6.3
179 votes
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers (Faerie Tale Theatre Series) (TV)
1984 · Movie · 50 min. · United States
Direction Graeme Clifford
Cast Vincent Price · John Achorn · Jeff Corey · Patrick DeSantis
Synopsis An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world to figure out what everyone else is afraid of, "the shivers". The king hires him to rid the castle of ghosts and evil spirits.
6.1
230 votes
6.1
230 votes
Beverly Hills Cop
1984 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction Martin Brest
Cast Eddie Murphy · Judge Reinhold · John Ashton · Lisa Eilbacher
Synopsis In Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Detroit detective Axel Foley heads to Beverly Hills to investigate the murder of his childhood friend. Known for his street-smart tactics and unorthodox methods, Axel clashes with the polished, by-the-book Beverly Hills Police Department. As...
6.1
21K votes
6.1
21K votes
Cinderella (Faerie Tale Theatre Series) (TV)
1985 · Movie · 54 min. · United States
Direction Mark Cullingham
Cast Jennifer Beals · Matthew Broderick · John Achorn · Jane Alden
Synopsis A fairy godmother's a great thing to have, as Cinderella (Flashdance's Jennifer Beals) is about to find out in this charming retelling of the classic fairytale. When an invitation to the Royal Autumn Ball arrives, Cinderella's wicked stepmother decides it's...
6.0
326 votes
6.0
326 votes
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed (Faerie Tale Theatre Series) (TV)
1986 · Movie · 47 min. · United States
Direction Mark Cullingham
Cast Ellen Barkin · Sofia Coppola · John Achorn · William Daniels
Synopsis Sure, there's a lot of perks to being a princess-a nice castle, beautiful clothes, great food--but it's no fun if you can't laugh about it once in a while! Princess Henrietta (Diner's Ellen Barkin) leads a very serious life-studying, studying,...
5.9
108 votes
5.9
108 votes
The Emperor's New Clothes (Faerie Tale Theatre Series) (TV)
1985 · Movie · 54 min. · United States
Direction Peter Medak
Cast Dick Shawn · Art Carney · Alan Arkin · Timothy Dalton
Synopsis Thanks to two con men, an overly fashion-conscious Emperor finds out that there's a lot more to being a good ruler than just looking the part. Bo (America's Sweetheart's Alan Arkin) and Morty (The Honeymooner's Art Carney) show up to...
5.9
149 votes
5.9
149 votes
The Princess and the Pea (Faerie Tale Theatre Series) (TV)
1984 · Movie · 53 min. · United States
Direction Tony Bill
Cast Shelley Duvall · Liza Minnelli · John Achorn · Tom Conti
Synopsis You can't fake being a princess, as Academy Award winner Liza Minnelli proves in this charming retelling of The Princess And The Pea. With a very-hard-to-impress Queen Mother (Poltergeist's Beatrice Straight), it doesn't look like the Prince (Friends' Tom Conti)...
5.8
196 votes
5.8
196 votes
Rumpelstiltskin (Faerie Tale Theatre Series) (TV)
1982 · Movie · 40 min. · United States
Direction Emile Ardolino
Cast Ned Beatty · Shelley Duvall · Bud Cort · Paul Dooley
Synopsis The King (Roseanne's Ned Beatty) gives the Miller's Daughter a choice:she can either spin straw into gold and become his Queen, or she can die. She picks the first one, even though she has no idea how she's going to...
5.7
179 votes
5.7
179 votes
Rip Van Winkle (Faerie Tale Theatre Series) (TV)
1987 · Movie · 49 min. · United States
Direction Francis Ford Coppola
Cast Harry Dean Stanton · Ed Begley Jr. · Tim Conway · Glenn Withrow
Synopsis Things are bound to have changed a bit when you wake up after a twenty-year nap, as Rip Van Winkle (Alien's Harry Dean Stanton) finds out in Francis Ford Coppola's (The Godfather) charming retelling of the classic tale by Washington...
5.6
135 votes
5.6
135 votes
The Little Mermaid (Faerie Tale Theatre Series) (TV)
1987 · Movie · 47 min. · United States
Direction Robert Iscove
Cast Brian Dennehy · Karen Black · Helen Mirren · John Achorn
Synopsis Falling in love can sometimes make you lose your head-or tail-as the Little Mermaid's (Mork and Mindy's Pam Dawber) is about to find out. It's love at first sight when the Little Mermaid saves a shipwrecked Prince (Everwood's Treat Williams)...
5.2
183 votes
5.2
183 votes
Night of the Comet
1984 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Thom Eberhardt
Cast Robert Beltran · Catherine Mary Stewart · Kelli Maroney · Sharon Farrell
Synopsis A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls to fight the evil types who survive.
4.7
887 votes
4.7
887 votes
From Hollywood to Deadwood
1988 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Rex Pickett
Cast Scott Paulin · Jim Haynie · Barbara Schock · Jurgens Doeres
Synopsis Two loser detectives need to score a case or give it up. Finding a missing starlet leaving a trail of blackmail and murder may be too much for them.
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Book of Love
1990 · Movie · 82 min. · United States
Direction Robert Shaye
Cast Chris Young · Keith Coogan · Aeryk Egan · Josie Bissett
Synopsis A friend delivers Jack Twiller greetings from a long gone high school girlfriend. This makes him open his school's yearbook -his "Book of Love"- and remember the old times, way back in 1956, when he was in his last year...
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Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (TV)
1992 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
Direction Kevin Hooks
Cast Curtis McClarin · Anna Maria Horsford · Carla Gugino · Christopher Daniel Barnes
Synopsis Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (TV) Edmund Perry appears to have things all going his way when he graduates from Phillips Exeter Academy with a scholarship to Stanford U. when an unfortunate meeting with a police officer ends...
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Fever (TV)
1991 · Movie · 99 min. · United States
Direction Larry Elikann
Cast Armand Assante · Sam Neill · John Achorn · Joe Spano
Synopsis Fresh out of prison, all Ray wants is to get back with Lacy, but she's in a stable relationship now with Elliott, a pacifist, and wants nothing to do with him. When she's kidnapped by Ray's former associates, he and...
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Minor Adjustments (TV Series)
1995 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Ken Esten · Dwayne Johnson-Cochran · Rondell Sheridan · Gary Halvorson
Cast Rondell Sheridan · Wendy Raquel Robinson · Mitchell Whitfield · Linda Kash
Synopsis Philadelphian Ron Aimes, a child psychologist, has a shrewd wife Rachel plus precocious tykes Trevor and Emma. He shares ditzy receptionist Darby with fastidious dentist Bruce and anxious pediatrician Francine.
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Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (S)
1987 · Movie · 23 min. · United States
Direction Bryan Gordon
Cast John Achorn · Tim Choate · Boyd Gaines · Tommy Hinkley
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Beverly Hills Buntz (TV Series)
1987 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction Jeffrey Lewis · David Milch · John Patterson · Eric Laneuville
Cast Dennis Franz · Peter Jurasik · Dana Wheeler-Nicholson · Guy Boyd
Synopsis Norman Buntz, a gruff and somewhat ethically questionable detective, leaves the inner city and heads to the sunny climes of Southern California where he opens up a detective agency.
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Pastime
1990 · Movie · 94 min. · United States
Direction Robin B. Armstrong
Cast William Russ · Glenn Plummer · John Achorn · Troy Evans
Synopsis Roy Dean Bream (Russ who co-starred on Boy Meets World) plays a veteran minor league hurler in 1957 tutoring young phenom fireballer Tyrone Debray (Plummer). This is Bull Durham taken seriously with cameos by Bob Feller, Duke Snider, Ernie Banks,...
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