Cast: John Achorn

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring John Achorn. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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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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