Richard Backus Movies

  • 1974
    Dead of Night

    Dead of Night

    Dead of Night

    6.31974HD

    Grief-stricken suburban parents refuse to accept the news that their son Andy has been killed in Vietnam, but when he returns home soon after,...

    Dead of Night
  • 1984
    Why Me?

    Why Me?

    Why Me?

    5.41984HD

    An Air Force nurse about to leave the service is badly disfigured about her face in a car accident in which she also loses her baby.

    Why Me?
  • 1982
    Camelot

    Camelot

    Camelot

    81982HD

    Shot live from the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, this presentation of the 1980 Broadway revival of the beloved Lerner & Loewe classic...

    Camelot
  • 1984
    Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

    Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

    Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

    4.71984HD

    Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac is a true story based on the crash of Air Florida flight 90 on January 13, 1982 in Washington D.C. This movie...

    Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
  • 1975
    Beyond the Horizon

    Beyond the Horizon

    Beyond the Horizon

    01975HD

    On a Connecticut farm, James Mayo's two sons both love Ruth Atkins. Robert, the younger son, is sickly and dreams of escaping to a romantic life...

    Beyond the Horizon
  • 1981
    The Gentleman Bandit

    The Gentleman Bandit

    The Gentleman Bandit

    61981HD

    Based on the real-life ordeal of Baltimore priest Bernard Pagano, who was accused of several armed robberies in the late Seventies.

    The Gentleman Bandit
  • 1983
    M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

    M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

    M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

    71983HD

    A mother relentlessly tries to spearhead a movement for national anti-drunk driver legislation after her own daughter becomes the victim of a...

    M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
  • 1977
    Soldier's Home

    Soldier's Home

    Soldier's Home

    01977HD

    Harold Krebs went off to fight in World War I, "the war to end all wars." But when he comes home, Harold finds that he doesn't fit in any more. He...

    Soldier's Home
  • 1976
    Ah, Wilderness!

    Ah, Wilderness!

    Ah, Wilderness!

    01976HD

    On the Fourth of July holiday in 1906, the Miller family prepares to celebrate in their New England home. Young Richard, 16, is a thoughtful and...

    Ah, Wilderness!
  • 1976
    Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

    Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

    Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

    61976HD

    In 1930s Alabama, nine young black men are accused of raping two white women. The judge in the case, unlike the rest of the town, comes to believe...

    Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys