ROCKFORD FILES, THE: BACKLASH OF THE HUNTER {TV MOVIE PILOT} (TV)
Summary
The pilot for this series of dramas about the cases of private detective Jim Rockford, an ex-convict who was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and who gets involved in cases that his self-protective instincts tell him to avoid. In this pilot, Sara Butler hires Rockford to investigate the murder of her father, an alcoholic derelict, despite the fact that police have closed the case. Jim and Sara become romantically involved as he investigates a wealthy widow's offer to pay for the education of Sara's brother. After the detective learns that he is being followed, a trail of evidence leads to Las Vegas, where an airplane and car chase in the desert ensue. Ultimately, Sara learns the truth about her father's connection to the widow. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: March 27, 1974 Wednesday 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:13:37
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:28303
- GENRE: Drama, police/private detective
- SUBJECT HEADING: TV - Drama, police/private detective
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1974-1980
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Meta Rosenberg … Executive Producer
- Stephen J. Cannell … Producer, Writer
- Richard T. Heffron … Director
- Jo Swerling … Associate Executive Producer
- John Thomas James … Writer
- Mike Post … Music by
- Pete Carpenter … Music by
- James Garner … Cast, Jim Rockford
- Lindsay Wagner … Cast, Sara Butler
- William Smith … Cast, Jerry Grimes
- Nita Talbot … Cast, Mildred Elias
- Joe Santos … Cast, Det. Dennis Becker
- Robert Donley … Cast, Joseph "Rocky" Rockford
- Stuart Margolin … Cast, Evelyn "Angel" Martin
- Mumy, Bill (See also: Mumy, Billy) … Cast, Nick Butler
- Pat Renella … Cast, Morrie Talbot
- Michael Lerner … Cast, Dr. Ruben Seelman
- Ted Gehring … Cast, Norm Mitchell
- Joshua Bryant … Cast, Capt. Harry Dell
- Bill Quinn … Cast, Harry Butler
- Robert B. Williams … Cast, Arnold Demura
- Claude Johnson … Cast, the Officer
- Mike Steele … Cast, Danford Baker