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Products. Television, made-for-TV movies. Owner. Leonard Hill. Leonard Hill Films was a production company that was founded in 1981 as Hill-Mandelker Films. The company mainly specialized in made-for-television-movies, producing two television series in 1987 and a feature film in 2011.
Background. Hill/Mandelker Films was formed in 1980 following the success of Amber Waves by former ABC employer and Adam-12 writer Leonard Hill and Time-Life Television producer Phillip Mandelker. The company had inked a distribution deal with WGBH -owned Novacom, Inc. (later King Features Entertainment) to syndicate the telemovies.
Leonard Hill Films (1985-1993) Credits. Background. When Phillip Mandelker, who was partners with Leonard Hill, died in 1984, the company was renamed to Leonard-Hill Films. Robert O'Connor joined the company in 1986 as a partnership and launched Hill/O'Connor Television, but the venture split two years later.
Hill/Mandelker Films. Original release. Network. ABC. Release. May 2, 1982. ( 1982-05-02) Mae West (also known as The Mae West Story) is a 1982 television film about the life of the comedian actress and writer Mae West.
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The film focuses on the intrigue inside Excelsior Union High School. J.J. Manners, becomes enamored with Beth Franklin, the girlfriend of Beau Middleton, who somehow manages to be the class president despite alienating most of the school; he is also their football team's quarterback. Middleton is also the richest student, a spoiled young man who dr...
Casting
According to stand-up comedian and future Mystery Science Theater 3000 star Joel Hodgson, he was asked to be one of the stars of the proposed series. Hodgson turned the offer down after telling the network he did not think the material was good. The network raised their offer, thinking his refusal was a bargaining ploy. Because of this experience, Hodgson decided Hollywood was too shallow to work with and quit the industry until 1987, when he created MST3K. Fox and Glover would go on the foll...
Filming
Fox met McKeon on set and the two of them dated for a while, and starred in another TV movie, Poison Ivy.
A one-hour pilot was created due to the success of the original movie, but no longer featuring the star teen actors. It was not picked up by the network, and was aired on May 26, 1984 (the Saturday evening of Memorial Day weekend). Crystal Bernard, Crispin Glover, Jonathan Gries, Ken Osmond, and Michael Zorek were the only cast members to return fo...
High School U.S.A. at IMDbHigh School U.S.A. at AllMovieLeonard Hill Films was a production company that was founded in 1981 as Hill-Mandelker Films. The company mainly specialized in made-for-television-movies, producing two television series in 1987 and a feature film in 2011. The company has since closed down following the release of Dorfman in Love in 2011.
Leonard Hill Philip Mandelker: Producer: Terry Morse Jr. Cinematography: Donald M. Morgan: Editor: Benjamin A. Weissman: Running time: 100 minutes: Production company: Hill/Mandelker Films: Original release; Network: ABC: Release: May 18, 1981 ()
