Dick Van Patten Movies

"Police Academy"-style comedy set in a military school. Two errant high-school students are ordered by a judge to spend a year at a prestigious...

When Redwood Federal Penitentiary closes, there are going to be several hundred prisoners looking for a new home. Several of the most dangerous, all...

As a couple (Valentine and Greene) prepare to get married all sorts of uninvited and unexpected guests arrive and secrets are revealed.

Burnt-out private dick Jacob Aloysius Spanner teams up with his brother to help an old adversary track down his one remaining loved one, his...

Workers in an auto parts warehouse in 1933 New York City inhabit a bleak, dead-end world in the depths of the Depression where, at least, they have...

Danny is hopelessly in love with his teacher Peggy Noble. Of course she doesn't even notice him while she plans to marry the obnoxious coach Roy...

The California Atoms are in last place with no hope of moving up. But by switching the mule from team mascot to team member, (He can kick 100 yard...

Arthur is asked to pick up a bird for Thanksgiving dinner, so he brings home a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta. The family welcome her with open...

An all-star variety special saluting America.

An experiment on a simpleton turns him into a genius. When he discovers what has been done to him he struggles with whether or not what was done to...

A technician brings a frozen specimen of the original Blob back from the North Pole. When his wife accidentally defrosts the it, it terrorizes the...

When Ethan's older brother Greg is found dead, the police rule the case a suicide, but Ethan suspects foul play stemming from Greg's recent...

Jay Leno hosts "Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour," a one hour special featuring a humorous look at the American family.

A celebration of the art of animation as seen through the eyes of Walt Disney. Dick Van Patten hosts and introduces many of the artists who worked on...

Clearly influenced by the darker, more sinister style of spaghetti westerns, Dirty Little Billy offers a unique insight into the beginnings of the...

A look at the legacy of icon actor James Dean on the 40th anniversary of his tragic death. The special follows his life and career, with obvious...

A struggling widow vows to save her teenage daughter from a life of hardship by snaring her a wealthy husband.

A tribute to the late John Candy from the cast of Spaceballs.

This second made-for-television reunion film finds eldest son David on the brink of marriage to a divorcee. However, some of his sisters would prefer...