Writing

John Sacret Young

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Known For

TestamentTestament · 1983
Testament
★ 6.41983
MovieDramaScience Fiction
It's just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California. As people begin coping with the devastating aftermath of the attacks — many suffer radiation poisoning — the Wetherly family tries to survive.
The PossessedThe Possessed · 1977
The Possessed
★ 5.01977
MovieHorrorTV Movie
A former priest, now an exorcist, battles the satanic forces that are threatening the students at a girls school.
China Beach: PilotChina Beach: Pilot · 1988
China Beach: Pilot
1988
MovieDrama
The feature-length pilot for the popular tv series. In 1967, the people of the 510th Evac Hospital at China Beach Vietnam include the cool but compassionate Army nurse Colleen, the naive Red Cross newcomer Cherry, the singer Laurette and the cynical civilian worker/prostitute K.C.
RomeroRomero · 1989
Romero
★ 6.91989
MovieDramaHistory
Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.
ChandlerChandler · 1971
Chandler
★ 4.61971
MovieCrimeDrama
A private eye is hired to follow a mobster's former mistress.
Thanks of a Grateful NationThanks of a Grateful Nation · 1998
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
★ 4.81998
MovieDramaTV Movie
An examination of the aftermath of Desert Storm and how servicemen and women were affected by it medically.
Fire on the MountainFire on the Mountain · 1981
Fire on the Mountain
★ 7.01981
MovieTV MovieDrama
A young real estate developer returns to his hometown to make a land killing but soon takes up the cause of a crusty old-timer in his struggles with the government which wants his ranch for an Army missile base.
Champions: A Love StoryChampions: A Love Story · 1979
Champions: A Love Story
★ 6.71979
MovieDramaTV Movie
Two teens become romantically involved as they train for a skating championship.

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Muhammad Ali: King of the WorldMuhammad Ali: King of the World · 2000
Muhammad Ali: King of the World
★ 4.62000
MovieDramaTV Movie
It is just possible that the made-for-TV biopic Muhammad Ali: King of the World was hastily pieced together to capitalize on the popular theatrical documentary When We Were Kings and the publicity attending the upcoming Will Smith movie vehicle Ali. Actually, the title of the TV film was something of a misnomer, since the story covers the formative days of Ali's career and fame, when he was still fighting under his given name Cassius Clay. Played by Terrence DaShon Howard, the young Clay slugs his way from poverty-stricken obscurity to the 1960 Olympics, garners both positive and negative publicity with his incessant self-worship and improvised rhymes, and proves that he is more than just talk when he defeats Sonny Liston (Steve Harris) in 1964. It is in fact at this point that the film draws to a close, with a few hints of what is to come manifested in an early meeting between the impressionable Clay and Islamic activist Malcolm X (Gary Dourdan).

Teleplay

SirensSirens · 1999
Sirens
★ 8.11999
MovieDramaTV Movie
Who can you turn to when protectors become predators? Dana Delany, Keith Carradine, and Brian Dennehy star in this moving, suspenseful drama about one woman's courageous battle to bring a rogue cop to justice. Sally Rawlings (Delany), a corporate executive with a bright future, watches her life spin out of control after a policeman, Officer Wexler (Carradine), cold-bloodedly kills her ex-husband before her very eyes. Wexler is acquitted of any wrongdoing, and Sally finds herself standing alone against a shocking police department cover-up. Thwarted at every turn by a system steeped in deceit and corruption, Sally takes the law into her own hands. Hacking into computer files, staking out Wexler and questioning witnesses, Sally will risk everything – including her own life – to expose the truth.

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