Directing

Larry Elikann

Born — Died

1920-07-04 — 2004-02-04

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

35 titles

Known for

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake poster
6.7

After a series of small tremors in Los Angeles, Dr. Clare Winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaited earthquake--"The Big One"--will strike southern California. With this information, she must battle city officials to release this information to the general public. Also, she hopes that her family is out of harms way when the quake strikes. Subplots show how other families and people cope with the the tremors that strike before the impending "Big One."

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

1990

My Son Is Innocent poster
6.8

After a brutal nighttime attack on a woman alone in her suburban home, police investigators zero in on teenager Eric Sutter. When the victim identifies Sutter as her attacker, the legal system closes in on the boy as friends, neighbors and the media turn against him. Only through the dogged determination of his mother, and her loyal boyfriend does Eric and the victim have a chance for justice to be served.

My Son Is Innocent

1996

A Stoning in Fulham County poster
5.6

Religious beliefs clash with the law when an Amish infant is killed in a rural community.

A Stoning in Fulham County

1988

Hands of a Stranger poster
4.9

A New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist.

Hands of a Stranger

1987

Poison Ivy poster
6.0

Two teenage summer camp counselors struggle with their younger campers, providing a variety of humorous situations and romantic encounters.

Poison Ivy

1985

The Story Lady poster
6.2

When Grace comes to live with her daughter and son-in-law, she is eager to find a way to be useful in the community. She loves to read stories to children, and decides to read one on public access television. The response is so strong that a large company hears about it and offers her a television series. Her life becomes complicated as she is forced to make some serious decisions. Through it all, Grace is able to help a young mother realize that time is the most valuable gift she could give to her daughter.

The Story Lady

1991

Behind the camera

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake poster
6.7

After a series of small tremors in Los Angeles, Dr. Clare Winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaited earthquake--"The Big One"--will strike southern California. With this information, she must battle city officials to release this information to the general public. Also, she hopes that her family is out of harms way when the quake strikes. Subplots show how other families and people cope with the the tremors that strike before the impending "Big One."

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

1990

My Son Is Innocent poster
6.8

After a brutal nighttime attack on a woman alone in her suburban home, police investigators zero in on teenager Eric Sutter. When the victim identifies Sutter as her attacker, the legal system closes in on the boy as friends, neighbors and the media turn against him. Only through the dogged determination of his mother, and her loyal boyfriend does Eric and the victim have a chance for justice to be served.

My Son Is Innocent

1996

A Stoning in Fulham County poster
5.6

Religious beliefs clash with the law when an Amish infant is killed in a rural community.

A Stoning in Fulham County

1988

Hands of a Stranger poster
4.9

A New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist.

Hands of a Stranger

1987

Poison Ivy poster
6.0

Two teenage summer camp counselors struggle with their younger campers, providing a variety of humorous situations and romantic encounters.

Poison Ivy

1985

The Story Lady poster
6.2

When Grace comes to live with her daughter and son-in-law, she is eager to find a way to be useful in the community. She loves to read stories to children, and decides to read one on public access television. The response is so strong that a large company hears about it and offers her a television series. Her life becomes complicated as she is forced to make some serious decisions. Through it all, Grace is able to help a young mother realize that time is the most valuable gift she could give to her daughter.

The Story Lady

1991

Stranger on My Land poster
5.2

A Vietnam veteran has to fight peacefully with words once more when the Air Force wants to expropriate his ranch for the construction of an air base.

Stranger on My Land

1988

Spraggue poster
7.0

Boston professor and amateur detective, Michael Spraggue, together with his eccentric aunt investigates a suspicious physician in connection with the death of his acquaintance which endangers their lives.

Spraggue

1984

Disaster at Silo 7 poster
7.3

During routine maintenance of a liquid-fuelled ICBM, the fuel tank is penetrated by a falling spanner. The film traces the efforts of the maintenance crew and associated military and civilian personnel to recover the potentially disastrous situation before the fuel tank is sufficiently depressurised that the stack collapses and explodes.

Disaster at Silo 7

1988

Fever poster
3.9

Fresh out of prison, all Ray wants is to get back with Lacy, but she's in a stable relationship now with Elliott, a pacifist, and wants nothing to do with him. When she's kidnapped by Ray's former associates, he and Elliott must team up to save the woman they love.

Fever

1991

Out of Darkness poster
9.0

A paranoid schizophrenic woman finds treatment to her mental illness after 18 years of suffering.

Out of Darkness

1994

Blue River poster
6.2

Edward's father walked out on his family years ago. In the years since, his mother has become a fundamentalist Christian and fallen for the school's self-righteous principal, Henry Howland. When Howland begins to mistreat Edward's mother, Edward's troubled older brother decides to get revenge. Now, Edward must protect his family from his brother's wrath.

Blue River

1995

An Unexpected Family poster
5.8

When Ruth Whitney abandons her two children with her sister Barbara is left to take care of them, at first none of them like it but soon they grow to like each other. Then over a year later Ruth comes back saying she wants her kids and Barbara goes to court to fight for custody.

An Unexpected Family

1996

Stranger in My Bed poster
4.6

A woman gets amnesia after an accident, and doesn't remember her life, including her husband. While she tries to recall, she meets a man and begins a relationship with him.

Stranger in My Bed

1987

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior poster
6.8

This western began in 1812 when the settlers tried to take away more and more territories from the indians. Tecumseh, who is the leader of the Shawnee indians, tries to do something. He plans a big indian state, and tries to win the English settlers over to this plan...

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior

1995

A Mother's Prayer poster
8.6

Rosemary Holmstrom is struggling to bring up her son following the death of her husband. When she is diagnosed with AIDS, at first she refuses to believe it, but soon turns her attentions to the problem of what will happen to her son when she dies.

A Mother's Prayer

1995

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills poster
6.5

About the 1989 murders of Carolco Entertainment chairman, Jose Menendez, and his wife, Kitty, who were killed by their sons, Lyle and Erik, in Beverly Hills, allegedly for a multimillion-dollar inheritance.

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

1994

Stamp of a Killer poster
5.7

A pregnant mother and her young son become the target of a killer.

Stamp of a Killer

1987

Dallas: The Early Years poster
5.3

Prequel to the popular "Dallas" TV series focuses on the origins of the Ewing-Barnes feud during the 1930s. Narrated by Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing, the film begins at a 1951 barbecue where “Digger” Barnes fires a shot at Jock Ewing, then flashes back to the 1930s. Jock and Digger, initially friends bonded over their ambition to find oil, become rivals as they both vie for the affections of Miss Ellie.

Dallas: The Early Years

1986

No artwork available
9.0

A woman with four single daughters sets out to try and get them married.

Take My Daughters, Please

1988

One Against the Wind poster
7.1

Mary Linden works for the French Red Cross in Occupied France during World War II and helps allied soldiers who have been shot down to escape to the unoccupied side. Her activities are complicated by her high profile and her daughter's love affair with a German officer. Based on the true story.

One Against the Wind

1991

Kiss of a Killer poster
3.6

A rapist stalks a witness endangered by the secret life she has created to escape her mother.

Kiss of a Killer

1993

Peyton Place: The Next Generation poster
NR

Another attempt to bring the 1960s primetime serial back to network television

Peyton Place: The Next Generation

1985

No artwork available
9.0

Charlie Bartlett is a retired railroad worker whose dream of crossing the country in a hot air balloon is encouraged by his grandson Morris O'Neill, who decides to go along for the ride despite the misgivings of his widowed mother whose plans to remarry have left him disenchanted.

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

1981

Turn Back the Clock poster
5.8

After a woman fervently wishes for another chance after a terrible tragedy, she is mysteriously granted one year of her life to be lived over.

Turn Back the Clock

1989

No artwork available
NR

Fact-based story set in Saigon on April, 1975, shortly after U.S. combat troops have withdrawn, and immediately before Communist forces overrun the city. American citizens try to help South Vietnamese refugees escape on the last commercial flight that will be permitted to leave the city.

Last Flight Out

1990

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn poster
3.3

A woman places an ad in the "Soldier of Fortune" magazine to hire a contract killer.

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

1993

God Bless the Child poster
6.9

Single mother, Theresa Johnson, becomes homeless, loses her job and tries to survive with her young daughter, Hillary, through charities and public shelters.

God Bless the Child

1988

Terminal poster
4.8

A hospital in need of funds announces a cure for a form of brain cancer, having saved several wealthy men's lives. When a young girl with the cancer dies, one doctor notices that she and all the cured men had been treated with exactly the same medicine. Investigating further, she uncovers a plot by the administration to locate wealthy men already suffering from a serious condition, and give them the cancer, which can then be treated successfully.

Terminal

1996

The High Price of Passion poster
6.7

A college professor becomes obsessed with a prostitute.

The High Price of Passion

1986

A Letter to Three Wives poster
3.8

A letter is addressed to three wives from their 'best friend', announcing that she's running away with one of their husbands – but she doesn't specify which one.

A Letter to Three Wives

1985

Bonds of Love poster
5.8

A divorced woman falls in love with a mentally-disabled man, but his family objects to their relationship.

Bonds of Love

1993

The Great Wallendas poster
6.3

Drama based on the legendary circus family, its spectacular but tragic career, and its unique aerial act that includes the seven-member pyramid that led to the 1962 accident in which two of the troupe were killed and another permanently paralyzed.

The Great Wallendas

1978

Lies He Told poster
6.8

A charming military man arranges his own disappearance and death in order to begin a new life with a woman who is completely deceived by his lies. Bored by his military career and secure lifestyle with his wife, Cindy, and two children, Dave Bay falls in love with Alyson and plots a new existence. This new, deceptive life includes bank robberies committed as a desperate means to support his new family and hide his past. Inspired by actual events.

Lies He Told

1997

Francesca, Baby poster
7.0

ABC Afterschool Special about Francesca James, a teenage daughter dealing with her alcoholic mother through the support group Ala-Teen.

Francesca, Baby

1976