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Lynne Moody on Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

In 1980, Lynne Moody (billed as Lynn) guest starred on an episode of the short-lived private detective show Ten Speed and Brown Shoe.

The stars of the series were Jeff Goldblum and Ben Vereen, an actor who Lynn Moody worked with several times. Moody and Vereen both had roles in the 1977 miniseries Roots and the pair would team up again two more times after Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (first on an episode of The Love Boat and then in a 1985 TV movie called Lost in London).

In the Tenspeed and Brown Shoe episode titled "The Sixteen Byte Data Chip and the Brown-Eyed Fox," Lynne Moody plays the 'brown-eyed fox'. She enlists the help of the show's stars to help find her missing brother, a computer programmer. It's a fun episode and Lynne Moody does a fine job, though she is given little to work with.

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Meg Foster in The Death of Me Yet

In 1971, Meg Foster appeared in the The Death of Me Yet. This Aaron Spelling produced TV movie about Russian spies (starring Doug McClure and Darren McGavin, amongst others) was great exposure for the young actress. Though her time on screen was limited, the strikingly beautiful Meg Foster nevertheless makes a big impact. Her expressive acting ability allowed her to make a great impression with very little to work with script-wise.

All in all, this was just another excellent performance from Meg Foster during a productive 1971. Beyond her participation, The Death of Me Yet is quite entertaining. Director John Llewellyn Moxey can usually be counted on for churning out interesting television fodder and this is no exception. Darren McGavin gives an especially campy performance and Richard Basehart is no slouch in the over-the-top department either in this somewhat convoluted spy story.

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Meg Foster in The Wind

In 1987, Meg Foster starred in The Wind, an excellent horror-suspense film from writer/director/producer Nico Mastorakis. The movie, also known as The Edge of Terror, also featured an excellent performance from actor Wings Hauser playing (as he so often had) a psychotic killer.

If you are a fan of Meg Foster then The Wind is a must see. She is the primary focus of the film and the actress is favored with many close-ups. Though it's a great movie on it's own terms, Meg Foster's visual appeal and engaging performance really help to make The Wind an unmitigated success and a highly enjoyable project to watch.

In a way, The Wind can be seen as a sort of follow-up to Meg Foster's 1974 horror film Welcome to Arrow Beach. Both films benefit immeasurably from her presence and show that Foster was amazingly adept at navigating these types of grizzly thrillers.

Lisa Foster in The Blade Master

I won't bother summarizing or reviewing the classic 1984 barbarian adventure The Blade Master since information on this film is quite easy to come by. Some people just love it and some people hate it so much they love it. Regardless, one thing that is often agreed upon is the physical beauty of the movie's lead actress, Lisa Foster. Acting ability aside, Lisa Foster is the kind of woman you want to see on the screen and it's a shame she didn't do more.

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Kay Lenz in The Seeding of Sarah Burns

In 1979, Kay Lenz starred alongside Cliff De Young, Martin Balsam and Cassie Yates in The Seeding of Sarah Burns. This TV movie is not very well remembered today and this is probably due mostly to it's unavailability. Despite the fact that the movie features several well-known personalities, it apparently had no VHS release and certainly no DVD release as of yet (though I'm sure some collector is sitting on a copy and this movie will make the rounds on the collector's circuit). Regardless, information about The Seeding of Sarah Burns is readily available and the following are some examples of promotional photographs and newspaper advertisements for the project.

Here are two images of Kay Lenz and Cliff De Young:

Here are two newspaper promo ads for The Seeding of Sarah Burns:

And here are a pair of contemporary newspaper reviews for the movie: