Spenser For Hire - the Movie Collection

Product Description

Following the surprise cancellation of the hit series Spenser: For Hire, ABC produces four full-length movies starring the late Robert Urich as the wisecracking-but-deadly Boston detective. Avery Brooks (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) co-stars as Hawk in these top-rated television events based on the best-selling books by Robert B. Parker that The New York Times calls one of the great series in the history of the American detective story.

System Requirements:
Running Time: 364 Mins

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

From good books to just o.k. movies.......2007-08-29

Being a fan of Robert B. Parker's books, and loving one of his characters in the form of Spencer, it follows that one would want to see him come to life in film form. Somewhere in the translation from book to screen, something was lost for me. Robert Urich does only an adequate job, perhaps due to the script he was given, but Hawke, as portrayed in the videos, loses his "cool" demeanor, (the actor seems to be trying way too hard to be cool) and the Susan Silverman character is not portrayed, to my eyes and ears, in any of the ways as she comes across in the written word of Parker nor are her looks, dress or behavior as Parker/Spencer describe. I always laugh out loud while reading Parker's Spencer, especially when he and friend Hawke spar, and much of that relationship is missing, for me, in the videos. The character of Susan is too present in the videos, much more than she is in the books. I do know that those of us who read a lot, form pictures in our minds of how the characters look, move, and speak, so it may be a mistake, on my part, to watch a movie after reading the book and "knowing" in my own mind how those characters should come across. I will continue to read Parker and all his much loved characters, but please, no more Spencer depicted on the screen unless drastic changes are made in the characterizations.

spenser for hire release.......2007-08-09

i plan on buying and watching the movie collection. When will they release Spenser-For-Hire tv series on Dvd!!!!????

Decent Movies if You Are a Spenser Fan.......2007-07-15

I love Robert B. Parker's Spenser character. As a kid growing up I also loved the television series. Spenser and Hawk are, simply put, two of the greatest characters in crime fiction ever.

These four Spenser movies starring Robert Urich as Spenser and Avery Brooks as Hawk, were produced in the mid-1990's and are nostalgic for me, reminding me of the television series. That said they are made for television movies with all the flaws. The supporting cast is pretty weak in terms of acting ability and the stories are just a tad less dramatic than the books. It's kind of like watching the Lifetime Movie of Week for men. So, overall, after seriously viewing these movies again, I have to say they are not all that good. Urich and Brooks do make a great team though and while not totally true to Spenser, are close enough, and entertaining enough.

The four movies in this collection are:

Ceremony
The Judas Goat
A Savage Place
Pale Kings and Princes

Happy.......2007-07-13

I loved watching these three movies, can't wait to buy more.
If your a Spenser fan you will love this box set.

Spenser for Hire - the movie collection.......2007-06-27

If you renember the Spenser for Hire television series, you will truly enjoy this colleciton of four full length movies. Spenser and Hawk are great and set the tone for exciting stories. This is a must for suspense and mystery buffs, with some humor thrown in.

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