Not sure if this appeared on wortv channel 9 or if this was actually taken from a broadcast but it certainly does bring back memories of old new york mets games on channel 9 seeing a young bob murphy and rheingold beer which was a long time sponsor of the mets on channel 9. The only one who knows both of his companions stories is marker. I have only read about 26 pages of million dollar movie, and it is as good and rivetting as a life in the movies, which was an ongoing, hugely enjoyable read, with lol moments. Nov 03, 2015 the six million dollar man, which starred lee majors, aired on abc for five seasons, and it was cancelled in 1978. Mickey mantle 1967 500th home run as aired on wpixtv, 5141967 duration. So, overall, million dollar arm is a finely made movie which will impress you despite being predictable and is certainly worth a watch.
Mark wahlbergs six billion dollar man gets a new release date. They later used film footage of times square to open the show, but the rising clapper board made an imprint on. Million dollar movies wortv channel 9 classic tv, hollywood icons. Opening credits for the nightly million dollar movie on wortv channel 9 nynj area circa the the song is taras theme composed by max steiner fo. Wwortv, channel 9, is a television station licensed to secaucus, new jersey, united states, serving the new york city television market as theflagship station of the mynetworktv programming service. Wpixtv station id and saturday action news open 1979. This made it possible to watch my favorites, or pieces of them, over and over. The direction and editing are also pretty impressive. Million dollar movie 1970s saturday action theater 1980s super saturday cinema. The million dollar hotel is a 2001 drama film based on a concept story by bono and nicholas klein, directed by wim wenders, and starring jeremy davies, milla jovovich, and mel gibson.
Wpix was probably the best channel in the new york area in the late 80s to 2005 when it turned to crap. Channel 9 million dollar movie and channel 4 movie four. This page is for fans and friends of the million dollar movies podcast. Forget the fact that most films were butchered to fit the 90minute slot including commercials. Rheingold beer commercial bob murphy old time ny area tv. Since its inception in 1948, wpix s studios and offices have been located in the daily news building on east 42nd street also known as 11 wpix plaza in midtown manhattan. The stations signal covers the delaware valley area, comprising large portions. List of movie umbrella titles in north america wikipedia. None of these landers were mobile rovers like death probe, however. It featured toptier movies, where each feature would. Sep 08, 2010 wortvs million dollar movie wortvs million dollar movie was predated by wpix s purchase of a movie package from the standard television company of hollywood in 1952. Million porn tube movies huge database of hard picked videos in tube format. Million dollar movie tv guide ad wortv channel 9 old. This tv movie was the pilot for the popular series the six million dollar man.
When i was a kid growing up on long island, wortv channel 9 played a movie every day throughout the 1960s under the impressive banner of something they called million dollar movie. He is a recurring character from the third and final 1978 season of the bionic woman. Jan 18, 2010 i lived in ny until i was so million dollar movie was something i remember. This series began in nyc, on local station wor tv 9, in 1955, and ran for over a decade. Mar 04, 1984 yet, wor, on the strength of such attractions as mets baseball, harness racing from yonkers and belmont and the million dollar movie has loyal viewers in bowling green, ky. Their great gimmick was that they continuously programmed the same movie for the whole day. Weekends, chiller theatre, on wpix, played horror classics that provided an education on the subjects of sapphic vampires and illconsidered. Oct 06, 2015 after channel 2s the late show, these are movie showcases wellknown to night owls of the time and still fondly recalled.
Wortvs million dollar movie was predated by wpixs purchase of a movie package from the standard television company of hollywood in. The song is taras theme composed by max steiner for gone with the wind. Fake, but legal dollar bills for use in movies being used for counterfeit purchases at an alarming rate, say feds. Later that fall, in primetime, the million dollar movie was relegated to weekends. More videos like this one at fucking awesome the hottest pornstars in 4k ultra hd. Perhaps the most fondly remembered movie showcase program in the new york metropolitan area, wortv channel 9s million dollar movie was a staple of the stations schedule for over three decades. Million dollar movie wor ch9 new york general discussions. Apr 27, 2017 being over 60, i have fond memories of being addicted to worchannel 9 ny back in the 60s.
Wor channel 9 had a thing called million dollar movie that ran the same damn movie seven days a week, three times every weekday and four on the weekends. Screenwriter bob schneider and comedian dan wilbur discuss a forgotten or underrated film. Later that fall, in primetime, the million dollar movie was relegated to weekends in favor of morton downey jr. Million dollar movie and the theme from gone with the wind. Opening credits for the nightly million dollar movie on wortv channel 9 nynj area circa the 70s. Movies are mostly made with big budgets, some costing hundreds of millions.
Maximillian often called simply max is a bionic german shepherd dog. The film features music by u2 and various artists that was released on the soundtrack, the million dollar hotel. The central premise of million dollar baby might seem farfetched namely, that vaudeville parents would force their young son to pass as a girl performer but i found this part of the movie absolutely believable. Richie andrusco, star of the early show october 12, 1955 film little fugitive, wcbstv. Romulus films forgotten 1951 ealingstyle comedy was wrapping up its oneweek premiere run on channel 11s predecessor to million dollar movie. From 2562 it appears as if wortv is treating their million dollar movie like a movie theater in your living room by airing the monte carlo story all week long at 7. Its also worth noting that all four billion dollar movies of 2016 were made by disney. May 16, 2016 channel 9 finally, in the face of so much film variety on other channels for over a decade, ceased its practice of airing the same million dollar movie all week and weekend. Wpix, virtual and vhf digital channel 11, is a cwaffiliated television station licensed to new york, new york, united states. In the new york metropolitan area, it was broadcast on wpix channel 11.
He wasnt replaced and chiller theatre opened with a montage of movie clips from 50s sci fi films. History talk 0 movies in which the six million dollar. There was a newsstand or newspaper seller in the older one. Jun 26, 2007 wortv station id and million dollar movie open 1983. A sixth season will never happen, but a remake is now set for the big screen. Wor started the million dollar movie in 1954 to fill the time slots when the baseball season ended. Since this is a movie, its only natural that adversity breeds romance between the seemingly starcrossed nicholas and cynthia. Kevin kennedy and weather man joe bolton sponsored by taystee bread. The million dollar movie intro is a later one than i remember. The original concept has been reworked to give you easier access to the content being displayed and time saving tools for updating your million dollar website. If you are from the new york area and grew up watching tv in the 50s and 60s, you must remember million dollar movie broadcasted on wortv ch9. The million dollar movie wortv channel 9 old time ny area. Travis knight has come on board to direct warner bros.
Weeknights or weekends, the million dollar movie entertained countless viewers with its varied mix of feature films. Million dollar movie wor ch9 new york page 3 general. Sinclair planned to provide programming and sales to the station, and held an option to acquire wpix outright. In this maiden effort, we are told just how astronaut steve austin became a bionic man.
In the summer of 1957, a few of those rko films that had been featured on million dollar movie, such as king kong and top hat were aired, one time only, on commercial network tv, on saturday nights on abc, after which they returned to be rerun on million dollar movie and subsequently other tv feature presentations. Movies in which the six million dollar man appears. So here we look at the top 10 best movies that have a budget less than 5 million dollars. Max was donated for laboratory use at the age of four months, and was critically injured in a chemical lab fire. Feb 07, 2009 life after death experience nde with steve gardipee, vietnam war story one of the best ndes duration. Biggest pre48 wb title to bypass premiere on wcbs repeated on mdm in july.
If you missed any part of tonights feature, or would like to see it again. This is how i remember channel 9s million dollar movie beginning back around 1960. Also interested in cbs late movie showings, ch 7 4. The six million dollar man, was supposed to be released in 2017, but was taken off of the release schedule in june of last year. Pix11 news brings you breaking and developing news, weather, traffic and sports coverage from new york city and across the state on wpix tv and.
Khj million dollar movie 1980s 1980 bumper commercial. Million dollar movie tv series 19551966 plot summary. Obviously, channel 9 was not held to advertised by tv distributor aap 2showing limit for usual weeklong run of 16 broadcasts. Six billion dollar man movie finds director in travis. Dec 17, 2006 if you are from the new york area and grew up watching tv in the 50s and 60s, you must remember million dollar movie broadcasted on wortv ch9. The million dollar movie showed melodramas such as i remember mama and laura.
Wwortv, virtual channel 9 uhf digital channel 25, is the flagship station of the mynetworktv programming service, licensed to secaucus, new jersey, united states and serving the new york city television market. Wortv million dollar movie bumpers plus 286 by tapthatt2012. The million dollar movie wortv channel 9 old time ny. Would you like to create your own million dollar website. Back in the 60s and early 70s, movies were hosted by shows like the million dollar movie, chiller theater, and creature features. Million dollar mermaid tells the story of australian swimming sensation annette kellerman, who overcame childhood polio to go on and achieve fame as a professional swimmer and film star in the early decades of the 20th century. I remember the million dollar movie, but its hard to believe that i am. Million dollar movie was a fun distribution to the tube for playing the very same film on a loop for weekend entertainmentespecially sunday. The station is owned by the fox television stations division of 21st century fox, as part of aduopoly with fox ownedandoperated station wnyw channel 5.
Chiller theatre aired in 1961 and 1963 and hosted by zacherley, the cool ghoul. But some of the best and most iconic movies were made with the relatively tiny budget of 5 million dollars or less. But creature features and chiller theatre showed horror and scific movies. Wpvitv, channel 6, is an ownedandoperated television station of the walt disney companyowned american broadcasting company, located in philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa. Thurman munson 1979 his last atbat the night before he died, 811979, wpix tv. It was great for movie buffs who wanted to watch a movie over and over again. In a nutshell, all the elements in the movie combine really well and the result is a fine movie which has plenty to offer. At the same time, she scandalized the world by wearing a onepiece bathing suit on public beaches long before the.
Looking for things like creature features, chiller theatre, million dollar movie, fright night, the sat am science fiction theater showings of sci fi films not the old sf series from the 50s anything sf, fantasy or horror related, tv shows i. In hollywood, studio executives deal with eyewatering figures every day. Beginning september 17 of that year wpix was to show the same film on weekday evenings from 7. Heres a blast from the past for new yorkers page 2 steve. Heres how much the contestants make, from the winners to the losers, and how much they have to give away to taxes. Before turner classic movies and blockbuster, there was million dollar movie. Jun 06, 2011 from the early days of ny television, here are two ads that are 50 years old and two that are 49 years old from tv guide for wortv. On december 15, 1970, venera 7 made the first successful landing on the venusian surface.
Perhaps the most fondly remembered movie showcase program in the new york metropolitan area, wortv channel 9s million dollar. Of course their million dollar movie used the theme from gone with. Movie showcases this year included the channel 11 first show, channel 9 million dollar movie weekend afternoons, and the early show at 6. The top ten best movies with a budget under 5 million dollars. List of movie umbrella titles in north america jump to navigation jump to search. Wor tv new york channel 9 movie intro 1970s youtube.
I was ten or eleven years old before i found out that the million dollar movie theme. By the early 1990s, wwor and wpix began to be replaced on many cable. I loved any movie with robert ryan or joseph cotton. He joins a long list of movie moneybags who bring their own special riches to the movies theyre in. The million dollar deal tiffany watson 8 min 1080p. Its debatable that david susskind was wellenough known that advertising could show his photo but. Million dollar movie wor ch9 new york powered by invision. Weeknights or weekends, the million dollar movie entertained countless viewers with its varied mix. Wpvi has its studios located on the border between philadelphia and bala cynwyd, and its transmitter is located in the roxborough neighborhood. Wortvs million dollar movie wortvs million dollar movie was predated by wpixs purchase of a movie package from the standard television company of hollywood in 1952. New york news weather sports and traffic pix11 wpixtv. Richard fleischers million dollar mystery has essentially the same plot as stanley kramers its a mad, mad, mad, mad world.
Iso wor wpix wnew 1970s80s nyc tv broadcasts saved to. The title was straight from the 1930s and 1940s, when a movie with a budget of a million dollars was a big thing. Jun 10, 2011 perhaps the most fondly remembered movie showcase program in the new york metropolitan area, wortv channel 9s million dollar movie was a staple of the stations schedule for over three decades. Opening credits for the nightly million dollar movie on wortv channel 9 ny nj area circa the 70s. Memories of movies on local tv stations archive straight dope. Million dollar arm was released by walt disney studios home entertainment on bluray disc and dvd on october 7, 2014. Wwortv, virtual channel 9 uhf digital channel 25, is the flagship station of the. The fate of jb bernsteins career as a sports agent rests with finding an exceptionally gifted young cricket player in indiawho can be trained for an american major league baseball team. Million dollar legs is a 1932 american precode comedy film starring jack oakie and w. I watched all the fred astaireginger rogers movies. Khj million dollar movie 1980s retro junk commercial.