Manimal - Complete Series - 3-DVD Set

Manimal - Complete Series - 3-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
426 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Biographies
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1983 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Daniel Haller
Russ Mayberry

Written By:
Donald R. Boyle
Glen A. Larson

Actors:
Simon MacCorkindale ..... Prof. Jonathan Chase / ... (8 episodes, 1983)
Melody Anderson ..... Det. Brooke McKenzie / ... (5 episodes, 1983)
Reni Santoni ..... Lt. Nick Rivera (5 episodes, 1983)
Michael D. Roberts ..... Tyrone C. Earl (4 episodes, 1983)
William Conrad ..... Narrator (4 episodes, 1983)
Lew Horn ..... Harold Trout / ... (2 episodes, 1983)
Alan Koss ..... Man / ... (2 episodes, 1983)
Floyd Levine ..... Murdock (2 episodes, 1983)
Talbot Perry Simons ..... Cab Driver / ... (2 episodes, 1983)

Synopsis:

Dr. Jonathan Chase is a wealthy, young, and handsome man with the brightest of futures with a very dark past. From Africa's deepest recesses, to the rarest peaks of Tibet, heir to his father's legacy, and the world's darkest mysteries is Jonathan Chase, master of the secrets that divide man from animal, animal from man, Manimal. From Africa's deepest recesses, to the rarefied peaks of Tibet, heir to his father's legacy and the world's darkest mysteries. Jonathan Chase (Simon MacCorkindale) famed Professor of Criminology, with the inherited powers to transform himself into any animal he wishes, uses that power to assist the new York Police Department in solving major crimes. He is assisted by Brooke Mckenzie (Melody Anderson), an intelligent and beautiful detective with the NYPD and Tyrone 'TY' Earl (Michael D Roberts) a former intelligence office with whom he served in Vietnam.

Season 1
Manimal
S1, Ep1 Sep. 30, 1983
Jonathan Chase is a British college professor at New York University who has the unusual ability to transform into any kind of animal he wants. He decides to use his power to assist the New York Police Department in solving unusual crimes, and in this series pilot, he teams up with cute cop Brooke and war buddy Ty to stop some terrorists from stealing a supply of toxic gas.

Illusion
S1, Ep2 Oct. 14, 1983
Jonathan is helping the police apprehend the man behind a smuggling ring. But they discover that the man is a diplomat with diplomatic immunity. Jonathan follow him and sees him talking to a magician. Later the magician appears to have been killed by the leopard he uses is in his act. His partner says that his partner always went near the leopard and nothing happened. Rivera says that the leopard by law has to be put down. Jonathan doesn't think the leopard killed the magician. They try to find out what the connection between the diplomat and the magician is.

Night of the Scorpion
S1, Ep3 Oct. 21, 1983

Female of the Species
S1, Ep4 Oct. 28, 1983

High Stakes
S1, Ep5 Nov. 5, 1983

Scrimshaw
S1, Ep6 Dec. 3, 1983
Jonathan, Brooke and Ty are at the beach with seaman and his grandson. They find a skeleton. It's quite obvious the person was killed by boomerang that struck the head which was embedded in it. And the person was holding a scrimshaw. They notice something carved into it which is quite obviously a map. So they try to find out who the victim is and who the killer is. In the meantime, the seaman is keeping something from them.

Breath of the Dragon
S1, Ep7 Dec. 10, 1983
While visiting a friend in Chinatown, Jonathan discovers that there's a gang who are shaking down everyone. He discovers that his friend's grandson has joined the gang. They learn that the man behind the gang calls himself the Dragon who's emulating a man who years ago demanded that people give him half their earnings, and if not they will receive the mark of the Dragon which are left at their door and if they still refuse they will feel the breath of the Dragon which is fire, which has been happening a lot. Jonathan learns he also has a gambling casino which he goes ...

Night of the Beast
S1, Ep8 Dec. 17, 1983

Jonathan Chase was a British college professor at New York University who had the unusual ability to transform into any kind of animal. He used his powers to battle crime alongside pretty policewoman Brooke and Vietnam-war pal Ty.

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