Joseph Stefano

Total Credits at Criticker: 2 (Actor), 1 (Director), 19 (Writer), 4 (Creator)
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Intrigued by the notion of taking an intact, undeniable classic and seeing what would happen if it were made again - with a nearly identical shooting script - but with contemporary filmmaking techniques, Gus Van Sant recreates the motion picture Psycho. (Universal Studios)
A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel after stealing $40 thousand, which has terrible secrets of its own in the form of an odd proprietor and his domineering, never-seen mother.
It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter, which he's promised to Gennaro and which Gennaro would like to have to buy a ticket to the plush new movie theater. But grandpa's not ready to pass on the quarter or pass on to his final reward: he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past, and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary. (imdb)
Snowbeast (1977) - TV Movie
In this made for TV film, an enormous and angry bigfoot creature begins to terrorize a Colorado Ski Resort during a winter carnival, by eating several skiers. At first everyone insists it is just a bear, until ski patrolman Tony Rill (Robert Logan) sees a white shadowy beastly shape disappearing into the woods... (imdb)
Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) - TV Movie
Anthony Perkins (Norman Bates) returns for this "prequel", once more having mommy trouble. This time around he is invited to share memories of mom with a radio talk show host, but the PYSCHO fears that he may kill again for his beloved is impregnated with his child and Norman cannot let another PYSCHO loose in the civilized world. (imdb)
After mobsters murder her husband, Rose Bianco works long hours making artificial flowers, to support herself and her son. Some suspect that Rose's demand for a lavish lifestyle pushed her husband to a life of crime, and they blame her for his death. Widower Frank Valente is attracted to Rose, and must convince her that real love exists. He must also deal with his own daughter, who has her own reasons for opposing his marriage to Rose. (imdb)
George Radcliffe's testimony sends Donald Heath to prison for murder and the theft of over 60,000 pounds. Soon after, Radcliffe invests a large sum of money in an ultimately profitable business venture. Martha Radcliffe begins to suspect her husband of the crime. (imdb)
The Unknown (1964) - TV Movie
Near Aix-les-Bains (South-East of France), two women, Kassia and Leonora, are driven by a fanatical blackmailer, named André, in a white Rolls Royce at full speed. Suddenly, they stop near a lake, in the middle of the woods, where the man decides to have a swim. He asks the two women for a drink. The women plan to assassinate him by introducing a deadly leaf from a Thanatos tree in the cocktail. The man dies by poisoning and drowning and the women stare at him without moving. (imdb)
A young girl returns to her hometown in search of her father, gradually her childhood memories returns; a childhood with incest and violence. (imdb)
A man and his girlfriend plan to rob the mansion of the man's eccentric but wealthy aunt. However, the aunt keeps dozens of cats in her home, and the man is deathly afraid of cats. (imdb)
Home for the Holidays (1972) - TV Movie
Four sisters return home to the country to visit there ailing father over Christmas. Their father believes that his current wife has tried to poison him, but Dr. Lindsay and the sisters disagree. A storm comes and causes the roads to be flooded and the phone lines are down.
The Outer Limits (1963) - TV Series
Anthology type science fiction program with a different cast each week. Tending toward the hard science, space travel, time travel, and human evolution it tries to examine in each show some form of the question, "What is the nature of man?" (imdb)
- It Crawled Out of the Woodwork (1963) - Season 1
- Nightmare (1963) - Season 1
- The Zanti Misfits (1963) - Season 1
- Don't Open Till Doomsday (1964) - Season 1
- The Invisibles (1964) - Season 1
- The Bellero Shield (1964) - Season 1
- Moonstone (1964) - Season 1
- Fun and Games (1964) - Season 1
- A Feasibility Study (1964) - Season 1
- The Chameleon (1964) - Season 1
- The Forms of Things Unknown (1964) - Season 1
A Death of Innocence (1971) - TV Movie
A mother travels to New York to see her daughter who is awaiting trial for murder. The mother is totally convinced of her daughter's innocence and does all she can to help her. As the trial progresses however, the mother begins to have doubts.
- The Emerald Heart (1990) - Season 1
- The Death of Dr. Arcane (1990) - Season 1
- Falco (1990) - Season 1
- The Shipment (1990) - Season 1