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14 May 1995 (USA) more
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Nice Cast Chemistry - A Blessing more (2 total)

Cast

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James Garner ... Jim Rockford
Richard Romanus ... Penguinetti

Joe Santos ... Lt. Becker

Renée O'Connor ... Laura Sue Dean

Aharon Ipalé ... Branka
Reuven Bar-Yotam ... Milovan D'Sant

Eric Lutes ... Danny Barkley
Morton Downey Jr. ... Himself

Robert Desiderio ... Jerry Michaels
Stuart Margolin ... Evelyn 'Angel' Martin

Stuart Fratkin ... Jerry Jamison
Mark Davenport ... Marty Martinson

Vince Melocchi ... Kyle Wendell
Bari K. Willerford ... Zack

Joel McKinnon Miller ... Mackie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Rockford Files: Little Ezekial (USA) (working title)
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120 min (including commercials)
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1.33 : 1 more
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The second of eight "Rockford Files" reunion TV movies. more
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Follows "The Rockford Files" (1974) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Nice Cast Chemistry - A Blessing, 3 July 2004
Author: mscl-1 from California, USA

"A Blessing in Disguise" proved very entertaining, with James Garner reprising his droll "Jim Rockford" character from the "Rockford Files" series. Mr. Garner has definite chemistry with Renee O'Connor, later of "Xena: Warrior Princess" fame. Here, O'Connor does a fine job as a plucky, self-centered-but-likable actress whose life is threatened by religious zealots. But all is not what it seems -- and Rockford aims to get to the bottom of it to keep his client/friend alive. The Garner-O'Connor relationship has a special "father-daughter" charm.

While the plot seems a bit far-fetched, there are cute send-ups of the Hollywood celebrity scene and Televangelists who scam their viewers. Listen especially for O'Connor's character's remarks about bodyguards and a certain famous Hollywood TV starlet. Worth a chuckle.

The interplay between Garner and O'Connor and Garner and Stuart Margolin ("Angel Martin" from the original "Rockford Files" series) really makes "A Blessing in Disguise" worth catching when it's available.

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