Helen Shaver
Popularity:16.545
Known For:Directing
Birthday:1951-02-24
Place of Birth:Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada
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Also Known As:Helen Jane Shaver
Desert Hearts (1985)
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named...
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (2003)
Based on the known events that shook the United States for 23 days in 2002. Within 24 hours six people were killed by a sniper in Maryland County. A...
Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)
Earl Bassett's celebrity after defeating the Graboid attack against the town of Perfection has proved short-lived, until he's recruited by a Mexican...
Best Defense (1984)
An engineer fails to get the bugs out of a tank before an Army officer has to use it in Kuwait.
The Color of Money (1986)
Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and...
The Believers (1987)
Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is...
The Osterman Weekend (1983)
The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a...
The Craft (1996)
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers,...
That Night (1992)
A coming-of-age story about an eleven-year-old girl who idolizes her troubled sixteen-year-old neighbor.
Countdown to Looking Glass (1984)
A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of...
The Keeper (2004)
When an apparently exemplary cop abducts and secretly imprisons a beautiful dancer, a deadly battle of wills between captor and captive ensues.
Outrageous! (1977)
Gay hair stylist Robin Turner does a lot of work for drag queens, all the while dreaming that he'll someday find the courage to perform in drag...
Starship Invasions (1977)
Captain Rameses and his Legion of the Winged Serpent brigade are out to claim Earth for their dying race. Out to save Earth is an alien guard patrol...
The Overlanders (1974)
The year is 1862. The settings. The Canadian northwest. The lure is gold. Nine men, two women (one of them pregnant), and a young boy begin the...
Bear with Me (2000)
An orphaned bear cub is adopted by little Emily and her family. They name the cub Masha, raise her and release her back into the wild. Three years go...
Without Consent (1994)
After being sent to an abusive psychiatric facility by her well-meaning parents, a rebellious teenager must fight for her release.
Born to Be Wild (1995)
Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage...
The Park Is Mine (1986)
A Vietnam vet takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in the Vietnam War.
A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride (2008)
A wedding planner looks to persuade her mother not to marry a man she's only known for a brief period of time, until an unexpected development forces...
High-Ballin' (1978)
When a rash of targeted hijackings threatens to derail the independent trucking business, rig driver "Iron" Duke and his visiting friend Rane put the...
Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982)
By the turn of the 20th century, Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Billy the Kid and virtually all of the West's legendary outlaws are either dead or...
Rowing Through (1996)
Based on the real-life story of American rower Tiff Wood (Colin Ferguson), an athlete determined to realize his goal of winning gold at the 1980...
In Praise of Older Women (1978)
Andras Vayda grows up in a turbulent, war-torn Hungary, where he procures local girls for the occupying G.I.'s during World War II. Disappointed by...
Falling For You (1995)
When Meg gets thrown out of her apartment window by a serial killer, she's determined to make him pay. But finding this criminal might be difficult...
Coming Out Alive (1980)
A woman hires a contract-killer when her ex-husband kidnaps her son.
No Blame (1988)
Amy Donaldson, a successful fashion editor of City Magazine, is married to Carl, an accountant, and they have one young son, Brian. Amy is pregnant...
The Sweetest Gift (1998)
Two neighboring families in Florida, one black and one white, struggle with the problems of race, poverty, prejudice, and absent fathers, as their...
Down River (2013)
Down River is the emotionally stirring story of three young women teetering on the edge between creative breakthroughs and personal breakdowns, and...
The Land Before Time (1988)
An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive...
The Risen (2003)
A pregnant woman has an emergency operation to save her life but comes out of the procedure with amnesia.
Survive The Night (1993)
On their way home from Brooklyn, psychiatrist Vic, daughter Julie and sister Stacey run short of gas. They leave the highway to search for a petrol...
Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II (1978)
A sequel to "A Circle of Children" (1977). A teacher of "emotionally disturbed" children takes on a new student who is considered to be "untrainable"...
Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1993)
True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.
Fatal Memories (1992)
Fact based story about a woman who after 20 years starts having memories of her own molestation by her father and the murder of one of her childhood...
Murder So Sweet (1993)
A hometown heartthrob (Harry Hamlin) marries the local beauties and then poisons them in this true story of a real lady killer. His ex-wife suspects...
Walking After Midnight (1988)
Explores the past-life experiences of various celebrities.
Pair of Aces (1990)
A Texas Ranger has to protect his two daughters as he investigates a serial killer who is attacking cheerleaders. Meanwhile he finds himself working...
Between Two Brothers (1982)
Bob Frazer is a prominent attorney who compulsively tries to make amends with his younger, less polished brother, Russ, who runs the family business...
Morning Glory (1993)
An ex-convict who is on parole is accused of murdering a loose woman in the town where he works.
Numb (2007)
Hudson Milbank is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who suddenly and strangely finds himself without any emotional feelings. He tries doctor after...
Who Has Seen the Wind (1977)
The coming-of-age of adolescent Brian O'Connal in small town Depression-era Saskatchewan is told. The son of the local pharmacist Gerald O'Connal,...
Shoot (1976)
When boredom, pride and a mad second of misjudgement leaves a hunter shot dead by one of five combat veterans also hunting in the Canadian hills, it...
Birthday Cake (2013)
Soap actor Steven and his husband Daniel decide to throw the ultimate first birthday party for their daughter. What Daniel doesn’t know is that...
Common Ground (2000)
This movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dorothy", a woman joins the Navy during the 1950's...
The Forget-Me-Not Murders (1994)
A detective tries to track down a serial killer who is thought to be targeting the policeman's god-daughter.
The Grand Knockout Tournament (1987)
The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event which was shown on British television on...
The Naked Man (1976)
Indian child grows up to seek revenge on the man that raped and murdered his parents.
Zebrahead (1992)
Interracial love story set in Detroit.
Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989)
A single mother struggles to raise two teenage daughters in a small town in America.
Many Happy Returns (1986)
In this satire of the I.R.S., George Segal plays an Average Joe targeted for the Audit from Hell. His bank accounts are frozen, his home and business...
Gas (1981)
Susan Anspach stars in this comedy as a news reporter who investigates a story about stolen milk causing milk and gas prices to rise. During the...
The War Boy (1985)
The 12-year-old son of a freedom fighter grows up fast in World War II Yugoslavia.
The Wishing Tree (1999)
When her storyteller mother (Mary Alice) dies, attorney Clara Collier (Alfre Woodard) returns to her Georgia hometown and is soon captivated by a...
The Amityville Horror (1979)
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy...
Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts (2017)
DESERT HEARTS depended on the connection between its two lead actors, Patricia Charbonneau and Helen Shaver, and on their trust in director Donna...
Lost! (1986)
Bob and his wife Linda accompany his brother Jim on a sailing cruise to Costa Rica, where Jim will start as a missionary. In a terrible storm their...
Souls of Totality (2018)
A love story set during the Great American Eclipse.
Tree of Hands (1989)
A woman is attempting to cope with her son's tragic death when her mother arrives on an ill-timed visit with her own remedies.
We All Fall Down (1999)
In this dark independent drama, Michael (Darcy Belsher) is an out of work actor who has been trying to pull himself out of a downward spiral of drug...
Body Double (1984)
After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills....
The Supreme Kid (1976)
Two Canadian drifters (Frank Moore, Jim Henshaw) become involved in crime after meeting unsavoury characters.
Ride with the Wind (1994)
Frank Shelby is a motorcycle racer for whom age, personal tragedy and a love for the bottle have supplanted hopes of the big time. But when he meets...
Calling the Shots (1988)
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
Janek: The Silent Betrayal (1994)
Police lieutenant Frank Janek is investigating a series of murders in a building owned by a famous Broadway producer.
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' (2004)
Testimony of the cast, the producers and other participants of the shootings of "The Osterman Weekend".
Open Season (1995)
When the television ratings machines suddenly malfunction, public television suddenly, but mistakenly, soars to #1 in this humorous satire.
Trial & Error (1993)
The young and ambitious district attorney Peter Hudson is convinced that the defendant Andrew Barnes in his current case is guilty, and that winning...
The Men's Club (1986)
Seven men have a group session and share their feelings on women, love, life and work.
Columbo (1971)
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing...
United States (1980)
United States is a short-lived half-hour comedy-drama that NBC added to its Tuesday primetime schedule in March 1980. Larry Gelbart, the show's...
T. J. Hooker (1982)
Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to...
The 4400 (2004)
4400 centers on the return of 4400 people who, previously presumed dead or reported missing, reappear on Earth. Though they have not aged physically,...
Hill Street Blues (1981)
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
The L Word (2004)
A group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon...
WIOU (1990)
WIOU is an American television drama series, which aired on CBS in 1990 and 1991. The show is set in the news department of a fictional television...
The Education of Max Bickford (2001)
The Education of Max Bickford is a television drama that aired from 2001 to 2002 on CBS. It starred Richard Dreyfuss as the title character, a...
Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996)
The adventures of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers.
Jessica Novak (1981)
Jessica Novak is a 1981 drama television series that aired on CBS from November 5, 1981 till December 3, 1981 and was written by Ira Steven Behr. The...
The Outer Limits (1995)
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were...
B.L. Stryker (1989)
B.L. Stryker is an American detective drama that aired on ABC from February 13, 1989 to May 5, 1990 as part of the ABC Mystery Movie along with...
Amazing Stories (1985)
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg...
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983)
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye is a British mystery series that aired on ITV in the United Kingdom under the shorter title 'Marlowe, Private Eye' and on...
Search and Rescue (1977)
Search and Rescue is the title of a family-oriented adventure television series which was a co-production of the CTV television network in Canada and...
Search and Rescue (1970)
Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to...
Search and Rescue (1970)
Jericho is an American action/drama series that centers on the residents of the fictional town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of nuclear...
Search and Rescue (1970)
The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the...
Search and Rescue (1970)
Having left behind Seattle Grace Hospital, renowned surgeon Addison Forbes Montgomery moves to Los Angeles for sunnier weather and happier...
Search and Rescue (1970)
This mystery-drama revolves around a newspaper reporter named Dan Vasser who suddenly begins to travel through time to change the lives of those...
Search and Rescue (1970)
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy...
Search and Rescue (1970)
The adventures of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers.
Search and Rescue (1970)
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New...
Search and Rescue (1970)
A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront,...
Search and Rescue (1970)
4400 centers on the return of 4400 people who, previously presumed dead or reported missing, reappear on Earth. Though they have not aged physically,...
Search and Rescue (1970)
A harried executive tries to keep a fledgling TV network afloat.
Search and Rescue (1970)
Joan Girardi has begun acting a little strange since her family moved to the city of Arcadia. No one knows that various people keep introducing...
Search and Rescue (1970)
When her life comes to an abrupt end, George discovers that death is nothing like she thought it would be. Recruited to collect the souls of others...
Search and Rescue (1970)
Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan's arrival disturbs the...
Search and Rescue (1970)
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate...
Search and Rescue (1970)
Close to Home is an American crime drama television series co-produced by Warner Bros. Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television for CBS.
Search and Rescue (1970)
Sara Collins is gone. But before the FBI can solve the mystery of where she is, they first need to figure out who she really is. Nothing is as it...
Search and Rescue (1970)
The adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from...
Search and Rescue (1970)
The Net is a 1998 television drama series based on the 1995 film of the same name. The series starred Brooke Langton as Angela Bennett, the character...
Search and Rescue (1970)
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy...
Search and Rescue (1970)
As a young associate, Mitchell McDeere brought down the prestigious Memphis law firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke, which operated as a front for the...
Search and Rescue (1970)
Set in the world of competitive gymnastics, the series follows a group of teen Olympic hopefuls as they train for their day in the spotlight.
Search and Rescue (1970)
Dead Man's Gun was a western anthology series that ran on Showtime from 1997 to 1999. The series followed the travels of a gun as it passed to a new...
Search and Rescue (1970)
John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York...
Search and Rescue (1970)
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were...
Search and Rescue (1970)
Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.
Search and Rescue (1970)
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in...
Search and Rescue (1970)
One day, electricity just stopped working and the world was suddenly thrust back into the dark ages. Now, 15 years later, a young woman's life is...
Search and Rescue (1970)
Just Cause is an award-winning Canadian legal drama television series produced by Mind's Eye Entertainment. Filming was done in Vancouver, British...
Search and Rescue (1970)
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
Search and Rescue (1970)
The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he...
Search and Rescue (1970)
Hundreds of years from now, the last surviving humans discover the means of sending consciousness back through time, directly into people in the 21st...
Search and Rescue (1970)
After a teenage girl's perplexing suicide, a classmate receives a series of tapes that unravel the mystery of her tragic choice.
Search and Rescue (1970)
16-year-old Henry Coles is an outsider in her new town of Reston, New York. With a major chip on her shoulder and no friends, she remains withdrawn...
Search and Rescue (1970)
Crusoe is a television adventure drama based loosely on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The series' 13 episodes aired on NBC during the...
Search and Rescue (1970)
A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined...
Search and Rescue (1970)
A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting”...
Search and Rescue (1970)
More than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that...
Search and Rescue (1970)
After fleeing an abusive relationship, a young mother finds a job cleaning houses as she fights to provide for her child and build them a better...
Search and Rescue (1970)
A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world....
Search and Rescue (1970)
The survivors of a devastating flu attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew – while holding on to the best of what’s been lost.
Search and Rescue (1970)
It's been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben Song,...
Search and Rescue (1970)
The shocking story of how fashion icon Christian Dior and his contemporaries including Coco Chanel, Pierre Balmain, and Cristóbal Balenciaga...
Search and Rescue (1970)
The shocking story of how fashion icon Christian Dior and his contemporaries including Coco Chanel, Pierre Balmain, and Cristóbal Balenciaga...
Search and Rescue (1970)
The frantic lives of the resident doctors and nurses working at the only military hospital providing advanced surgical care in all of Southern...
Search and Rescue (1970)
With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and...