Can you name all these 1970s TV movies?

Test your memory of the movie of the week.

 

The 1970s was the prime time for TV movies. That's when the networks were rivals for the kinds of movie fans who weren't afraid to stay in on any given day of the week to catch feature films by talents like Steven Spielberg, Dan Curtis and many more.

Below, we've snipped scenes from 10 TV movies that any '70s fan would recognize. See if you can pick the correct name for each one, or if time has weakened your memory of these movies of the week. Good luck!

  1. Dennis Weaver starred in this 1971 TV movie that served as Steven Spielberg's full-length movie directorial debut:
     Image: Universal Pictures
  2. Aired as a two-part miniseries, this 1976 TV movie starred Sally Field in the title role:
     Image: Warner Bros. Television Distribution
  3. This 1972 eerie TV movie went on to become a short-lived but much-revered TV series.
     Image: ABC
  4. In 1971, ABC scored with this Emmy-winning movie of the week, about two football players who form a tight-knit friendship:
     Image: Sony Pictures Television
  5. This was a particularly horrifying character from this 1975 anthology TV movie:
     Image: ABC
  6. People love to poke fun at this 1972 TV movie, but it won an Emmy for best makeup anyway:
  7. It was the costumes that turned heads in this 1975 TV movie, starring Elizabeth Montgomery:
     Image: ABC
  8. This 1970 TV movie about a hippie who joins the Marines to fulfill his civic duty won an Emmy for its screenplay:
     Image: ABC
  9. William Demarest showed up as a handyman in this 1973 TV movie that more recently was remade for a theatrical release. It had goblin-like creatures you couldn't forget:
     Image: Lorimar Productions
  10. The Brady Bunch's Eve Plumb starred in this 1976 TV movie about a 15-year-old girl who has to survive alone in society:
     Image: NBC

Can you name all these 1970s TV movies?

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47 Comments

roratj 26 months ago
Anybody remember the movie "picture mommy dead "
Snickers 34 months ago
10/10. I didn't think Gargoyles was that bad and Trilogy of Terror scared the hell out of me.
EricFuller 36 months ago
10/10. MeTV should air some of them. BTW. The song "Cherry Bomb" by The Runaways is featured in "Dawn: Diary of a Teenage Runaway."
Debbie EricFuller 27 months ago
Yes that’s a good idea. They could have a Saturday or Sunday night movie night. That would be great!
WILD 36 months ago
You got 7 out of 10
You raced right through that one, well-done!
Wufferduck 36 months ago
Brian‘s Song was one of television’s greatest moments!!
Bob 51 months ago
ABC Movie of The Week was such a great idea. I wish it was still a thing. Crowhaven Farm with Hope Lange was my favorite.
MelissaMauldinWilliams Bob 36 months ago
That was a good one. So was Something Evil with Darren McGavin.
rycki1138 51 months ago
10 out of 10
You raced right through that one, well-done!
ndebrabant 63 months ago

You got 10 out of 10
You raced right through that one, well-done!
rycki1138 63 months ago
10 out of 10
You raced right through that one, well-done!
RichardPniewski 63 months ago
The Ballad of Andy Crocker, not mentioned here, is a classic. Bad Ronald is a depressing and brilliant horror/tragedy. Thursday's Game is good enough for theatres.
ndebrabant 67 months ago

You got 10 out of 10
You raced right through that one, well-done!
james 72 months ago
10/10 know my movies even though i wasn,t home much in the 70,s
CharlieJ 73 months ago
You got 9 out of 10
You raced right through that one, well-done!

Duel was the worst movie I ever watched...except for Cannery Row.
Terrence 73 months ago
Not bad............................9/10
Andy 73 months ago
"It was the costumes that turned heads in this 1975 TV movie, starring Elizabeth Montgomery"

Hardly. It was the first thing I'd seen Elizabeth Montgomery in other than "Bewitched" and I was completely FLOORED by her amazing performance!
Tresix 73 months ago
10/10. I wish the Me-TV networks had a channel that showed just the made-for-TV movies. You can add miniseries like "Rich Man, Poor Man" and "Roots" as well. Or maybe the regular network can set aside a night just for those.
EricFuller Tresix 36 months ago
It would be perfect for The Summer Of Me.
Tresix EricFuller 36 months ago
Since most miniseries aired in the winter, I’d go with that time.
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