Phil Penningroth

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Sightings: Heartland Ghost

Sightings: Heartland Ghost

2002

Writer

4.6
Writing

The crew of a reality-TV show about the paranormal visits a small Kansas town to investigate a house that may be haunted.

Convictions

Convictions

1997

Teleplay

6.0

It has been nine years since Bancroft's character shot Brown's son. She goes to the prison to vent her rage at him over what he did, and discovers he'...

Touched By Evil

Touched By Evil

1997

Writer

4.0
Writing

Successful business advisor Ellen Collier is attacked by a serial rapist, and becomes frightened and withdrawn after the incident. She begins to regai...

Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon

Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon

1996

Writer

6.4
Writing

Fearful that the Russians would continue their lead in the space race and be the first to put a man on the moon, NASA felt an enormous pressure to pus...

Chasing the Dragon

Chasing the Dragon

1996

Story, Teleplay

5.5
Writing

Working class mother becomes addicted to heroin, and soon her life falls apart.

Stolen Innocence

Stolen Innocence

1995

Writer

5.7
Writing

Stacy, a rebellious teenager, leaves home for the freedom and adventure of life on the road away from her parents. Afraid and alone, she is befriended...

Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

1994

Writer

10.0
Writing

Based on the true story of Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, rivals for the USA Olympic Ice Skating team. When Kerrigan is savagely attacked, people b...

The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story

The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story

1994

Writer

5.0
Writing

Married couples, unable to conceive, are thrilled to find they are going to become parents, thanks to a larger-than-life "miracle doctor" and his unus...

In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco

In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco

1993

Writer

5.2
Writing

Religious fanatics are barricaded in a building and surrounded by police. But they're not going to surrender; they prefer to die.

Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story

Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story

1993

Story

3.5
Writing

The story of the relationship between Elvis Presley and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, from its beginnings in 1955 right the way through until Presl...

Amy Fisher: My Story

Amy Fisher: My Story

1992

Writer

4.4
Writing

This sensational true story of a near fatal attraction left Mary Jo Buttafuoco paralyzed for life and made Amy Fisher America's most infamous teenager...

Child of Rage

Child of Rage

1992

Writer

5.7
Writing

A priest and his wife adopt a brother and sister, but the girl has terrible outbursts of rage. They get her in treatment and try to find out the reaso...

The Price She Paid

The Price She Paid

1992

Teleplay

5.3

Twelve years ago, Lacey was raped and had a son as a result. Now her rapist is out on parole, and since he's the father of the child and has shown sig...

Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child

Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child

1990

Teleplay

5.1

The friendships held between two families is threatened when one of their sons drowns in the other family's swimming pool.

The Ryan White Story

The Ryan White Story

1989

Story, Teleplay

6.3
Writing

The story of Ryan White, a 13-year-old haemophiliac who contracted AIDS from factor VIII, which was used to control this disorder.

Right to Die

Right to Die

1987

Writer

7.8
Writing

Emily Bauer (Raquel Welch) is a successful psychologist with a happy home life who is suddenly stricken with the dreaded neurological affliction ALS (...

When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

1986

Writer

5.5
Writing

A Los Angeles psychiatrist testifies for the prosecution in the trial of an accused child molester. Later the defendant, who is out on bail, is found ...

Promises to Keep

Promises to Keep

1985

Teleplay

5.0

An aging cowboy returns to the family he abandoned 30 years ago with a terrifying secret.

Silence of the Heart

Silence of the Heart

1984

Writer

6.4
Writing

A mother going through a painful, protracted divorce realizes too late the effect it's having on her troubled son.

Ghost Dancing

1983

Writer

2.0
Writing

Farm widow Sarah Bowman has been impoverished by the siphoning of her water supply. A nearby big-city aqueduct has priority over water rights, leaving...