8 7 – 8 8 ) ▁ ▁TV ▁mov ies ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁U rich ▁and ▁Bro oks ▁reun ited ▁for ▁four ▁made - for - TV ▁films , ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁L if etime ▁cable ▁network . ▁▁ ▁The ▁mov ies ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁four ▁of ▁Parker ' s ▁nov els . ▁Parker ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Joan ▁co - w rote ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁screen plays ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁mov ies ▁kept ▁to ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁To ▁keep ▁production ▁costs ▁down ▁Barbara ▁Stock ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁Susan ▁Silver man ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁mov ies ▁by ▁Barbara ▁Williams ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁by ▁veter an ▁actress ▁Wend y ▁C rew son ▁( A ir ▁Force ▁One ) ▁and ▁Frank ▁Bel son ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁J . ▁W inst on ▁Car roll . ▁ ▁Parker ' s ▁son ▁Daniel ▁appears ▁in ▁all ▁four ▁mov ies ▁as ▁a ▁wait er ▁in ▁Sp enser ' s ▁favorite ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁series ▁which ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁Boston , ▁the ▁new ▁mov ies ▁were ▁fil med ▁in ▁Toronto ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁production ▁costs . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁mov ies ▁were ▁still ▁set ▁in ▁Boston ▁( parts ▁of ▁Toronto ▁easily ▁passed ▁for ▁Boston ), ▁with ▁the ▁second ▁two ▁re written ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁and ▁dr ift ed ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁tone ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁entirely . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Sp enser : ▁For ▁H ire