Edit
Storyline
In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group capers the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the 5 millionaires daughters on it. At first they demand film clips to be shown on major European TV stations. Undercover agent Martin is hired to hunt the terrorists down. Written by
Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Edit
Did You Know?
Trivia
Film debut of ex-mayor New York
John V. Lindsay who plays millionaire American Senator Donnovan, one of the fathers of the kidnapped girls. The picture was Lindsay's first, final and only ever movie role.
See more »
Connections
References
Citizen Kane (1941)
See more »
Soundtracks
"I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City"
Written by
Harry Nilsson
Performed by Kim Catrall
See more »
Notice that the film has no screenwriting credit. That's because there was apparently no script. There were, however, about an hour and a half's worth of terrorists-making- sure-they're-not-followed scenes, which were suicidally tedious but in a way were a soothing respite from unbearable, aimless dialogue delivered by wooden actors who seemed as confused as the audience. Peter O'Toole of course is not wooden, but he does look severely ill--perhaps as a result of the gastric troubles that nearly killed him in the mid-seventies, or perhaps because there's not enough liquor in the world to douse the humiliating awareness that Man Friday will not be your worst film this year.
Put it this way: this excruciating, jaw-droppingly awful film makes Murphy's War look like Citizen Kane. How I'm just grateful, though amazed, that Mystery Science Theater never got hold of it. Did they?
Let us draw a discreet veil over this abortion of a film and never speak of it again. In fact, let's ignore everything between The Ruling Class and Stunt Man.