The Domino Principle (1977)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Stanley Kramer

Writers:

Adam Kennedy (novel)
Adam Kennedy (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 July 1977 (Sweden)

Genre:

Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

Trust no one. No one.

Plot:

Tucker is a chronic underachiever and a loser. A Vietnam war veteran who just can't seem to keep out of trouble...

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Vietnam Veteran | Hit And Run | Conspiracy | San Francisco California

Cast

Gene Hackman	...	Roy Tucker
Candice Bergen	...	Ellie Tucker
Richard Widmark	...	Tagge
Mickey Rooney	...	Spiventa
Edward Albert	...	Pine
Eli Wallach	...	General Reser
Ken Swofford	...	Ditcher
Neva Patterson	...	Gaddis
Jay Novello	...	Captain Ruiz
Joseph V. Perry	...	Bowkemp (as Joseph Perry)
Ted Gehring	...	Schnaible
Claire Brennen	...	Ruby (as Claire Brennan)
George Fisher	...	Horsemyer
Bob Herron	...	Brookshire
Denver Mattson	...	Murdock

Also Known As:

The Domino Killings (UK)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (CFI)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-18 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Associated General Films

Trivia:

Final film of Jay Novello.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The bread truck carrying Tucker and Spiventa is shown driving across the Golden Gate Bridge in the southbound direction from Marin County to San Francisco. The very next scene, however, in which the prisoners are escorted out of the truck, clearly takes place under the roadway back on the Marin side of the bridge.

Soundtrack:

Some Day Soon

Not as bad as the rap it's taking here!

OK, so there seem to be a lot of loose ends in this Black-Ops thriller, but hey, that's the way it is in real life...compartmentalized.

The fine cast acquits itself and the production values are good, if one has trouble following the story line, then perhaps fewer trips to the fridge and less yakking during the flick are in order...and frankly it did help to read Kennedy's novel prior to viewing.

It seems that during and shortly after the Watergate Adventures, Hollywood decided to crank out a series of "The-Government-is out-to-get-you flicks, "The Parralex View" and "Executive Action" serve as the best examples, but this one can hold it's own if you put the plot in the proper perspective...hell, even Hackman's character doesn't know all that is going on, so viewers should not feel left in the dark alone.

My main complaint is the lousy wig that Wardrobe forced on Candice...why?

The trick to this one is get your munchies and drinks BEFORE the movie rolls, and just keep repeating to yourself: "Salami, cheese, and pickles in a barrel."