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5.4/10   708 votes
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Director:
Stanley Kramer
Writers:
Adam Kennedy (novel)
Adam Kennedy (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 July 1977 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Thriller | Drama more
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... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Xbox and Netflix Taste Great Together
 (From Cinematical. 20 November 2008, 9:30 AM, PST)

Actor Richard Widmark Dies at 93
 (From IMDb News. 26 March 2008)

User Comments:
Not as bad as the rap it's taking here! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Domino Killings (UK)
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (CFI)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Final film of Jay Novello. more
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. more
Soundtrack:
Some Day Soon more

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6 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Not as bad as the rap it's taking here!, 11 July 2002
Author: bux from Tecumseh ok

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."

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