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RICHARD HARRIS DISPLAYS HIS AMERICAN PERSONA. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Richard Harris | ... | Danny Travis |
 | Karen Black | ... | Paula Herbert |
 | Martin Landau | ... | Captain Garrity |
 | Dennis Christopher | ... | Ben Travis |
| Biff McGuire | ... | Governor Davis |
 | Christopher Guest | ... | Roger |
 | Penelope Milford | ... | Denise Travis |
| Bonnie Bartlett | ... | Mrs. Garrity |
| Jorge Cervera | ... | Marshal Perez |
| Nathan Cook | ... | Officer Caine |
| Linda Dangcil | ... | Fabi |
| Alex Henteloff | ... | Harry |
| Pat McNamara | ... | S.W.A.T. Lieutenant |
| Michael Pataki | ... | Dobbs |
| Natasha Ryan | ... | Ellie Travis |
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The talent of Richard Harris at using widely differing dialects is the most compelling aspect of this highly manipulative and tritely written film wherein Harris portrays Danny Travis, a visionary but failed inventor who, despite widowerhood, has raised three children, albeit in a state of genteel poverty with their home being a Los Angeles apartment building that has been condemned by State officials in order to erect a massive mixed purpose complex upon the site. Urban renewal in this case translates into large monetary profit for the responsible insiders, and when a County Marshal attempts to dislodge Danny and his brood, Travis takes him prisoner and becomes a national celebrity due to contrivances arranged by a television reporter, played by Karen Black, and in the face of the best efforts of a former neighbour (well-played by Martin Landau) of Danny, the police captain in command of the hostage situation. A self-described Irish immigrant, Travis has virtually no accent and this noteworthy acting skill of Harris possesses far more interest than a plot that has only the most tortured connection with credibility and is further marred by an extraordinarily poor depiction of L.A.P.D. Swat tactics; the title refers to uncertainty as to which will have the final word: government, media, or an individual; curiously, a rushed ending leaves any answer in doubt.