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The American Way (1986)

R 92 min  -  Comedy | Sci-Fi  -   13 November 1987 (USA)
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A group of Vietnam vets disturbs television programs from a B-29 airplane. They want to sabotage Mrs... See full summary »

Director:

Maurice Phillips

Writer:

Scott Roberts
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dennis Hopper ...
Michael J. Pollard ...
Eugene Lipinski ...
Ace
James Aubrey James Aubrey ...
Claude
Al Matthews Al Matthews ...
Benedict
William Armstrong William Armstrong ...
Jerry
Michael Ho Michael Ho ...
Minh
Scott Hoxby ...
Sam (as Derek Hoxby)
Nigel Pegram Nigel Pegram ...
Mrs. Westinghouse
Mark Caven ...
Don
Craig Pinder ...
Irving
Jeff Harding Jeff Harding ...
Doug
Linda Lou Allen Linda Lou Allen ...
Mary
Norman Chancer Norman Chancer ...
Dr. King
Gwen Humble ...
Linda
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Storyline

A group of Vietnam vets disturbs television programs from a B-29 airplane. They want to sabotage Mrs Westinghouse's political campaign who is running for the Senate in support of US military involvement in South America. Mrs Westinghouse orders some nuclear missiles to be launched against the saboteurs, but they manage to avoid the impact and even succeed in exposing a big secret of hers. Written by Salvatore Santangelo <pappagone2@libero.it>  

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Truth, justice...

Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Riders of the Storm See more »

Filming Locations:

Glen Canyon, Utah, USA See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby (Surround Sound)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Feature debut for director Maurice Phillips. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When Sam is picked up from the building, with a rope ladder hanging from the belly of the the B-29, for a brief moment the landing skids of a helicopter are visible. See more »

Crazy Credits

The closing credits of the film include a video screen showing the film itself being played backwards at high speed. See more »

Connections

Features The Devil Rides Out (1968) See more »

Soundtracks

"Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer"
Performed by Joe Fagin
Written by Jimmy McHugh (as McHugh) / Harold Adamson (as Adamson)
Published by The United Partnership Limited See more »