Qualcuno in ascolto (1988)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Faliero Rosati

Writers:

Vincenzo Cerami (writer)
Franco Ferrini (writer)

Release Date:

28 July 1990 (Japan)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A boy who operates a ham radio and a man who works at a satellite relay station witness the same murder thousands of miles apart and have to figure out how to warn the next potential victim. |

Plot Keywords:

Satellite Relay Station | Ham Radio | Maine | Murder Witness

Cast

Vincent Spano	...	Peter
Oliver Benny	...	Danny
Anne Canovas	...	Sylvie
David Brandon	...	The Spy
Maurizio Donadoni
Ron August
Isabelle Pasco	...	Anna

Also Known As:

High Frequency (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild violence.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

USA

Company:

Cinecittà

A radio geek adds another movie to his collection.

What can I say? While I was complaining about the factual errors in a movie, a wise man (Vance) once told me "Suspend your disillusion!" Even though this "Ham" in the Swiss Alps is trying to talk on 80M with a parabolic dish, I gotta admit, this _is_ a kinda neat movie. I felt good to watch this, but rather than the plot generating this fuzzy feeling, it's probably really just brought on by the memories of watching B-movies at 4AM after a good night out. My sweetheart did get to jump once, and I must admit the suspense rivals that of most of the muck in the so-called action films released in the theaters every weekend. This movie isn't DVD worthy, but neither does it belong next to TRON (in file 13, or the round file.) I'm going to put it on my shelf next to the WarGames and Sneakers VHS tapes, to be watched over and over as I dream of a hackers ideal...