Home
search
more | tips
IMDb > Top Line (1988)

Overview

User Rating:
4.8/10   72 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
No change in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Director:
Nello Rossati
Writers:
Roberto Gianviti (writer)
Nello Rossati (writer)
Contact:
View company contact information for Top Line on IMDbPro.
Genre:
Sci-Fi
Plot:
Author Ted Angelo discovers an UFO in the Columbian jungle. When he tries to spread the word, he earns... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
TOP LINE (Nello Rossati, 1988) ** more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Franco Nero ... Ted Angelo
Deborah Moore ... June (as Deborah Barrymore)
Mary Stavin ... Maureen De Havilland
William Berger ... Alonso Kintero
Shirley Hernandez ... Juanita
Larry Dolgin

Robert Redcross
Rodrigo Obregón ... José / Robot
Steven Luotto
George Kennedy ... Heinrich Holzmann
more
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Alien Terminator (UK) (video title)
more
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color
Certification:
UK:15
Filming Locations:
Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia
Company:
Dania Film more

FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
TOP LINE (Nello Rossati, 1988) **, 28 April 2006
4/10
Author: MARIO GAUCI (marrod@melita.com) from Naxxar, Malta

This film's American title, ALIEN TERMINATOR, suggests that it would be set in outer space - but it's actually a jungle adventure for the best part of the duration! It's silly, cheesy and cheap (particularly the robot effects and the repellent make-up of the alien creature at the end) but oddly watchable.

The cast, however, looks fairly uncomfortable: Franco Nero is amusing as a writer on the skids; William Berger's role is limited to the beginning and is quite brief; George Kennedy is hilariously out-of-place as an antiquarian with a silly German accent and an even sillier laugh - his death is therefore appropriately reminiscent of Dreyer's VAMPYR (1932)!; the three women with whom Nero is involved - among them Deborah Barrymore, not a member of the celebrated American family of that name but actually British, and the daughter of Roger Moore!! - are attractive but add very little to the proceedings (except for the twist ending involving Mary Stavin).

A hilarious scene involves an unstoppable cyborg (in the vein of Arnold Schwarzenegger), belatedly introduced into the story, which gets into a scrape with a bull and is torn in half into the bargain! Also, the worldwide conspiracy theory brought up in the script - that aliens are already living among us and occupy important civil positions - is not only far-fetched but ludicrous! The film does have an eclectic electronic score (a feature of many a low-budget title from the 80s) which alternates between lounge music and disco-oriented vibes, not that this helps matters much...

Was the above comment useful to you?
more

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Top Line (1988)

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
Moonraker The Flying Saucer Il disco volante Uno sceriffo extraterrestre - poco extra e molto terrestre Chissà perché... capitano tutte a me
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits IMDb Sci-Fi section
IMDb Italy section Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.