The Enemy Within (TV 1994)

Colonel Casey discovers what appears to be plans by General Lloyd to use fake military excercises to assist Jack Giddings in his plans to remove President Foster from office. Colonel Casey,... See full summary »

Director:

Jonathan Darby

Writers:

Fletcher Knebel (novel), Charles W. Bailey II (novel),

Stars:

Forest Whitaker, Jason Robards, Sam Waterston

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Forest Whitaker	...	Colonel MacKenzie 'Mac' Casey
Jason Robards	...	General R. Pendleton Lloyd
Sam Waterston	...	President William Foster
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rory J. Aylward	...	Honor Guard Sergeant
Greg Brickman	...	Tracker
David Q. Combs	...	Pentagon Security Officer
Dana Delany	...	Betsy Corcoran
Patricia Donaldson	...	President's Secretary
Denise Dowse	...	Dr. Jarvis
George Dzundza	...	Jake
Yolanda Gaskins	...	Female Reporter
Isabel Glasser	...	Sarah McCann
Jayne Hess	...	Reporter #2
Chuck Hicks	...	Bowman
Ray J	...	Todd (as Willie Norwood Jr.)

Storyline

Colonel Casey discovers what appears to be plans by General Lloyd to use fake military excercises to assist Jack Giddings in his plans to remove President Foster from office. Colonel Casey, and President Foster must find evidence that there is a coup planned and stop it, before it takes place. Unfortunately, there isn't much time.

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Plot Keywords:

conspiracy | based on novel

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Taglines:

You never know who your enemies really are...

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Az ellenség közelében

Company Credits

Production Co:

Home Box Office (HBO), Vincent Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the novel and the earlier version of the film, Seven Days in May, the character played here by Forest Whitaker was named Martin "Jiggs" Casey. The nickname, which in the context of an African-American actor was a racial epithet, was clearly inappropriate and was not used.

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Goofs

When Mac Casey meets Sarah McCann in the plaza, we hear the band playing the "Liberty Bell March" but the conductor is obviously directing a much slower piece of music.

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Connections

Version of Seven Days in May (1964)

User Reviews

No Seven Days In May But Still An Above Average TV Film

The Enemy Within is a well-done remake of one of my favorite films Seven Days In May. While of course not as good as the 1964 classic this film still packs quite a punch despite being too briskly paced and lacking Rod Serling's script.

Forest Witiker does well as Colonel Cassey though he is a little hard to watch at times. Sam Waterston does well as the Southern President and its a shame we don't see more of him. Dana Delaney really doesn't add much to the film but she plays a necessary role in the film. And of Jason Robards does well as the villain of the film as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General R. Pendleton Lloyd.

While there are numerous subplots removed and some added (though the Russians weren't really needed in this film) the film still manages to be true to the classic's plot. The script manages to convey a sense of urgency in the story and the revelations are revealed in a nice manor. The film has a little bit of action in it and these scenes are mostly unnecessary but they don't hurt the film very much.

Overall The Enemy Within is a better then average made for TV movie. As I wrote this film is not in the same caliber as the original film, it still manages to present a frightening and all-too possible scenario. A nice little suspense film to pass your time with and it's nothing more and nothing less then that.