Windsor Protocol (TV 1996)

Director:

George Mihalka

Writers:

Jack Higgins (novel), David Preston (teleplay),

Stars:

Kyle MacLachlan, Macha Grenon, Chris Wiggins

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Sean Dillon
Macha Grenon	...	Catherine
Chris Wiggins	...	Sir Charles Ferguson
Lisa Bronwyn Moore	...	Lenny
John Colicos	...	Gerhardt Heinzer / Albert Greenfield
Vlasta Vrana	...	Hardy's Aide
Sonia Benezra	...	Altina Morales
Eugene Clark	...	Vice President Anson Powers
James Bradford	...	Sir Reginald Welland
Lorne Brass	...	Lead Terrorist
Ken Pogue	...	Peter Pruitt
Serge Houde	...	Montreal Police Captain
Tom Rack	...	Dr. Harold Flegg
Colin Fox	...	FBI Agent James K. Smith
John Maclaren	...	Jenkin

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Taglines:

A fallen evil empire is about to rise again. Only one man can stop it.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, some language and nudity

Details

Country:

UK Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jack Higgins' Windsor Protocol

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Telescene Productions, Visionview Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Sean Dillon leaves Montreal to go to the Miami strip club he is still in Montreal as all the business signs are still in French.

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Connections

Followed by Thunder Point (1998)

User Reviews

Tired and boring

Even though this was made for TV, it still could have been directed with more enthusiasm for the actors used. The script and the direction looks and acts more like a high school senior play. There is no chemistry between Dillon and Lenny, although it appears as though the screen writer worked to provide it. Kyle does not have the darkness that the Sean character seems to need, and Lenny is not believable as the "brainy" kid. There are so many parts of this movie that did not work. It appears to have been written by someone that cut and pasted clichéd "cloak and dagger" subplots from other movies. Each scene is poorly directed, from the first meeting of Sean and Lenny, to the meeting between Sean and Altina Morales. None of the characters give you any reason to become interested in what happens to them. I guess the bottom line is that Kyle does not add any strength to this film. (not to mention having to do some stupid things--like follow the bad guy in daylight on an empty quiet neighborhood street in his black leather jacket which made him stand out like a sore thumb)