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Fail Safe (2000) (TV)

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Overview

Director:
Stephen Frears
Writers (WGA):
Eugene Burdick (novel) and
Harvey Wheeler (novel) ...
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Release Date:
9 April 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow. | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
The Fail Safe 2000 version does not match the 1964 masterpiece's acting or drama more

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Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Trivia:
The movie was performed on live television in black and white and required two sound stages on the Warner Brothers studio lot. Harvey Keitel had to run between the two stages for some of his scenes. more
Quotes:
Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son: Dad! How long is this one gonna be?
Col. Jack Grady, Command Pilot Group 6: Shouldn't be too late.
Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son: Are you sure?
Col. Jack Grady, Command Pilot Group 6: I'm positive.
Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son: Only fools are positive.
Col. Jack Grady, Command Pilot Group 6: Are you sure?
Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son: I'm positive.
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The Fail Safe 2000 version does not match the 1964 masterpiece's acting or drama, 2 March 2006
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Author: darkstar1940 from United States

The Fail Safe 2000 version simply does not match the 1964 film masterpiece's acting or drama.

I'm an USAF veteran who worked with the real Fail Safe system (not the correct name by the way) and the 1964 version rang all too true to me.

Henry Fonda's acting was right on target, so to speak, and brought back some memories of a very tense time in world history.

The 2000 version just seemed like a half-hearted remake without the compelling drama and performances of the 1964 original film.

Food for thought: The USAF command and control authority kept the largest arsenal of weapons in the history of mankind under perfect control for decades--without a glitch--until it was no longer needed after the Soviet Union's collapse. The movie dramatized the effects of accidental --or deliberate--use of nuclear weapons which is commendable. It is not a topic to be taken lightly.

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