Terror at Alcatraz (1982 TV Movie) User Reviews

Great TV movie/pilot

[bfan · 10 January 2004]

I think the previous poster is a little confused about the movie he is reviewing. This one is the pilot for the TV series "Fitz & Bones" starring Tom and Dick Smothers as reporters for a local TV station in San Francisco. I remember really loving this movie and the subsequent series although it wasn't on the air for very long. I hope at least this movie, from producer Glen Larson ("Knight Rider," "Quincy, M.E.") shows up in syndication.

* out of 4.

[brandonsites1981 · 19 August 2002]

Horrible film with poor gore effects about an escaped convict who catches a tour ride to Alcatraz in search of some hidden money. However, a person in a group of teens spots out the criminal for who he really is. Soon they begin to drop like flies. A slow pace, an inadequate cast, and a dumb ending sink whatever chances it had.

Rated R; Graphic Violence and Profanity.