Mexican Slayride

Episode aired Jan 23, 1983
TV-14TV-14
2h

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

638

YOUR RATING

Action

Adventure

Crime

The A-Team is hired by Amy Allen to rescue a missing foreign correspondent in Mexico.The A-Team is hired by Amy Allen to rescue a missing foreign correspondent in Mexico.The A-Team is hired by Amy Allen to rescue a missing foreign correspondent in Mexico.

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

638

YOUR RATING

Director
- Rod Holcomb
Writers
- Frank Lupo
- Stephen J. Cannell
Stars

Top credits

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Photos6

Mr. T and Miguel Ángel Fuentes in The A-Team (1983)

Humberto Elizondo and Miguel Ángel Fuentes in The A-Team (1983)

Miguel Ángel Fuentes in The A-Team (1983)

Trivia
Templeton "Faceman" Peck was originally played by Tim Dunigan, but he was fired after the pilot and replaced by Dirk Benedict because the producer decided that he was too young for the part.

Goofs
The first pictures of the team members that are shown to Amy are in fact pictures from scenes that will appear later in the pilot episode.

Quotes
Lt. Templeton 'Faceman' Peck: I had to bring your uncle Deke into this.
Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock: How is Uncle Deke?
Lt. Templeton 'Faceman' Peck: You don't have an Uncle Deke.
Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock: Oh that's too bad, I was just starting to like him.
Lt. Templeton 'Faceman' Peck: No, you hate him. He used to beat you.
Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock: That creep!

Connections
Featured in Hollywood Burn (2006)

Soundtracks
Alouette
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung by Dwight Schultz

User reviews5

Review

Top review

7/10

Silly, but still very fun to watch.

The A-Team isn't exactly the most deep show ever made, but it's pure fun. Sure it's a 80's show, and has corny lines, and a lot of action sequences, but for some reason that'm part of it's charm.

The idea behind the A-Team couldn't be simpler, they're a bunch of Vietnam veterans who has become soldiers of fortune. They do thing's their own way, and helps people not always for money, but because it's the right thing to do. I guess they have a sort of Robin Hood complex, as they always scam rich people to get what they need to help the less fortunate.

The A-team has a great time dynamic, and that's the heart of the series. We got George Peppard as John 'Hannibal' Smith, the leader and a master of disguise. Dirk Benedict as Templeton 'Faceman' Peck, the scammer of the gang. My favourite Dwight Schultz as 'Howling Mad' Murdock, the pilot who's a little mentally unstable. And the man who needs no introduction Mr. T as B.A. Baracus.

I'm looking forward to see more of the A-team and i tell you it's definitely worth watching. I give the pilot episode a 7/10.

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