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This was a decent TV-movie about US government reaction to the question of air force personnel coming across UFOs during routine flight tests. It is well-acted and constructed, and at 71 minutes, doesn't overstay its welcome. Though I haven't been the biggest Glenn Ford fan over the years, through seeing more of his work, my appreciation and fondness had been slowly but steadily climbing, and it was a decent, fun look at pre-'Starsky and Hutch' and pop-music-success David Soul and pre-'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman' Greg Mullavey, as well as other decent, recognizable talent from the 70's American crime/police shows and TV-movies I watched growing up here in Canada.
Former actor and later Directors Guild of America vice president and president director Taylor, a mainstay of American TV-movies and shows from 1965-2004 (whom I know most from his work on the original 'Star Trek' series) utilizes a documentary-style approach for the film, complete with military words and times appearing on the screen and narration. It's a serviceable method, though at the very end he undermines it, showing the usual 'All characters and events are fictitious...' blurb...had he not, I would have given it 7/10. It's a decent watch and makes you wonder just how governments around the world have reacted to abnormal events such as those that are talked about here. It's definitely worth a watch if you're interested at all in 'close encounters', like any of the three actors I mentioned, and can appreciate and enjoy the 70's style of television making. My copy was in my infamous Mill Creek 50-pack 'Nightmare Worlds'.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/24/23
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This was a decent TV-movie about US government reaction to the question of air force personnel coming across UFOs during routine flight tests. It is well-acted and constructed, and at 71 minutes, doesn't overstay its welcome. Though I haven't been the biggest Glenn Ford fan over the years, through seeing more of his work, my appreciation and fondness had been slowly but steadily climbing, and it was a decent, fun look at pre-'Starsky and Hutch' and pop-music-success David Soul and pre-'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman' Greg Mullavey, as well as other decent, recognizable talent from the 70's American crime/police shows and TV-movies I watched growing up here in Canada.
Former actor and later Directors Guild of America vice president and president director Taylor, a mainstay of American TV-movies and shows from 1965-2004 (whom I know most from his work on the original 'Star Trek' series) utilizes a documentary-style approach for the film, complete with military words and times appearing on the screen and narration. It's a serviceable method, though at the very end he undermines it, showing the usual 'All characters and events are fictitious...' blurb...had he not, I would have given it 7/10. It's a decent watch and makes you wonder just how governments around the world have reacted to abnormal events such as those that are talked about here. It's definitely worth a watch if you're interested at all in 'close encounters', like any of the three actors I mentioned, and can appreciate and enjoy the 70's style of television making. My copy was in my infamous Mill Creek 50-pack 'Nightmare Worlds'.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/06/23
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Some stock footage is buzzed by UFOs and a bunch of soldiers talk about it in a locked room. You can watch this with your eyes closed, it's radio on your telly.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/07/23
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So slow and boring, and it doesn't lead any where. It starts off looking like it might be interesting, but by the end it's just a lot of people talking and nothing gets resolved. Skip it if you wish.
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
02/02/23
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Pscho-thriller that pits the individual against the military establishment. A television film that shows its poor quality, yet the cast and plot make up for that. Recommended.
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Glenn Ford along with a cast of television stars of the time make a compelling and interesting film. Not entirely a UFO sci fi film, but its more of some vast coverup to prevent panic. The victims of this cruel charade are those, like truth-seeking Glenn Ford who becomes some ex-team player in a nation where the team isn't worth playing for.
[img]http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjWG8nQWObyJC0vZ9AOLp8cevTB4QNYiNgQFJ3JT-IDxyf7kng[/img] Glenn Ford, shown here, is a tremendous actor spanning years of a movie and television film career
SEE the entire film here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ghg3p3AXWQ&list=PL9C5D4B99079364CD&index=12
[img]http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTtIg7Ig3ZE85hoL7RJRKPJh09SL-ikYj6j7eRxT6KRTLCW_vh8Bw[/img] Somewhat disappointing is the airplane itself. To hijack a plane like this is a bit weird but I guess it served its purpose
REVIEWS:
50%
Slightly above average made for television film, helped tremendously by the presence of Glenn Ford. Reasonably suspenseful.
Cast
Glenn Ford as Col. Pete Moore
Bradford Dillman as Maj. Mike Dunning
David Soul as Capt. Roy Bishop
Robert F. Lyons as Ckapt. Cliff Riggs
Guy Stockwell as Lt. Col. Trottman
Greg Mullavey as Lt. Tony Podryski
Stanley Bennett Clay as 2nd Lt. Ferguson (as Stanley Clay)
Jonathan Goldsmith as Smith (as Jonathan Lippe)
Jack Ging as Green
Ken Kercheval as White
Directed by
Jud Taylor
Produced by
Gerald L. Adler
Written by
George Simpson
Neal R. Burger
Music by
Morton Stevens
Cinematography
Robert B. Hauser
Editing by
Carroll Sax
Distributed by
NBC television
Release date(s)
October 1, 1974
Running time
72 minutes
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
01/19/23
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Pscho-thriller that pits the individual against the military establishment.
Glenn Ford along with a cast of television stars of the time make a compelling and interesting film. Not entirely a UFO sci fi film, but its more of some vast coverup to prevent panic. The victims of this cruel charade are those, like truth-seeking Glenn Ford who becomes some ex-team player in a nation where the team isn't worth playing for.
SEE the entire film here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ghg3p3AXWQ&list=PL9C5D4B99079364CD&index=12
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
01/22/23
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