I tuned into this one night when I was channel surfing and took about twenty minutes to decide for sure that this was, indeed, Mark Hamill. I was extremely impressed. This character was as far from Luke Skywalker as you could get and stay in the same galaxy. Never have seen the entire movie, can't say as how I was really impressed with it, but I will never forget Mark's performance here. After about twenty minutes I was ready to climb through the screen so I could catch him myself!! Way to go, Mark!!
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Sigh. Made for TV mess.
lennybrown26 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Too many improbables. Especially a cop with hay fever or a developing head cold trying to talk Mark Hamill (as if he were just a kid) into surrendering. And would everybody please stop blubbering helplessly "what's going on?" or "why is he doing this?" as if any of that matters.
Be afraid. Get mad. And get prepared.
Jimmy Dean. No police. No publicity.
Stupid rage "I just want the guy who killed Burt."
"Who shot the magnums?" Capt can tell just walking up on the scene?? (I've fired .38 spl and .357 magnums. The recoil is different. The holes in stuff aren't.)
Jimmy Dean's lying is tiring. Weakens the plot. Insults us viewers. By the time he fesses up, we don't care.
Whatever. Quinn Martin was better at 42 minute episodic stuff.
Be afraid. Get mad. And get prepared.
Jimmy Dean. No police. No publicity.
Stupid rage "I just want the guy who killed Burt."
"Who shot the magnums?" Capt can tell just walking up on the scene?? (I've fired .38 spl and .357 magnums. The recoil is different. The holes in stuff aren't.)
Jimmy Dean's lying is tiring. Weakens the plot. Insults us viewers. By the time he fesses up, we don't care.
Whatever. Quinn Martin was better at 42 minute episodic stuff.
Great performance by Mark Hamill
tejas5517 April 2006
Mark Hamill plays a young man who's father abandoned him as a child and he has always focused his hate on a country singer played by real life singer Jimmy Dean. He actually thinks Dean is his REAL father. Hamill tracks Dean down and tries to kill him. Meanwhile, Robert Forster and Don Johnson are the cops hot on his trail. This is one of many 70s TV appearances by Hamill and one of his best performances. It's hard to say if he filmed this movie before or after Star Wars since they came out at around the same time. This movie was supposedly the pilot for Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected TV series. The theme music was different but William Conrad's narration was used. This narration definitely added a certain quality to the series.
So much potential taken from the fans
ceyda18112 January 2021
A young Mark playing a maniac. Makes me wonder what he could have done with the Joker character in real life. The film is fine. I only watched this for Mark tbh and his performance did not disappoint at all. He is eerie, unstable and not charming at all! If only he was cast in more and bigger films. I truly believe Hollywood robbed us of a great actor. The film starts quite unsettling and you're right in the middle of the story. It's entertaining but not great. The reason I gave it a 9 is purely for Mark's performance! He's amazing in it!!!
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