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Time Bomb (1984 film)

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Time Bomb
GenreAction
Drama
Teleplay byWestbrook Claridge
Story byRoderick Taylor
Directed byPaul Krasny
StarringBilly Dee Williams
Merlin Olsen
Joseph Bottoms
Morgan Fairchild
Music bySylvester Levay
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerBari Carrelli
ProducersJames Duff McAdams (as James McAdams)
Mike Snyder (as Michael Snyder)
Barry J. Weitz (as Barry Weitz)
Tom Thayer (uncredited)
Clara George
Production locationDallas
CinematographyDon Reddy
EditorsDonald Hoskinson
Donald R. Rode
David A. Simmons
Running time95 minutes
Production companiesBarry Weitz Films
Universal Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseMarch 25, 1984 (1984-03-25)

Time Bomb is a 1984 made-for-TV action-adventure movie.[1]

Background

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Critic Robert Cettl described Time Bomb as an update on 1970s trucker films and noted the unusual move of casting a woman to play the leader of a terrorist ring.[2] The film was viewed as a slight departure from Fairchild and Olsen's images. Fairchild was cast to draw her large soap opera audience, Fairchild, who described her prior roles as largely "exploitative glitz," said she appreciated the grittier material. Some critics, however, were skeptical of the casting.[3][1]

Plot summary

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The film features Renee DeSalles, a charismatic, seductive terrorist of Algerian descent known as the most wanted terrorist in the world. She and her gang target an armored truck taking weapons-grade plutonium across Texas. It is up to a three-man team of "transport specialists" sent there to stop them.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bianculli, David (23 March 1984). "An 'Offbeat' Outing for Morgan Fairchild". Philadelphia Inquirer.
  2. ^ Cettl, Robert (21 October 2009). Terrorism in American Cinema: An Analytical Filmography, 1960-2008. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. pp. 260–261. ISBN 9780786454426. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  3. ^ Bykofsky, Stuart D. (22 February 1984). "Fairchild Shows That She's a Terror". Philadelphia Daily News.
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