Synopsis
When terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.
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Cast
- Roger MooreRufus Excalibur ffolkes
- Anthony PerkinsLou Kramer
- James MasonAdmiral Brindsen
- David HedisonRobert King
- Michael ParksHarold Shulman
- Jack WatsonCaptain Olafson
- David WoodTerry Herring
- Jeremy ClydeLord Privy Seal Dennis Tipping
- George BakerFletcher
- Faith BrookBritish Prime Minister
Recommendations
- 80
Washington Post
An admirably crisp, incisive counter-terrorist thriller, the most proficient and entertaining movie of its kind since Richard Lester's Juggernaut. - 75
The Associated Press
Director Andrew McLaglen knows his way around an adventure movie, and he keeps the action moving and the characters larger than life but fairly plausible. [23 Apr 1980] - 70
Village Voice
Floating somewhere between thriller and comedy, ffolkes reunites McLaglen with a very game Moore. - 60
Empire
A bit silly really but it has a bizarre mix of a cast and some tension in places. - 60
Variety
The biggest attraction is the banter between Roger Moore and the various types with whom he comes in conflict during his preparations to save a hijacked supply ship. - 40
Time Out
With more imagination, more of Faith Brook's send-up of a well-known lady PM, and less of Moore's excruciatingly smug misogyny, this might just have made it to comic levels. - 25
TV Guide Magazine
A little stingy in the action and thrills department, but Moore, in his limited way, seems to be having a good time.
