thor5894
Saw this twice long ago on Creature Features, hosted by the late great Bob Wilkins (Bay Area folk of a certain age will nod). It's the best kind of low budget science fiction, lean, fast, and unpretentious. It plays as much like an action movie as sci-fi, to be honest, much of the film is an extended chase, but very well done. The lead actor is unknown to me but fine in the role(s). Stanley Adams, Cyrano Jones on the original Star Trek, has a choice role as a scientist (and gets the last word in the movie). Best of all, Gregory Sierra plays a particularly nasty hit-man, in what can almost be seen as a prelude to his role in the excellent Deep Cover many years later.No idea if this is available anywhere or ever gets aired (TCM, are you listening?), but well worth the time if you get the chance.
willjohn
I was at home one day when this came on TV well after it came out. I recognized Gregory Sierra from Barney Miller and thought it may be OK.I was then subjected to a supposed drama that nearly made it as a comedy. It was made early in Sierra's career and I doubt he would have touched anything like it after his success in Barney Miller and Hill Street Blues.I suppose the fact that I was a Policeman and familiar with the Smith and Wesson .38 revolver at the time did not help in the one scene I can remember. I forget why, but Sierra was riding a roller coaster while firing a pistol (how he would have been able to aim at anything while traveling at that speed was a puzzle) and a woman, from what I remember not supposed used to firearms,aimed a .38 at him with one hand and shot him in the middle of the forehead.My wife could not understand why I broke into hysterical laughter. John Wayne could not have done that in his worst film.
larryblanks
I've been looking for a video of this film for many years. Mainly so I can give it as a gag gift to a buddy of mine that saw it with me back in 1973.The bad part was, it had been my idea to see this particular film. To me it has the potential of a good plot and even though there wasn't a big name cast, I really thought it would be okay.I can honestly say that there is not one single redeeming part of this film that would have me recommend itOne line in the film is uttered by a man running through a swamp and falls. As he lays there he is looking at a frog sitting across from him and in his mind is saying, "Humans are not like frogs....." My verbal comment was, "Yeah, a frog wouldn't pay three dollars to come and see this stupid movie!" at which time we left. (my line got a better audience reaction than the whole film) Sorry, not something I can recommend.
Ken Geest
If you are really bored.... Watch this movie. The insipid "hit men" at the beginning of movie set the tone. The only worth while line is from the Protagonist when he finally catches up to his clone..... "Get in there Xerox."
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