A prank that starts with a group of college students creating a fictitious person so they can get a credit card develops into a plot that takes a murderous turn.A prank that starts with a group of college students creating a fictitious person so they can get a credit card develops into a plot that takes a murderous turn.A prank that starts with a group of college students creating a fictitious person so they can get a credit card develops into a plot that takes a murderous turn.
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- TriviaReleased briefly in theaters in 1971. This is why the 20th Century-Fox fanfare plays before the film begins on the video releases. The theatrical release runs 15 minutes longer than the television release version.
- GoofsWhen distraught Jerry meets Karen at his door, his shirt cuffs are all the way down, The camera switches to Karen alone, and after the time it takes for Jerry to ask "Would you like a drink?", the camera is back on him, his cuffs rolled to his elbows.
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Joel Fisher: [getting the mail] Thank you. Joel Fisher... Joel Fisher... Joel Fisher... Henry Norman?
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Joel Fisher: Well, let me tell you - I was just about to hand it back and say, "Hey, man - right box, wrong name" and then I felt it. One of those lovely plastic rectangles that spells out 'instant credit'. It seems that old big ugly, that giant computer that's trying to stick numbers on people had finally blew one and I must say it couldn't have happened to a nicer group even though it was a mistake.
While it's dated, the concept of the super computer becoming an all powerful entity of destruction is a theme that's as prolific as they come forty years later. Stockwell (sporting an epic bouffant) is suitably suspicious (and not unlike his character in "Compulsion"), while Powers is an attractive and sympathetic psychology graduate, ex-Marine Stacy the stereotypical jock, Chen providing the ubiquitous ethnicity and Street a likable, computer geek, perhaps creating the "nerd" mould. James Olson has a key supporting role as the computer technician.
I saw the 90 minute version, and the suspense builds nicely to a climax that while not entirely telegraphed, isn't going to shock most armchair sleuths. Nevertheless, the acting is watchable, the dialogue realistic and the narrative consistent. Dated but entertaining mid-week movie.
- Chase_Witherspoon
- Feb 17, 2012
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1