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August 1981 (USA) moreTagline:
Advertising is a serious game. Now it is a deadly one at the agency.Plot:
A mysterious millionaire buys an ad agency and begins to replace its employees with his own people, who don't appear to be advertising types at all... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 nominations moreUser Comments:
Good story, bad delivery... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Mitchum | ... | Ted Quinn |
 | Lee Majors | ... | Philip Morgan |
 | Valerie Perrine | ... | Brenda Wilcox |
 | Alexandra Stewart | ... | Mimi Oliveri |
 | Saul Rubinek | ... | Sam Goldstein |
 | George Touliatos | ... | Sgt. Eckersley |
| Franz Russell | ... | George Millar |
| Michael Kirby | ... | Peters (Quinn's Assassin) |
| Gary Reineke | ... | Jones (Second Hitman) |
| Hugh Webster | ... | Inmate |
| Antony Parr | ... | Charlie |
| Jonathan Welsh | ... | Detective Ross |
| Donald Davis | ... | Alexander Stripe |
| Marilyn Gardner | ... | Jill, Philip's Lawyer |
| Eric Donkin | ... | Henry, Criminal Attorney |
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94 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, CanadaFAQ
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I have seen Agency the first time on TV many years ago. Even the French version (done in Paris...) was not bad, but couldn't save it...
Again Montreal passes for an American city (too oblivious that Place Ville Marie is shown too much here) in winter. And Lee Majors tried here, even with a beard, to get rid of the typecast of the Six Million Dollar Man he portrayed, along with Valerie Perrine who wanted to pump some gas in her failing career and Robert Mitchum, a veteran now condemmed to roles in bad films...
The story's good, moving. But bad photography, poor editing (some scenes are too dark) and some weak performances spoil everything. At least Saul Rubinek steals the show here as the employee who tries to denounce the scheme but gets killed by Quinn's secret henchmen...
Sad to say the least: even the interesting stories get some bad treatment. And you don't need subliminal messages to tell it...