James Best, before he taught Tarantino and chased the Dukes. Gerald McRaney, before he was a Simon and was with Delta Burke. An ESP experiment gone wrong and well, a lot of talking. That said, it’s very 1972 and looks every bit as dated as you’d imagine, so I saw that as a very relaxing place to spend time in.
Director Joy N. Houck Jr. also made Night of Bloody Horror and Creature from Black Lake. He wrote this with Thomas Hal Phillips, who plays the General, and Christian Garrison.
I think this was a government experiment so that anyone who wanted to know about MK Ultra in 1972 would watch this movie and be bored into thinking that it’s not worth caring about. It’s like The Alpha Incident but somehow more boring, so imagine. Please just imagine. Actually, just do that. Maybe you don’t need to watch it.
Hey — Cannon released it on home video in Germany.
Don’t have the box set? You can watch it on Tubi.
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I got sucked into seeing this lump of poo in 1977 on the bottom of a drive-in double bill. Right away, I knew I was watching a movie from the late 60s or early 70s. I always hated when they took old movies and tried to pass them off as new movie.
Haha thanks for all the views and comments Mike!
You summed it up perfectly. 1972, dated, kind of boring, bit of a slog to get through, and most notable for a younger James Best in a dramatic role. I have this on DVD for some reason. It’s not one I’m likely to rewatch, but I’m glad I’ve seen it once.