Agency (1981)
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Agency tackles the question of the efficiency of media manipulation. An unscrupulous advertising agency, in league with equally untrustworthy political campaign manager Robert Mitchum, plants subliminal messages in its TV commercials. Just as Vance Packard warned in the 1950s expose The Hidden… More Agency tackles the question of the efficiency of media manipulation. An unscrupulous advertising agency, in league with equally untrustworthy political campaign manager Robert Mitchum, plants subliminal messages in its TV commercials. Just as Vance Packard warned in the 1950s expose The Hidden Persuaders, these hidden messages persuade the viewers to vote for Mitchum's candidate. Given the potency of the the film's premise, it's disappointing to watch director George Gaczender handle the material (based on a novel by Paul Gottleib) is so cut-and-dried a fashion. But Mitchum is good, as are his costars Valerie Perrine, Lee Majors, Saul Rubinek and Alexandra Stewart. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- R, 1 hr. 34 min.
- Directed By
- George Kaczender
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Special Interest
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2004 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 2, 2005
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Cast
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Robert Mitchumas Ted Quinn -
Lee Majorsas Philip Morgan -
Valerie Perrineas Brenda Wilcox
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Saul Rubinekas Sam Goldstein -
Alexandra Stewartas Mimi Oliveri -
Hayward Morseas Tony Flynn
