The Double McGuffin (1979)
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Alfred Hitchcock fans need not be reminded that "The McGuffin" is Hitchcock's term for the gimmicks (missing papers, stolen gems, uranium deposits) that motivate the plots of his thrillers. This much is explained by narrator Orson Welles at the beginning of the family-oriented The… More Alfred Hitchcock fans need not be reminded that "The McGuffin" is Hitchcock's term for the gimmicks (missing papers, stolen gems, uranium deposits) that motivate the plots of his thrillers. This much is explained by narrator Orson Welles at the beginning of the family-oriented The Double McGuffin. Hitchcock in-jokes abound in this innocuous adventure yarn, which stars Ernest Borgnine as an international terrorist (it's that kind of film). A bunch of kids in a sleepy Southern town tumble to Borgnine's scheme to assassinate a foreign prime minister, but of course the authorities don't believe a word. The kids decide to take matters into their own hands, which includes staging their own kidnapping to arouse the attention of the police. The film comes to a noisy climax during a school assembly, where the targeted prime minister is a keynote speaker. Like Ernest Borgnine, co-stars George Kennedy and Elke Sommer play their scenes straight, allowing full scope to the Saturday-matinee antics of the younger actors. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joe Camp
- Written By
- Joe Camp
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Mystery & Suspense
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1979 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 22, 2005
- Studio
- Vestron Video
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Cast
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Ernest Borgnine
as Firat
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George Kennedy
as Chief Talasek
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Elke Sommer
as Prime Minister Kura
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Ed "Too Tall" Jones
as Assassin No. 1
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Lyle Alzado
as Assassin No. 2
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Dion Pride
as Specks
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Lisa Whelchel
as Jody
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Jeff Nicholson
as Billy Ray
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Michael Gerard
as Arthur
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Greg Hodges
as Homer
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Rod Browning
as Moras
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Vincent Spano
as Foster
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Orson Welles
as Narrator
