The read
A Balasaur Score of 58 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 56%, Metacritic 57/100. Every source lands within 4 points of the others. Most of the 379 1970s crime movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the CIA, and while on a case for them one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone, goes down in flames. He is nearly crippled, but with braces is able to again become mobile. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after his ex-friend.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes56%
Metacritic57/100
149 audience votes
Key crew
- Sam PeckinpahDirector
- Marc NormanScreenplay
- Stirling SilliphantScreenplay
- Jerry FieldingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James CaanMike Locken
- Robert DuvallGeorge Hansen
- Arthur HillCap Collis
- Bo HopkinsJerome Miller
- MakoYuen Chung
- Burt YoungMac
- Gig YoungLawrence Weyburn
- Tom ClancyO'Leary
- Tiana AlexandraTommie
- Walter KelleyWalter
- Kate HeflinAmy
- Sondra BlakeJosephine
