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The Agency (film)

Agency
Directed by George Kaczender
Written by Noel Hynd
Starring Robert Mitchum
Lee Majors
Saul Rubinek
Valerie Perrine
Alexandra Stewart
Distributed by Jensen Farley Pictures
Release date
  • 5 September 1980 (1980-09-05)
Running time
94 minutes
Country Canada
Language English

The Agency (known as Mind Games on video) is a 1980 Canadian dramatic/thriller film. It was directed by George Kaczender, with a screenplay by Noel Hynd.

Based on a novel by Paul Gottlieb, it is a political thriller involving advertising copywriter Philip Morgan (Lee Majors) who discovers the agency he works for, run by Ted Quinn (Robert Mitchum), is using subliminal advertising to manipulate a presidential election. It features appearances by Canadian actors Saul Rubinek as an audio technician (earning a "Best Supporting Actor" Genie nomination),Jonathan Welsh as a police detective, and familiar supporting players Michael Kirby and Gary Reineke as hitmen.

The film was shot on locations in Montréal and rural Québec.



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