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Directed by | Larry Peerce |
Produced by | Edward S. Feldman |
Screenplay by | Edward Hume |
Story by | George LaFountaine |
Starring |
Charlton Heston John Cassavetes Martin Balsam Beau Bridges |
Music by | Charles Fox |
Cinematography | Gerald Hirschfeld |
Edited by | Walter Hannemann Eve Newman |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date
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November 12, 1976 (USA) |
Running time
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115 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Two-Minute Warning is a 1976 disaster film directed by Larry Peerce and starring Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Martin Balsam, Beau Bridges, Jack Klugman, Gena Rowlands, and David Janssen. It was based on the novel of the same name written by George LaFountaine . The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
An unknown sniper (Warren Miller) positions himself at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum prior to a professional football championship dubbed as "Championship X" (Ten) between "Baltimore" and "Los Angeles" similar to the Super Bowl. He is spotted by a Goodyear Blimp camera. Police and SWAT team are immediately called in by the stadium manager Sam McKeever (Martin Balsam).
Police Captain Peter Holly (Charlton Heston), working with SWAT team Sergeant Chris Button (John Cassavetes), devises a plan to capture the sniper before the conclusion of the game.
Many of the fans attending the game are introduced. They include Steve and Janet (David Janssen and Gena Rowlands), an argumentative middle-aged couple; Stu Sandman (Jack Klugman), a gambling addict; a Catholic priest (Mitchell Ryan), who is a friend of quarterback Charlie Tyler; young married couple Mike and Peggy Ramsay (Beau Bridges and Pamela Bellwood); an elderly pickpocket (Walter Pidgeon) and his young accomplice (Juli Bridges, the then-wife of Beau Bridges); and football fan Al (David Groh), who begins flirting with Lucy (Marilyn Hassett) when he notices her date (Jon Korkes) is more interested in the game than in her.