Fail Safe (2000)
Average Rating: 8.2/10
Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 0
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Release Date: Apr 9, 2000 Wide
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A seemingly-minor electronic error sets the world on the verge of nuclear annihilation in this made-for-TV adaptation of the novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler (which was previously filmed in 1964). Due to the burn-out of a piece of circuitry, a computer orders a U.S. Air Force jet on a strategic bombing raid, destroying targets in Russia with nuclear weapons. As Generals Bogan (Brian Dennehy) and Black (Harvey Keitel) desperately search for a way to recall the planes once the mistake
Apr 9, 2000 Wide
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Cast
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George Clooney
Colonel Grady -
Noah Wyle
Buck -
Richard Dreyfuss
President -
Hank Azaria
Professor Groteschel... -
Brian Dennehy
General Bogan -
Harvey Keitel
Warren Block -
Don Cheadle
Pierce -
James Cromwell
Gordon Knapp -
Sam Elliott
Congressman Tom Rask... -
John Diehl
Colonel Cascio -
Norman Lloyd
Secretary Swenson -
Bill Smitrovich
General Stark -
Doris Belack
Mrs. Johnson -
Cynthia Ettinger
Betty Black -
Tommy Hinkley
Sgt. Collins -
Grant Heslov
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All Critics (5) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (0) | DVD (11)
Dreyfuss se sai particularmente bem nesta mais do que eficiente versão do material que deu origem ao ótimo filme de Lumet. E o fato de ter sido encenado ao vivo é algo que contribui bastante para o tom de urgência exigido pela narrativa.
...it can't be denied by any means the caliber of talent that's spread throughout these 84 minutes.
This is one of the most notable television projects in recent memory.
It's not quite as gripping or suspenseful as the earlier theatrical movie, but with a great cast, it's almost as good.
It's a fabulous original film and a worthwhile redo -- but it comes about 20 years too late.
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