Two Minute Warning

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Movie Info

The Los Angeles Police Department, led by Capt. Peter Holly (Charlton Heston), learns that a madman is planning to open fire on football fans in a packed Los Angeles Coliseum. Holly finds himself at tactical odds with SWAT commander Sgt. Button (John Cassavetes) as the fans -- including gambler Sandman (Jack Klugman), a pickpocket (Walter Pidgeon), car salesman Steve (David Janssen) and his girlfriend, Janet (Gena Rowlands) -- unknowingly risk their lives while the gunman takes aim.

Rating:

R
Genre:

mystery and thriller
Original Language:

English
Director:

Larry Peerce
Producer:

Edward S. Feldman
Release Date (Streaming):

May 7, 2015
Runtime:

1h 56m
Production Co:

Universal/Universal Int

Cast & Crew

Charlton Heston
Capt. Peter Holly

John Cassavetes
Sgt. Button

Beau Bridges
Mike Ramsay

Marilyn Hassett
Lucy

David Janssen
Steve

Jack Klugman
Sandman

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Critic Reviews for Two Minute Warning

All Critics (12) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (9)

I thought perhaps the movie would at least include a little pop sociology to soften its blood-letting. Not a chance. It's a cheerfully unashamed exploitation of two of our great national preoccupations, pro football and guns.

September 27, 2015 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
There is just enough energy remaining to make Two-Minute Warning an amusing time waster.

September 27, 2015 | Full Review…

Jay Cocks
TIME Magazine
An off-the-beaten-track story of a football stadium crowd menaced by a sniper, combined with above-average plotting, acting and direction.

September 27, 2015 | Full Review…

Variety Staff
Variety
Efficient enough as formula suspense, but it fails to confront the implications of its subject, preferring instead evasiveness and fast cynicism to pull it through.

September 27, 2015 | Full Review…

Chris Petit
Time Out
Two Minute Warning, about a mad sniper in a crowded football stadium, has the suspense, the compassion, the human vision and the individual nuance you would expect in a movie about a foot stepping on an anthill.

September 27, 2015 | Full Review…

Richard Eder
New York Times
The cast of excellent actors is completely wasted.

October 28, 2019 | Full Review…

Ruth Batchelor
Los Angeles Free Press
Edward Hume wrote the screenplay from a novel by George LaFountaine. Whether it's their contribution or [director Larry] Peerce's, I do not know, but this is a movie that hates people.

April 1, 2019 | Full Review…

Bernard Drew
Gannett News Service
While the acting styles of John Cassavetes and Charlton Heston clash like cymbals, director Larry Peerce preoccupies himself with grandstanding camerawork that does little to heighten tension or make us care for the potential targets.

September 27, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

David Parkinson
Radio Times
Another disaster movie that is the embodiment of the term.

September 27, 2015 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

TV Guide
In applauding the military tactics of the SWAT anti-terrorist squad, the picture justifies a kind of war psychology for civilians.

September 27, 2015 | Full Review…

Clancy Sigel
The Spectator
Metaphorically, I don't WANT to eat Steak all the time. Sometimes I want a White Castle burger. Well, that's what this is. A White Castle burger.

May 12, 2012 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine
A great concept and seamless use of real sports action make this a memorable experience, but despite a great cast the characters are all too familiar, and fatally, attempts at building tension sag under a bloated running time.

May 24, 2003 | Full Review…

Jim Hall
Film4