The London Connection(1979)
NR
12/21/1979 (US)Adventure, Family, TV Movie1h 24m7.8
Overview
A missing formula, a defecting Eastern European scientist kidnapped, car chases, foot chases, air chases, the British secret service, and a couple of American tourists caught right in the middle.
David E. Boston
Writer
Gail Morgan Hickman
Writer
David Assael
Story
Martha Coolidge
Story
Joshua Brand
Story
Robert Clouse
Director
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A review by r96sk
7.0
Written on May 24, 2022
'The London Connection' is enjoyable.
It's nothing fancy and is very silly/dorky/clunky/whatever, but I found it to be a pleasant enough near 90 minutes. Not that they are the same, but it's a Disney film that gave me similar vibes to the studio's other flick 'Midnight Madness'; which was, in fact, released a mere matter of months after this - so that makes sense.
It's a good cast. You have a well executed performance from Jeffrey Byron as lead, while the rest of the onscreen talent - spearheaded by Larry Cedar - are all solid. It's also interesting to see Roy Kinnear and David Battley together as a pairing, given they both appeared (though not next to each other) in 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' eight years prior.
Worth a watch, it is. It's paced nicely and has a neat score; even if parts of the latter do feel out of place in parts.
It's nothing fancy and is very silly/dorky/clunky/whatever, but I found it to be a pleasant enough near 90 minutes. Not that they are the same, but it's a Disney film that gave me similar vibes to the studio's other flick 'Midnight Madness'; which was, in fact, released a mere matter of months after this - so that makes sense.
It's a good cast. You have a well executed performance from Jeffrey Byron as lead, while the rest of the onscreen talent - spearheaded by Larry Cedar - are all solid. It's also interesting to see Roy Kinnear and David Battley together as a pairing, given they both appeared (though not next to each other) in 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' eight years prior.
Worth a watch, it is. It's paced nicely and has a neat score; even if parts of the latter do feel out of place in parts.
