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Transatomic express

Original title: Time Bomb
  • TV Movie
  • 1984
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
195
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Transatomic express (1984)
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A gang of terrorists tries to hijack a truck carrying plutonium.A gang of terrorists tries to hijack a truck carrying plutonium.A gang of terrorists tries to hijack a truck carrying plutonium.

  • Director
    • Paul Krasny
  • Writers
    • Westbrook Claridge
    • Roderick Taylor
  • Stars
    • Morgan Fairchild
    • Billy Dee Williams
    • Joseph Bottoms
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    195
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Krasny
    • Writers
      • Westbrook Claridge
      • Roderick Taylor
    • Stars
      • Morgan Fairchild
      • Billy Dee Williams
      • Joseph Bottoms
    • 8User reviews
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    Morgan Fairchild
    Morgan Fairchild
    • Renee DeSalles
    Billy Dee Williams
    Billy Dee Williams
    • Wes Tanner
    Joseph Bottoms
    Joseph Bottoms
    • Daniel 'Dan' Picard
    Merlin Olsen
    Merlin Olsen
    • Jake Calahan
    Anne Kerry Ford
    Anne Kerry Ford
    • Tracy
    • (as Anne Kerry)
    Colin Lane
    Colin Lane
    • Sean Marchand
    Tom McFadden
    • Atherton
    Chad Redding
    • Laura
    Dianne B. Shaw
    Dianne B. Shaw
    • Cara
    Sandy Fish
    Sandy Fish
    • Judy Mallory
    • (as Sandi Fish)
    Robert Ginnaven
    Robert Ginnaven
    • Halifax
    Hugh Gorrian
    • Hawsley
    Harlan Jordan
    • Matt Ridgeway
    Kenneth McLean
    • Fabrina
    Miguel
    • Ronteria
    Norma Moore
    Norma Moore
    • Peg Ridgeway
    Rick Stokes
    • Coroner
    Nicholas Anthony
    • Co-Pilot
    • Director
      • Paul Krasny
    • Writers
      • Westbrook Claridge
      • Roderick Taylor
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    8GOWBTW

    The truck is what I liked!

    The title makes sense, the plot has its use, the cast chosen for the movie is really great. Though this was not a big screen hopeful, it was perfect for the TV. "Time Bomb" is a very fair movie to see, and the characters there are amazing. Morgan Fairchild plays Renee De Salles; a beautiful, but deadly villain. Billy Dee Williams plays Wes Tanner, Merlin Olsen plays Jake Calahan, and Joseph Bottoms plays Dan. They get to ride in a armored white GMC Aero Astro, that carries plutonium. They go across the US until they get hijacked by DeSalles and her crew. She kills Calahan, and they disable the truck. Once they fix it up, it would go like it was the Knight Industries 2000(K.I.T.T.) only heavier. Wes and Dan go out and take out the hijackers one-by-one until Wes gets his revenge on DeSalles, on the plane. Everyone comes back, only with a price. Wes is the only one who has to break the sad news, although his wife found out herself he was dead. Dan was wounded, and Wes had to console two women, which was honorable. The movie was fine, the truck is what I really liked! 3 out of 5 stars!
    24265

    If you are a Morgan Fairchild fan, forget this one.

    She only gets about ten minutes of screen time and other than a few seconds at the start of the movie she is wrapped up in a winter coat, flannel shirt or jacket. Many of her appearances are just head shots of her sitting in a truck (big deal). I honesty believe that the producers lured Morgan into this overcooked turkey and I don't like to say it, but I think she may have taken it just to make a fast buck. I am a Morgan Fairchild fan and I was very disappointed.
    9ursoblond

    We forget various causes, people who put their lives in harms way everyday and how things affect us on a larger scale

    I really enjoyed the movie. I believe each character was portrayed with lots of emotion for their part in the movie, one would have empathy for the various character's causes. One incident could effect so many lives. How easily we forget, the various people whom have causes, even if we may not agree with them - they are there. Then there are the people whom put their lives in harms way everyday for their own cause, to protect us from the causes that other people truly feel so much passion. Since 911, we have had to think twice about the various people in the world and their causes, that affect our lives on a larger scale and still maintain some kind of a normal secure life.
    egroupmmm

    If there's one reason to track down this movie, it's the music!

    I saw this movie as a kid, and the most awe-inspiring thing is the incredible soundtrack by Sylvester Levay (creator of the Airwolf TV series music). It was so good, in fact, that I recorded it on cassette tape, a tape I still have to this day. Electronic music virtuoso Sylvester Levay virtually all but disappeared from the TV music theme after his great success with the popular musical Elisabeth. I hope that he will return one day to his roots as a TV musician.

    However, the movie itself, as I remember, was forgettable, the only thing I remember is that it was a truck out of control (kind of a predecessor to Speed) Billy Dee Williams was fairly good as the lead.
    7searchanddestroy-1

    Foreseeable but exciting

    I spent a great moment watching this Tv movie from the deep eighties. I loved it, even if there are many expected lines. I loved Morgan Fairchild's character, in the pure line of Marthe Keller's one in BLACK SUNDAY, where - as here - she killed the hero's best friend. It was Robert Shaw instead of Billy Dee Williams who then intended a fierce revenge agaisnt the evil terrorist lady. Yes, yes, I love this kind of reverse scheme. Good hero vs the Evil female gang leader. But BLACK SUNDAY was a masterpiece, with more budget and a better directing though.

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    • Trivia
      NBC aired this a second time on March 1, 1985 from 8:00 to 10:00 PM EST.
    • Goofs
      The truck is a Turbo Diesel (easy to tell from sound and smoke generation), but the shown engine is a Supercharged Gasoline device.

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Time Bomb
    • Filming locations
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Barry Weitz Films
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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