Filmed in mid 1979, it premiered in the us on march 30, 1980 on the abc. All city in fear movie posters,high res movie posters image for city in fear. City in fear tv movie 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Find the monthly tcm movie schedule and programming guide and learn. The film stars david janssen, robert vaughn, mickey rourke, perry king, william prince and susan sullivan. He also starred in cult classic film harley davidson and the marlboro man, the action biker film. Top 40 movies filmed in chicago chicago magazine june 2010. City in fear 1980 streaming vf dvdrip film complet.
Anyone who gets the chance to view this movie will be in for a treat. City in fear, a 1980 abc made for television movie,which is loosely based on the son of sam murders, is television at its best. A samuraiforhire sets the warring factions of a japanese town against each other. City in fear 1980 nr 0330 1980 us drama, thriller, tv movie 2h 30m user score.
Page, his girl friday, and even chicagothat were set in the city but filmed elsewhere, usually hollywood or toronto. Miscellaneous notes and facts about city in fear, 1980, directed by jud taylor, with diann monico, cindy eilbacher, frank mcrae, city in fear 1980 misc notes skip navigation. City in fear 1980 a greedy publisher robert vaughn wants a boozing columnist david janssen to exploit the panic of a psycho killer mickey rourke on the loose. Stellar cast lights up a drama about a tired newspaper columnist janssen who communicates directly with a murdering psychotic rourke, as publisher vaughn applauds and hypes. Find films and movies featuring david janssen on allmovie. It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. A greedy publisher robert vaughn wants a boozing columnist david janssen to exploit the panic of a psycho killer mickey rourke on the loose. Robert vaughn plays a worthy advisory as his bosspublisher. For its march 30, 1980 premiere, city in fear was given a two hour and fifty minute timeslot. Shankers teachers staged a oneweek strike at the start of the school year in september, after the city laid. With david janssen, robert vaughn, perry king, mickey rourke. Everyone is a critic, particularly when it comes to movies, and nowhere.
To his disciples, he is a jewish zola, accusing frances bienpensant. The story loosely based on the son of sam hysteria of the 70s has aged well. This short film explores the social phobia of anthropophobia, which is the fear of. On the picket lines they yelled, this isnt fear city, its stink city. A french diplomat whos recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes. It is about a newspapers attempts to sensationalize the. That special quality was probably most evident in the series harry o, produced in the mid1970s. Actor david janssen was almost the perfect tv hero. Odile is at the film market in cannes to promote red is dead, a horror film like the texas chainsaw massacre where a communist serial. Inspired unofficially by new yorks infamous son of sam killer, this movie, david janssen had his final role as a boozing newspaper columnist who is hired by circulationhungry publisher robert vaughn to make a pageone celebrity out of a psycho mickey rourke who has been murdering young blondes. It is about a newspapers attempts to sensationalize the killing spree of a psychopath. Welcome to fear city the inside story of new yorks. The son wants albin out of the picture for fear of offending his prospective inlaws, but albin has. Jordan white, a publisher friend of perry, is called to a hotel where a guest, famous horror writer david hall, has cleared out the hotel for a weekend and has called his friends an actress, a fortuneteller, davids private assistant and the two remaining staff at the hotel to discuss business.
Johnny carsons the tonight show was based at 30 rockefeller plaza, new york city, with some episodes recorded at nbcs west coast studios in burbank, california. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. In his last appearance before the cameras, david janssen plays an alcoholic journalist desperate for a. A psychoontheloose story, about a burnedout newspaper columnist and his circulationhungry publisher who wants him to turn the killer into page on. A greedy publisher robert vaughn wants a boozing columnist david janssen to exploit the panic of a psycho killer mickey rourke on. The film involves a newspaper reporter who is sick of his job, and finds that the business is rotten to the core. The orphan 1979 funeral home 1980 fury on wheels hotwire 1971.
The newspaper reporter is goaded by his publisher to embellish the story of a killer in order to get circulation. Rourkes first role, janssens last, and smithee is actually jud taylor. Franco zeffirellis epic film on the life of jesus christ begins with the wedding of mary and joseph, the birth and childhood of christ, and the conflict between herod and john the baptist. The cast is full of tv movie veterans including william daniels,lane smith,perry king,allan miller,susan sullivan,and m emmet walsh. Madefortv david janssen is a boozing newspaper columnist who is hired by a circulationhungry publisher robert vaughn to make a.
Janssens tv movie city in fear is broadcast on nbc. It was directed by jud taylor, under the pseudonym alan smithee, and written by peter. The story loosely based on the son of sam hysteria of the 70s has aged. David janssen born david harold meyer, march 27, 1931 february, 1980 was an american film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as richard kimble in the television series the fugitive 19631967. City in fear is a 1980 edgar allan poe awarded television drama film. Movies tv shows news live fashion learning spotlight 360 video browse channels sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. French new wave meets nelson algren when warren beatty and the. The viewer cant lose with veteran actors like robert vaughn, susan sullivan, mickey rourke, perry king and the forever amazing, but often underrated actor, david janssen. City in fear tv movie 1980 city in fear tv movie 1980. A psychoontheloose story, about a burnedout newspaper columnist.