The Groundstar Conspiracy

The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972)

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A break-in and sabotage attempt occurs at a top secret research institute and the culprit is cornered and captured. The problem is that he's been badly injured and claims to have lost his memory entirely. A cat-and-mouse game ensues between investigator Tuxan, the mystery intruder Welles and the people who sent him on the mission.

Date of release
1972-06-12
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Science Fiction
Director
Lamont Johnson

Casting

Interesting facts

The Groundstar Conspiracy is a 1972 American neo-noir crime film directed by Lamont Johnson. It stars George Peppard and Michael Sarrazin.

Production

The film was based on the 1968 novel The Alien by L. P. Davies. Universal bought film rights in June 1968 prior to publication and assigned Dick Berg to produce. Douglas Heyes was to have filmed the work under the title The Alien starring Robert Stack, Geneviève Bujold and David Janssen, but Bujold leaving the project led to delays in shooting and a new cast.

In July 1971 Universal announced that Michael Sarrazin and George Peppard would star in a film version called The Plastic Man. It would be directed by Lamont Johnson and be a co production between Universal and Hal Roach Productions.

Filming started in Vancouver, Canada on 2 August 1971 with Carol White as the female lead. Shortly into filming White asked to be released and was replaced by Christine Belford. White wanted to go because a production delay meant she was in danger of missing the start date on Made. (Candice Bergen and Tuesday Weld were offered the role but asked for too much money.) All White's footage had to be re-shot.

The film was shot at the Burnaby campus of Simon Fraser University and the Panorama Mountain Resort.

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