The Double McGuffin (1979)
It’s all about getting away with murder!
Some school kids stumble across a briefcase full of money, when they go back for it, they find a body instead. When they bring the police, neither is there, and the police refuses to believe them. Later they discover both were part of an assassination plot. Now they have to figure out how to stop the plot and put the bad guys in jail.
Casting
- Ernest Borgnine — Firat
- George Kennedy — Chief Talasek
- Elke Sommer — Prime Minister Kura
- Lisa Whelchel — Jody
- Vincent Spano — Foster (as Vinnie Spano)
- Lori Lively — Michelle Carter (as Lori Lynn Lively)
- Orson Welles — Narrator (voice)
- Ed Jones — Assassin #1
- Lyle Alzado — Assassin #2
- Michael Gerard — Arthur
- Greg Hodges — Homer
- Dion Pride — Specks
Interesting facts
The Double McGuffin is a 1979 American mystery film written and directed by Joe Camp. The film stars Ernest Borgnine and George Kennedy.
Production
Joe Camp had a huge financial success with the film Benji, which made over $30 million on a budget of $545,000. In 1975 he announced he wanted to make The Double McGuffin as his second feature. The following year he said he would make it after Hawmps! (1976) and For the Love of Benji (1977).
The film was shot in Charleston SC, Savannah GA and Rome GA in January 1978.
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