North Sea Hijack
1979
The story of the hijack of an oil rig supply vessel and the subsequent holding to ransom of a drilling rig, a production platform and the seven hundred men aboard. Read more
| Starring | Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins, Michael Parks |
|---|---|
| Director | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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North Sea Hijack
The story of the hijack of an oil rig supply vessel and the subsequent holding to ransom of a drilling rig, a production platform and the seven hundred men aboard.
| Starring | Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins, Michael Parks, David Hedison |
|---|---|
| Director | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Studio | UCA |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 06 Jul 2009 Production year: 1979 |
| Format | DVD |
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Presumably because it was assumed that American audiences might not know where the North Sea was, this action caper was retitled Ffolkes for the US market. In view of the age of the stars, they might have gone the whole hog and titled it Old Ffolkes Home. Roger Moore is the frogman hero, James Mason is an admiral and Anthony Perkins is, as usual, demented and planning to hijack a North Sea oil rig. It's sub-Bond, sub-Forsyth, even sub-Alistair MacLean, and tailored to the British market by cashing in on Britain's oil bonanza and by casting Faith Brook as the resident of 10 Downing Street. In a word, ffeeble.
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It's a wonder that the SNP ('It's Scotland's oil') never thought of this one, it's so simple: hold HM Government to... read more on Time Out
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
North Sea Cheese
Roger Moore just about pulls this one off. It's the ultimate cheesy Bond rip-off.
Moore is the starring Alpha-male (of course), with a whiskey bottle sewn to his mouth and the ego the size of Brazil. Not only does he save the day, but he even gets the girl (sound familiar?).
Despite this it is a great film; if you are severly hung over or sick. I ordered it by mistake and watched it under a duvet when I was off sick from work. It didn't cure me, but it did leave a pleasant cheesy aroma in the air (or was that me?). -
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North Sea Cheese
Roger Moore just about pulls this one off. It's the ultimate cheesy Bond rip-off.
Moore is the starring Alpha-male (of course), with a whiskey bottle sewn to his mouth and the ego the size of Brazil. Not only does he save the day, but he even gets the girl (sound familiar?).
Despite this it is a great film; if you are severly hung over or sick. I ordered it by mistake and watched it under a duvet when I was off sick from work. It didn't cure me, but it did leave a pleasant cheesy aroma in the air (or was that me?). -
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