MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

1994 1h 33m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 65

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Synopsis

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A close friend of MacGyver is murdered. In searching for a reason for this assassination MacGyver discovers a secret nuclear weapons plant right in the center of Britain.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Richard Dean Anderson
Angus MacGyver
Beatie Edney
Natalia
Peter Egan
Frederick
Alun Armstrong
Capshaw
Bob Sherman
Anthony Graves
Lena Headey
Elise Moran

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles Correll
Writers: John Considine
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "MacGyver Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Charles Correll, shot by David Geddes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ken Harrison. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ron Binkowski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Richard Dean Anderson and Beatie Edney and Peter Egan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0110420 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Charles Correll directs. David Geddes behind the camera. Ken Harrison scores. Ron Binkowski cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "MacGyver Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Charles Correll, shot by David Geddes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ken Harrison. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ron Binkowski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Richard Dean Anderson and Beatie Edney and Peter Egan carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0110420 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Geddes
Original score: Ken Harrison
Editing: Ron Binkowski
Production design: Tim Hutchinson
Costume design: Barbara Lane
Makeup / hair: Aileen Seaton
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994)

Part of

MacGyver Collection

Angus MacGyver works as a troubleshooter for the fictional Phoenix Foundation in Los Angeles and as an agent for a fictional United States government agency, the Department of External Services (DXS). Educated as a scientist, MacGyer served as a Bomb Team Technician/EOD in Vietnam ("Countdown"). Resourceful and possessed of an encyclopedic knowledge of the physical sciences, he solves complex problems with everyday materials he finds at hand, along with his ever-present duct tape and Swiss Army knife. He prefers non-violent resolutions and refuses to handle a gun.