MGM
Directed by Jerry Jameson
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Kurt Russell leaves his Disney image behind to become a wacko sniper killing innocent civilians from a tower. It's based on a true incident that happened in Austin, TX. We don't learn much about his background, other than he is ex-military and likes guns. He's having headaches and decides one day to murder his mom, his wife and then go to the tower. On the other side, we follow a young Mexican American policeman who gets passed over for a promotion only to become a hero. His family life doesn't add much to the plot, only the running time. In that respect, it does occasionally bog down in TV-movie cliche and disaster-movie formula.
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