Return of the Mod Squad (1979) (TV)

Director:

George McCowan

Writer:

Robert Janes (written by)

Release Date:

18 May 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Three undercover detectives who once worked together are called back to team up again after several...

Plot Keywords:

Undercover | Police | Sequel | Policeman | Police Officer

Cast

Michael Cole	...	Pete Cochrane
Clarence Williams III	...	Linc Hayes
Peggy Lipton	...	Julie Barnes
Tige Andrews	...	Adam Greer
Tom Bosley	...	Frank Webber
Todd Bridges	...	Jason Hayes
Victor Buono	...	Keith Starr
Tom Ewell	...	Cook
John Karlen	...	Marty
Ross Martin	...	Buck Prescott
Sugar Ray Robinson	...	Himself
Mark Slade	...	Richie Webber
Roy Thinnes	...	Dan
Simon Scott	...	Metcalf
Jess Walton	...	Kate

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Aaron Spelling Productions

Trivia:

In this movie, Pete shows up with an identical Mercury woody wagon like the one used in the show ("The Mod Squad" (1968)). There are flashbacks to the episode where the first one was wrecked.

Movie Connections:

Follows "The Mod Squad" (1968)

Shipper episode

I re-watched this TV movie last night. It was the first time in almost 30 years, since I've seen it. What I found interesting in this version, is that Pete seems to be hinting to Linc, that he made "mistakes" in his relationship with Julie. Although he never says her name, he tells Linc, about how he has made "mistakes". This is something that I never noticed, when I first saw the movie. There is also scene when Pete and Linc are dropping Julie off and are watching her walk away from them. Pete makes a comment about how he wished had made different choices. In several scenes, Pete is watching Julie and you can see the expression in his face that he is having "wishful thinking".