Wrong Is Right (1982)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Richard Brooks

Writers:

Charles McCarry (novel)
Richard Brooks (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 April 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Only Patrick Hale can prevent a desperate president, the head of the CIA, a trigger happy general, terrorists, an arms dealer, and religious fanatics from destroying our world, But he has other things on his mind.

Plot:

A satire of American news reporting, Covert Agencies, and political system. The theft of two suitcase sized nuclear weapons...

Plot Keywords:

Satire | Terrorist | Nuclear Weapon | Terrorist Group | Fictional News Show

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Sean Connery	...	Patrick Hale
George Grizzard	...	President John Lockwood
Robert Conrad	...	Lt. Gen. Wombat
Katharine Ross	...	Sally Blake
John Saxon	...	Homer Hubbard
Henry Silva	...	Rafeeq
Hardy Krüger	...	Helmut Unger (as Hardy Kruger)
Toby Hughes	...	TV Cameraman
G.D. Spradlin	...	CIA Director Philindros
Leslie Nielsen	...	Mallory
Paul Lambert	...	Defense Secretary
Robert Webber	...	Harvey
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Young Girl on Reality Program
Dean Stockwell	...	Chief of Staff Hacker
Rosalind Cash	...	Vice President Ford

Also Known As:

The Man with the Deadly Lens

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 (2004) (uncut) | UK:15 (1986) (cut) | UK:AA (1982) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:16 (unconfirmed) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Singapore:PG | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

During the film's final scene, Sean Connery tosses off the obvious toupee he had been wearing throughout the film before he parachutes out of a plane.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

This movie will shock you with it's prophetic plot.

My wife and I viewed this movie this weekend....having NO idea what the plot would be as we bought the video in a bundle at a garage sale. We were absolutely stunned as the plot unfolded to the similarities contained in the 9/11 tragedy. We even heard Bin Laden's name mentioned! I have written one other review for IMDB.... I have no idea whether you will print this comment or not....but I HAD to mention it. This movie will NOW chill the marrow of your bones. It was meant to be a comedy. Thank you for letting me release this... I had to say SOMETHING to somebody! God bless America!