The Blue Lightning (1986) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Lee Philips

Writer:

William Kelley (written by)

Release Date:

7 May 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

A private eye (Sam Elliott) battles a criminal (Robert Culp) in the Australian outback for the possession of a priceless opal in this all-out action flick. |

Plot Keywords:

Australian Outback | Detective | Australia

Cast

Sam Elliott	...	Harry Wingate
Rebecca Gilling	...	Kate McQueen
John Meillon	...	Dr. William Giles
Robert Coleby	...	Ninian
Max Phipps	...	Brutus Cathcart
Robert Culp	...	Lester McInally
Ralph Cotterill	...	Words
Jack Davis	...	Jahrgadu
Ray Meagher	...	Hale
Michael Carman	...	Roberts
Norm Erskine	...	Clancy
Garry Waddell	...	Hennessey (as Gary Waddell)
Jeff Truman	...	Sky Operator
Garry Who	...	Mechanic (as Gary Who)
Bob Barrett	...	Sullivan

Runtime:

Brazil:95 min | USA:95 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

7 Network

No spark in this "Lightning"

Sam Elliott's name might attract viewers to this made-in-Australia production but they're likely to be disappointed. He's no more than "adequate" in a script which has a tired, trite feel to it and which soon settles for "going through the motions." Some "Outback" locations around Broken Hill provide a bit of interest but not nearly enough to make this worth a look. Robert Culp is curiously cast as the villain and he occasionally rises above the material. (Sadly, despite all the heat and dust, Sam Elliott doesn't get to do a shower scene even though, at about age 42, he'd still look good walking around with just a towel knotted around his waist.)