Directed by:
David HemmingsScreenplay:
Everett De RocheCinematography:
Vincent MontonComposer:
Brian MayCast:
Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasence, George Peppard, Bruno Lawrence, Franklin D. Roosevelt (a.f.)Plots(1)
Actor David Hemmings made one of his periodic forays into directing with the lightning-paced Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr. The film pits deer hunters against a group of unscrupulous businessmen. Their mutual goal is a reserve of gold, hidden somewhere in the Australian wilds. Ken Wahl and Leslie Ann Warren are the Hollywood-bred "box office insurance" in this Australian/New Zealand coproduction. (official distributor synopsis)
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Oh man, this film was wild. The main guy felt like a cheesy knock-off of Indiana Jones, the girl was a complete drama queen who had me wanting to roll her down a hill with some of her lines, and then there was the old drunk guy—who was, honestly, the best part of the whole thing. He was hilarious, tossing out one-liners and downing a ridiculous amount of booze. At one point, I swear he drank a bottle, a flask, and by the end of one scene, he was holding yet another almost-empty bottle.
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