I saw this as a kid based on the fact that I really liked the star of the film, and loved the whole sci-fi/spy setting.
This is one of the many TV films that came out that attempted to be topical and have some sort of surprise ending to make up for its dullness. "Dreams of the Very Rich" was another in the line.
It was mediocre and boring. Then I remember the "shock ending". McCallum is holding a gun on the bad guy. The bad guy is able to open up a drawer, take out a heavy bookend (I think it was) and throw it at McCallum, which it hits him in the head and kills him. This is before McCallum can even fire off a shot, or even duck, and it is of course done is slow motion! That's pretty much the end of the film. Yech.
This is one of the many TV films that came out that attempted to be topical and have some sort of surprise ending to make up for its dullness. "Dreams of the Very Rich" was another in the line.
It was mediocre and boring. Then I remember the "shock ending". McCallum is holding a gun on the bad guy. The bad guy is able to open up a drawer, take out a heavy bookend (I think it was) and throw it at McCallum, which it hits him in the head and kills him. This is before McCallum can even fire off a shot, or even duck, and it is of course done is slow motion! That's pretty much the end of the film. Yech.