Friday 18 April 2014

30: No Escape (2.18)

1979; 48 minutes
Director of Photography John McPherson 
Written by Ben Masselink; Produced by James G Hirsch;
Directed by Jeffrey Hayden

Picked up during a nocturnal beach rest as a vagrant, David is locked into a Police van with a paranoid schizophrenic who alleges to have received shock treatment, something that has led to his problems with temper control, etc.  Mistaking David's identity and intentions he beats him up, only to have Hulk appear, smash open the van and throw aside two shocked officers.

Later on David is concerned about what Tom might do to himself or those close to him, so against a backdrop of increasing media and Police activity he chooses to investigate what might have happened to cause Tom's condition, and to warn the fragile man's wife of what he thinks could happen.

David's overly caring nature puts him almost into McGee's spotlight as the reporter arrives on the scene following the mystery vagrant's escape from confinement.  He slowly pieces together theories about what is the real cause of Tom's problem, leading to a pretty good showdown as David is trapped as a hostage on a moored boat with Tom as the Police and McGee lay siege outside.

Number of Fists: ***

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