Two Minute Warning

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Two Minute Warning

R,

1976,

1h 56m,

Mystery & Thriller

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31%

13 Reviews

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43%

100+ Ratings

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31%

Tomatometer

13 Reviews

43%

Popcornmeter

100+ Ratings

The Los Angeles Police Department, led by Capt. Peter Holly (Charlton Heston), learns that a madman is planning to open fire on football fans in a packed Los Angeles Coliseum. Holly finds himself at tactical odds with SWAT commander Sgt. Button (John Cassavetes) as the fans -- including gambler Sandman (Jack Klugman), a pickpocket (Walter Pidgeon), car salesman Steve (David Janssen) and his girlfriend, Janet (Gena Rowlands) -- unknowingly risk their lives while the gunman takes aim.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Sep 27, 2015

1/4

I thought perhaps the movie would at least include a little pop sociology to soften its blood-letting. Not a chance. It's a cheerfully unashamed exploitation of two of our great national preoccupations, pro football and guns.

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Jay Cocks

TIME Magazine

Sep 27, 2015

There is just enough energy remaining to make Two-Minute Warning an amusing time waster.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Sep 27, 2015

An off-the-beaten-track story of a football stadium crowd menaced by a sniper, combined with above-average plotting, acting and direction.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Oct 23, 2022

3/5

...quite watchable in a distasteful way; you won’t make a film like this now, not least because the characters are so stock they feel like ducks in a shooting gallery....

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David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

Nov 11, 2021

Larry Peerce's technical skill and all these stars unfortunately don't add any sense to the script which leads from ominous to disasters with little intelligence along the way.

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Ruth Batchelor

Los Angeles Free Press

Oct 28, 2019

The cast of excellent actors is completely wasted.

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Anakin R

Feb 15, 2019

words cannot describe how much i hated watching this turd... what a piece of shit

Ron M

Jul 10, 2018

Average thriller with a list of stars in small parts. Takes quite a time to get going, but is occasionally effective.

Finn L

Jul 8, 2017

A lot of 50s and 60s movie and TV stars lined up for a turkey shoot.Watchable thriller but just barley.Watch it for the seventies cheese effect.

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Han R

May 8, 2017

Solid, tense thriller where a sniper has a football stadium in the palm of his hand.

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Larry Peerce

Director

Charlton Heston

Capt. Peter Holly

John Cassavetes

Sgt. Button

Beau Bridges

Mike Ramsay

Marilyn Hassett

Lucy

David Janssen

Steve

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Synopsis

The Los Angeles Police Department, led by Capt. Peter Holly (Charlton Heston), learns that a madman is planning to open fire on football fans in a packed Los Angeles Coliseum. Holly finds himself at tactical odds with SWAT commander Sgt. Button (John Cassavetes) as the fans -- including gambler Sandman (Jack Klugman), a pickpocket (Walter Pidgeon), car salesman Steve (David Janssen) and his girlfriend, Janet (Gena Rowlands) -- unknowingly risk their lives while the gunman takes aim.

Director: Larry Peerce
Producer: Edward S. Feldman
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal/Universal Int
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 12, 1976, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 7, 2015
Runtime: 1h 56m

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