The Groundstar Conspiracy
Year: 1972
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Studio: Universal Pictures, Hal Roach Studios
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: George Peppard, Michael Sarrazin, Christine Belford, Cliff Potts, James Olson, Tim O'Connor
Crew: Edward M. Abroms (Editor), Paul Hoffert (Original Music Composer), Lamont Johnson (Director), Leslie P. Davies (Novel), Douglas Heyes (Screenplay), Hal Roach, Jr. (Producer)
Runtime: 95 minutes
Release: Jun 12, 1972
IMDb: 6.20/10 by 20 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0

When "Welles" (Michael Sarazin) is caught after an audacious break in to sabotage a top secret government lab, he claims to have been so traumatised by the whole experience and explosive aftermath that he cannot remember anything about who he is, or why his was there. That deduction falls to "Tuxan" (George Peppard) who sets about trying to help his quarry "remember" just who sent him and what their objective was. On the face of it, this is just another one of these standard television conspiracy thrillers, but there is quite a degree of mystery established by an on-form Sarazin and Peppard does rather better than usual as his gritty and hard nosed character starts to make us wonder just who is pulling the strings. Neither lead character are particularly likeable here and but for the occasional gentle interventions of Christine Belford's "Nicole", the whole thing builds to quite a dry and far-fetched enterprise that ran out of steam after the initial curiosity of the amnesiac scenario started to wear thin. It's watchable, but equally forgettable with a title that does it no favours at all.