The Power Within (1979 film)
| The Power Within | |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Written by | William Clark Edward J. Lakso |
| Directed by | John Llewellyn Moxey |
| Starring | Daniel Pilon Peter Billingsley Christopher Hewett |
| Music by | John Addison |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Aaron Spelling E. Duke Vincent |
| Producer | Alan Godfrey |
| Cinematography | Emil Oster |
| Editor | Dennis C. Duckwall |
| Running time | 74 mins. |
| Production company | Aaron Spelling Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | May 11, 1979 |
The Power Within is a 1979 American television film.
The film was originally an unsold TV pilot and is also known as The Power, The Man with the Power, and The Power Man.[1]
Plot
[edit]A pilot develops super powers after being struck by lightning.[2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Art Hindle as Chris Darrow
- Edward Binns as Gen. Tom Darrow
- Joseph Rassulo as Bill Camelli
- Eric Braeden as Stephens
- David Hedison as Danton
- Susan Howard as Dr. Joanne Miller
- Dick Sargent as Capt. Ed Holman
Reception
[edit]The Los Angeles Times film critic Kevin Thomas called The Power Within "amusingly absurd".[4] Gail Williams of The Hollywood Reporter praised the film for being "surprisingly entertaining" and liked the "convincingly earnest performances" by Joe Rassulo and Joanna Mills.[5] In a negative review, Variety said of the plot, "If it all sounds like kid stuff, it was indeed, with performances no better than they had to be."[6] VideoHound rated the film 1.5 bones.[7]
The film critic Leslie Halliwell criticized the film, writing, "You'd think there'd be a comic strip series in a hero who can shoot lightning from his fingertips, but this busted pilot bungles even that."[8] Shock described the film as "an Aaron Spelling produced dud about an ordinary dude with electrical super powers, which hoped to lure in viewers with its low-rent science-fiction premise, since once-popular shows like THE BIONIC WOMAN and MAN FROM ATLANTIS had run their course."[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Goldberg, Lee (1991). Unsold TV Pilots: The Almost Complete Guide to Everything You Never Saw on TV. New York: Citadel Press. p. 47. ISBN 0-8065-1242-3. Retrieved 2025-07-05 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Marill, Alvin H. (1980). Movies Made for Television: The Telefeature and the Mini-series, 1964–1979. Farncombe, Godalming, Surrey: LSP Books. p. 311. ISBN 0-85321-081-0. Retrieved 2025-07-05 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (1981). Television, 1970–1980. San Diego: A. S. Barnes & Company. p. 271. ISBN 0-498-02577-2. Retrieved 2025-07-05 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (1979-05-11). "TV Movie Reviews: ABC Airs Double Feature Tonight". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2025-07-05. Retrieved 2025-07-05 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Williams, Gail (1979-05-11). "Television Review: The Power Within". The Hollywood Reporter. p. 7. ProQuest 2471822321.
- ^ Bok (1979-05-23). "Television Reviews: The Power Within". Variety. Vol. 295, no. 3. p. 68. ProQuest 1401357617.
- ^ Schwartz, Carol A. (1997). Videohound's Sci-Fi Experience: Your Quantum Guide to the Video Universe. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 210. ISBN 0-7876-0615-4. Retrieved 2025-07-05 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Halliwell, Leslie (1985) [1980]. Halliwell's Television Companion (2 ed.). London: Paladin Books. p. 496. ISBN 0-586-08525-4. Retrieved 2025-07-05 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Shock Cinema 44(c2c)(2013)(TLK EMPIRE).
External links
[edit]- The Power Within at IMDb
- The Power Within at BFI
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