Name: The London Connection
Genre: Adventure, Family, TV Movie
Released: 1979-12-21
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Jeffrey Byron, Larry Cedar, Roy Kinnear, Lee Montague, Mona Washbourne

The London Connection

A missing formula, a defecting Eastern European scientist kidnapped, car chases, foot chases, air chases, the British secret service, and a couple of American tourists caught right in the middle.

AdventureFamilyTV Movie

DirectorRobert Clouse

WritersGail Morgan Hickman, David E. Boston, David Assael, Joshua Brand, Martha Coolidge

StatusReleased

LanguageEnglish

Release DateDecember 21, 1979

Runtime1h 24m

r96sk

@r96sk

May 24, 20227/10

'The London Connection' is enjoyable. It's nothing fancy and is very silly/dorky/clunky/whatever, but I found it to be a pleasant enough near 90 minutes. Not that they are the same, but it's a Disney film that gave me similar vibes to the studio's other flick '<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/midnight-madness/" rel="nofollow">Midnight Madness</a>'; which was, in fact, released a mere matter of months after this - so that makes sense. It's a good cast. You have a well executed performance from Jeffrey Byron as lead, while the rest of the onscreen talent - spearheaded by Larry Cedar - are all solid. It's also interesting to see Roy Kinnear and David Battley together as a pairing, given they both appeared (though not next to each other) in '<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/willy-wonka-the-chocolate-factory/" rel="nofollow">Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory</a>' eight years prior. Worth a watch, it is. It's paced nicely and has a neat score; even if parts of the latter do feel out of place in parts.