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Hijack!

Hijack!

1973TV Movie⏱️ 1h 14mNot Rated
DramaThriller
5.8
IMDB Rating
253 votes

Two truck drivers are hired to transport a top-secret cargo from New York to Houston. Along the way they must evade attempts by a terrorist group to hijack the material.

Director
Leonard J. Horn
Writers
Michael Kelly, James D. Buchanan, Ronald Austin
Stars
David Janssen, Keenan Wynn, Lee Purcell
Release Date
September 26, 1973
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

David Janssen
David Janssen
as Jake Wilkenson
Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn
as Donny McDonald
Lee Purcell
Lee Purcell
as Eileen Noonan
Jeanette Nolan
Jeanette Nolan
as Mrs. Briscoe
William Schallert
William Schallert
as Frank Kleiner
Tom Tully
Tom Tully
as Mr. Noonan
Ron Feinberg
Ron Feinberg
as Bearded Man
William Mims
William Mims
as Highway Patrol Captain
John A. Zee
John A. Zee
as Man with Glasses
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Dallas Mitchell
as Houston Dispatcher

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Spelling-Goldberg Productions

🏷️ Keywords

semi trucksecret cargocar firehighway patrolshortcut

🎯 Categories

DramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Thank Gene Roddenberry for this story?
by lordvashti2012-09-06

"It would be interesting to learn who originated this story of bamboozled couriers. Though this movie was made in 1974, a 1963 story by Gene Roddenberry appeared as The Virginian episode 1:29, 'Run Away Home' featuring this same basic plot with the same slug-fisted ending. I remember seeing it reworked again in 1988 as Miami Vice 5:6, 'Line of Fire' where Sonny Crockett is transporting a 'top secret' witness. Another variant is Airwolf 3:18, 'Hawke's Run'. Does anybody remember any other variations? I am sure there must be more. This plot-line seems ..."

💡 Did You Know?

The weigh station at the start of their trip is on northbound Interstate 5 near the Magic Mountain amusement park

📖 Synopsis

Two truck drivers are hired to transport a top-secret cargo from New York to Houston. Along the way they must evade attempts by a terrorist group to hijack the material.