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The Cuban Missile

The Cuban Missile

2000TV Episode
ActionDramaSci-Fi
6.1
IMDB Rating
40 votes

After the adopted son of Fidel Castro, a renowned boxer, is assassinated during a boxing match in America, the communist leader retaliates by launching secret nuclear missiles at Miami, triggering a Backstep.

Director
David Livingston
Writers
Tom Ropelewski, Tim Finch
Stars
Jonathan LaPaglia, Don Franklin, Norman Lloyd
Release Date
March 22, 2000
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jonathan LaPaglia
Jonathan LaPaglia
as Frank Parker
Don Franklin
Don Franklin
as Craig Donovan
Norman Lloyd
Norman Lloyd
as Dr. Isaac Mentnor
Justina Vail
Justina Vail
as Dr. Olga Vukavitch
Nick Searcy
Nick Searcy
as Nathan Ramsey
Sam Whipple
Sam Whipple
as Dr. John Ballard
Alan Scarfe
Alan Scarfe
as Dr. Bradley Talmadge
Raymond Cruz
Raymond Cruz
as Teo Millar
John Toles-Bey
John Toles-Bey
as Sonny Hayes
Marco Rodríguez
Marco Rodríguez
as General Vendiez

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Production
Crowe Entertainment, Paramount Network Television Productions

🏷️ Keywords

boxingboxer

🎯 Categories

ActionDramaSci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

Pretty heavy on the American exceptionalism but a good story
by bompabella2022-10-21
8/10

"I quite liked this episode to be honest, it plays into some strong America/Cuba rivalry but its honestly not as bad as it could be, even that ****er Castro is depicted with some humanity, and the character Teo played by Raymond Cruz is very likable. The main mystery isn't that much of a mystery, which is probably the biggest flaw storywise but at the same time I didn't expect it to be very complex considering its just a single episode story of an old TV show and most of the focus is placed on the main characters, which is good. The men vs women "women don't like boxing/vi..."

💡 Did You Know?

When Nathan calls the President a "Damn intern-humping liberal", the writer's were referring to the real life President of the United States at the time, liberal democrat Bill Clinton, who famously was having sexual relations with intern Monica Lewinsky.

📖 Synopsis

After the adopted son of Fidel Castro, a renowned boxer, is assassinated during a boxing match in America, the communist leader retaliates by launching secret nuclear missiles at Miami, triggering a Backstep.