A lot of the classic film noir dealt with the issues of mistaken identity or amnesia, and this compelling but often frustrating TV movie deals with the possibility of both. Christopher George is being confused for someone who had issues with the mob and whom he claims that he isn't. He joins forces with none other than the "sock it to me" girl Judy Carne and ends up locked inside an abandoned building where he is aided by none other than Bobby Brady, bringing him food while all that George and Carne want is to be let out. Meanwhile, the bad men are getting closer, and a loose lipped Bobby (here named Bud, played by Michael Lookinland) accidentally spills the beans. The danger increases with the sudden arrival of a wrecking ball.
So there's lots of distractions from the main plot thanks to the friendship of Bud/Bobby with his black friends, revealing some anti-white kid sentiment from the black kid's mother. The plot frequently moves from the present into flashbacks where the obviously amnesiac George recalls things that may indicate that he is who the mob is looking for. There are a lot of memorable cameos, which includes Lorna Thayer (the chicken salad sandwich waitress from "Five Easy Pieces") as an over the hill movie sexpot, Joan Shawlee, Kevin Hagen and in a strong supporting role Patricia Barry who claims to know that George is who he says he is. The issue is the messy script which like a mountain road goes all over the place.
So there's lots of distractions from the main plot thanks to the friendship of Bud/Bobby with his black friends, revealing some anti-white kid sentiment from the black kid's mother. The plot frequently moves from the present into flashbacks where the obviously amnesiac George recalls things that may indicate that he is who the mob is looking for. There are a lot of memorable cameos, which includes Lorna Thayer (the chicken salad sandwich waitress from "Five Easy Pieces") as an over the hill movie sexpot, Joan Shawlee, Kevin Hagen and in a strong supporting role Patricia Barry who claims to know that George is who he says he is. The issue is the messy script which like a mountain road goes all over the place.
