Firehead

Firehead
Directed by Peter Yuval
Produced by David Winters
Peter Yuval
Written by Jeffrey Mandel
Peter Yuval
Starring Chris Lemmon
Christopher Plummer
Martin Landau
Music by Vladimir Horunzhy
Cinematography Paul Maibaum
Edited by Steven Nielson
Production
company
Release dates
  • January 25, 1991 (1991-01-25)
Running time
88 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Firehead is a 1991 science fictionthriller film. It was directed by Peter Yuval for Action International Pictures, and stars Chris Lemmon and Christopher Plummer. It was filmed in Mobile, Alabama and released theatrically in 1991.

Plot

In 1988, a telekinetic Soviet agent known as "Firehead" (Brett Porter) defects to the west after refusing to use his powers against Estonian protesters. Two years later, he begins blowing up American munitions factories for unknown reasons. An NIH chemist (Chris Lemmon) and a government assassin (Gretchen Becker) are ordered to track him down. Meanwhile, a secret society led by Colonel Vaughn (Christopher Plummer) prepares to use Firehead's activities as a pretext for a coup d'état.

Reception

According to Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times, the film is "as inept and dismal a political thriller as you would never wish to watch",[1] though he praised certain members of the cast, in particular the cameo appearance by Martin Landau.

In 2013 it was the subject of a RiffTrax commentary track featuring Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy.[2] The trio directed much of their mockery toward Chris Lemmon, who was compared unfavorably to his more famous father.

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