Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981)

58% User Rating

1h 48min

"Finding it after four decades is quite a challenge…. but holding onto it is really an adventure!"

In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from WW2. When he tells it around, a gang of crooks follows and threatens him and his daughter, because they know there are 50 million dollars in the wreck. Helicopter pilot Barney helps Gibbie against them, risking his life thereby.

David HemmingsDirector

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Ken Wahl

Barney

Lesley Ann Warren

Sally

Donald Pleasence

Gilbert Carson

George Peppard

Theo Brown

Bruno Lawrence

Barker

Grant Tilly

Collector

Frank Taurua

Brown's Henchman

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r96sk

Rating 60%

May 7, 2024

<em>'Race for the Yankee Zephyr'</em> is alright viewing, though its extremely uneven nature makes it difficult to get into. Donald Pleasence gives a rather wacky performance as Barney, it looks like he was having fun acting in this - but, as a viewer, he only adds to the chaotic feel of this movie, which is kinda all over the place. Ken Wahl and Lesley Ann Warren are good, though George Peppard's antagonist isn't the best; Peppard himself is OK. The plot moves at a real meh pace, as it doesn't really leave you a lot to latch on to. It is objectively a quite drawn out way of telling the story, which could've been wrapped up in short film form to be honest! There are worse movies out there no doubt, but this 1981 picture is very much a forgettable one!