Nowhere to Run

I love this TV movie, one of dear David Janssen's best-he plays the very essence of a world-weary guy. All the supporting cast are perfectly chosen and believable; the San Francisco settings are great; the music is marvellously wistful. The script is first class, holds one's attention throughout, and has several delicious twists and turns.

My only reservation is that-OK, his wife is cheating on him, but did that start after his years of indifference?-but would any sane guy want to leave the absolutely gorgeous Stefanie Powers?! And I felt sorry for his in-laws who are nice folk and really try to engage with and understand him.

Those reservations aside, this is a perfect example of that sadly long-gone golden age of the Hollywood TV movie. Every time this comes up on one of our UK free TV channels I make sure I catch it. Warmly recommended.

I saw this film in Australia when I was working with Frankie Vaughan in the mid seventies and have not seen or heard of it since. I'm not a fan of David Jansen, I feel he takes 'taciturn' way past it's sell by date, but in my opinion he did a great job on this. I was blown away by the audacity of the plot. Frank and I and the rest of the team ALL agreed the story was superb. The twists and turns kept me / us on the edge of our collective seat. The ending was SPECTACULAR. After all the "will he - won't he" our whole crew was cheering as the credits rolled. To help with a happy retirement I need to get a copy of this film at any reasonable price. Please - can anybody help me ? ken h.

Nowhere To Run is a top rate David Janssen movie.I believe that Nowhere To Run is one of David Janssen's best movies that he ever made.I just watched this movie again and it has not lost it's punch for me.David Janssen's career was cut off way too soon as far as I am concerned.The writing was imaginative,and I wonder if the plot for the story originated from a real case.I did not take my eyes off of the movie from the beginning of the movie to the very last second of the movie.Nowhere To Run has a great cast in addition to David Janssen, for instance Stefanie Powers.All of her movies are good,just like David Janssen's movies are all good.If you want to see a very good film with a great plot,superb writing and acting,then check this little beauty out.I have this movie.

This was a television movie from late in Janssen's career. His character, Harry, is an unhappy man stuck in a loveless marriage. His wife is cheating on him and he is rather indifferent towards her. He does not hate her--he just wants out but she doesn't want to let him go too easily. So, Harry slowly creates a complicated plan by which he will fake his death and go to Vegas for a big score (as he's created a nearly foolproof technique that should pay off big).

Along the way, he meets and falls for Stephanie Powers and befriends the hapless Herbie Stoltz (played by Alan Garfield)--Herbie BEFORE he arranged his fake death and Stephanie AFTER. In fact, Herbie is broken up by Harry's apparent death and is sure Harry's wife did it--until he accidentally stumbles on Harry in his new life! What happens next and the tense build up until the "big score" make this an unexpectedly good film.

Really not worth your time. There is little in here for enjoyment purposes, nor is this entertaining to watch a couple with nothing in common that he plays a "blackjack system" for entertainment purposes to escape a dull marriage. Bland from end to end including the ending which I would argue is hardly satisfactory and for me, I would have preferred to avoid as its quite bland