The Blue Lightning
The Blue Lightning is a 1986 Australian film directed by Lee Philips and starring Sam Elliott, Rebecca Gilling, John Meillon, Robert Coleby, Max Phipps, and Robert Culp.
| The Blue Lightning | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lee Philips |
| Produced by | Ross Matthews |
| Written by | William Kelly |
| Starring | Sam Elliott Rebecca Gilling John Meillon Robert Coleby Max Phipps Robert Culp |
Production company | Roadshow, Coote & Carroll |
| Distributed by | Channel 7 |
Release date | 1986 |
Running time | 96 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.55 million[1] |
Premise
Easygoing San Francisco private detective Harry Wingate (Sam Elliott) gets a six-figure offer from millionaire Brutus Cathcart (Max Phipps) to travel to Australia and retrieve Cathcart's prized opal from former Irish Republican Army terrorist sharpshooter Lester McInally (Robert Culp). With the help of an Aborigine rancher (Jack Davis) and revenge-minded widow Kate McQueen (Rebecca Gilling), Wingate battles McInally and his minions, who have taken over an entire outback town.[2]
Cast
- Sam Elliott as Harry Wingate
- Robert Culp as Lester McInally
- Jack Davis as Jahrgadu
- Peter Ford as Quentin McQueen
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References
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p16
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090754/
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