Waikiki (film)
| Waikiki | |
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| Genre | Action Crime Drama |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Ron Satlof |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Stu Phillips |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Douglas S. Cramer Aaron Spelling |
| Producer | Robert Janes |
| Production locations | Kailua, O'ahu |
| Cinematography | Robert L. Morrison |
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| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company | Aaron Spelling Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | April 21, 1980 |
Waikiki (also known as Waikiki Mission) is a 1980 American action crime drama television film that originally aired on ABC.[1] Directed by Ron Satlof, it stars Dack Rambo, Steve Marachuk, Donna Mills, Tanya Roberts, Cal Bellini, and Darren McGavin and follows a pair of private detectives called on to investigate the bizarre serial murders of young women in Waikiki.
Plot
[edit]Two private detectives who operate out of a Waikiki discotheque are called on to investigate the bizarre serial murders of young women.
Cast
[edit]- Dack Rambo as Ronnie Browning
- Donna Mills as Cassie Howard
- Steve Marachuk as David King
- Tanya Roberts as Carol
- Cal Bellini as Rex
- Darren McGavin as Captain Mcguire
- Robert F. Lyons as Mark Barrington
- Mark Slade as Lloyd Barrington
- Branscombe Richmond as Walter Kaamanu
- Betty Carvalho as Annie Kaamanu
- Jenny Sherman as Amy
- Angus Duncan as Joe Farnsworth
- Karen Austin as Joanie
- Anne-Marie Martin as Penny
- Robert Apisa as Kahea
- Jack Hisatake as Kona
- Tommy Fujiwara as Coroner
- Suzanne Schulman as Lori
- Sigrid S. Sundstrom as Terri
- Paul Verdier as French tourist
- Laura Allen as Party guest
- Mark Pinkosh as Surfer boy
Reception
[edit]The Los Angeles Times called it "fast and absorbing escapist fare."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Waikiki (1980)". The Betamax Rundown. February 24, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ BRASH PRIVATE EYES IN 'WAIKIKI' Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 21 Apr 1980: g6.
External links
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Categories:
- 1980 television films
- 1980 films
- American action television films
- Crime television films
- American drama television films
- American Broadcasting Company original films
- Films with screenplays by Ron Friedman
- Films scored by Stu Phillips
- Films directed by Ron Satlof
- 1980s American films
- American drama television film stubs