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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lynda Carter's first exciting made for TV movie!, December 10, 2004
This review is from: The Last Song (DVD)
Brooke Newman (Lynda carter) is an aspiring country singer who unwittingly comes into the possession of a tape for which her engineer husband and his partner in their electronic eavesdropping business were murdered by the hired goons of Brockhurst Industries. They are trying to cover up the recent tragic death of a young boy who died of poisonous fumes in Landry, Texas, where 20 years before, Brockhurst Industries buried their toxic chemical wastes 10-45T. Over the years the deadly chemicals have eaten through their containers and are surfacing and poisoning the people and nearby livestock in and near Landry, which was unknowingly built on the toxic landfill. The Brockhurst owners won't admit to their mistake and plan an act of deliberate sabotage to cover up the toxic poisons near Landry in 4 days, which will not only cover their mistake, but also cause death to anyone or anything in and around Landry. This is what was on the tape that Brooke's husband had accidentally recorded.
After the murder of her husband, Brooke and her young daughter Abby are threatened by the evil minions of Philip Brockhurst (Don Porter). Brooke decides to find out what could be the reasons for the murder and takes off to investigate on her own. She enlists the help of Sid Pachansky (Ronny Cox), a ex-Vietnam War chopper pilot and owner of a helicopter for hire service, and together they uncover the scheme. With only minutes left before the explosion, Brooke and Sid in his small helicopter try to stop the booby-trapped truck carrying the toxic waste 10-45T, but are chased by the hired killers in another helicopter who try to shoot them down!
Lynda Carter, fresh from her hit TV series "Wonder Woman", stars in her exciting first made-for-tv film that deals with the same 1970's environmental waste disposal issues that led up to the disaster at Love Canal. Lynda is excellent as the terrified wife and mother who cannot understand why her home is invaded and loving husband murdered. Threatened with the same fate, she bravely decides out to find the reason why her family was destroyed, only to end up facing the entire cruel, calculating industrial complex with only one lone person to help her.
This film has an exciting car chase, as well as a hair-raising cat and mouse helicopter pursuit that makes you hold onto your chair as the two choppers fly down on the deck, through dense groves of tall trees and finally in and out of steep canyons. It should be also be noted that Lynda Carter did NOT use a stunt double in the movie-those scenes of her in the small copter are real! The movie has only a few violent scenes (when Brooke's husband and his partner are killed and Brooke later threatened,) but there is no blood or gore shown, and can be viewed by the entire family and discussed afterwards as to why, 30 years later, these environmental issues still threaten the world.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Anothe Lynda Carter Classic, May 20, 2007
The movie titled The Last Song hit the theaters on October 23, 1980 starring the gorgeous Lynda Carter as Brooke Newman, Ronny Cox as Sid Pachanski, and Dale Robinette as Mike Newman. The opens in Landry Texas where two boys that are brothers are playing on a construction site. The brothers are playing with a baseball when it goes into a hole that's covered with boards. Therefore, the boys tie a rope to the end of a bulldozer and one of them climbs down the rope to get the ball. However, once he's down in the hole he can't reach the rope so his brother goes for help. However, while down in the hole the boy is overcome with some kind of toxic waste and dies. When the parents get to the site there told by the company doctor that the boy died of a broken neck. However, his brother tells his mother that he was alive when he left him to go for help. Enter Lynda Carter who plays the role of Brooke Newman. In Santa Monica California, Brooke is rehearsing her song, as she is getting ready for her up coming show. Enters Dale Robinette who played the role of Lynda Carter's husband Mike Newman. Mike and his partner Doug are in the process of trying out some new equipment. Mike and Doug were working on a case and they stuck a bugging devise on the door of a hotel room. The problem occurred when Mike and Doug heard a lot more then they were suppose to. After what they heard they realize that the two body guards that were in the other room picked up on the red light from Mike's equipment. So now, the chase is on as Mike and Doug try to escape from the two bodyguards as the drive through the hills of Southern California. Mike and Doug finally get to Mike's house where they process down stairs to fine out what was on that tape. The two bodyguards were able to find out where Mike lives and are told to do whatever they have to do to get the job done. After Brooke goes to bed, Doug looks outside and sees the car that was chasing them sitting out front of Mike's house. Mike takes the tape they the bodyguards are looking for and puts into Brooke briefcase. The two men injure both Mike and Doug, leaving Brooke and her daughter Abby to fend for themselves. Now there are several questions that need to be answered. Did the Bodyguards fine what they were looking for? Did the police get to Brooke's house in time? The finally question? What does this have to do with the people in Landry Texas? Some final thoughts on this movie. I thought the action and the suspense of the movie was great because it kept you on the edge of your sit. I bought this movie because of one person and that was Lynda Carter. Lynda was fantastic in her role and she was as gorgeous as ever. Lynda looks good in whatever she wears including the jeans, the bathrobe and the satin slip wear. I give this movie 5 weasel stars just on Lynda Carter's beauty alone. You can get this dvd and other Lynda Carter movies right here on Amazon.com
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lynda Carter Proves to an Excellent Actress in The Last Song, December 14, 2008
This review is from: The Last Song (DVD)
Lynda Carter's first t.v. movie after the cancellation of Wonder Woman. Lynda proves she is a wonderful actress in this t.v. thriller, which keeps you interested from beginning to end. Linda also shows off her beautiful voice and does her scared scenes very convincively. Movie's summary looks boring. However, I assure you this movie is anything but. This movie keeps me being a Lynda Carter fan. Must buy.
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