Product Details

• Actors: James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray, Nina Wayne, Robert Webber
• Directors: Bernard Girard
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English, Russian
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: May 16, 2000
• Run Time: 104 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302934893
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #55,440 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars another great coburn performance, June 23, 2000

By A Customer

this movie is another great james coburn movie somewhat in thespirit of our man and in like flint, as well as presidents analyst. itfeatures a great coburn performance when he was in his prime in the 1960's. well worth the money.

5.0 out of 5 stars Criminally Underrated, February 1, 2009

By	LuvNJustice "LuvNJustice" (NYC, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (DVD)

This is a unique and sensational 60s caper -- very well-written. There's no exposition - nothing is telegraphed. You have to pay careful attention to all Coburn's moves to find out how they play out. You're not even sure what the score is `til the final 20 minutes. It's seriously ahead of its time, although its time may not have yet arrived still, because if this were made today they'd overplay the cynicism of the piece and not let it all unfold for the viewer without irony.

Though it has a low-key, hip 60s vibe, it has more of the feel of a subversive 70s entertainment. (I winced when I saw Rose Marie's prominent billing in the credits, fearing a garish Mad-Mad_World-style comic cameo. She has only a couple of scenes, though and she's terrific.) Coburn's never been better.

The picture's a little too long, but it's a complete knockout. Remembered today mainly for Harrison Ford's three lines as a bellboy, this a subtle little classic.

4 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Harrison Ford fans, take note, August 11, 2003

By	linus (the land of wind and ghosts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (DVD)

I haven't actually seen this (yes, I know, "0 out of 27 people found this review helpful"), but fans of Harrison Ford will want to know about it because it's his first movie role. It's actually a James Coburn flick, and a very young Ford has about one line as an uncredited bellhop. As I write this, I don't see any mention in the Amazon.com listing about Ford's presence, so I thought I'd post the info for Ford completists. As far as I know, this is also the first time this has been available on home video.