Waikiki (film)
{{Short description|1980 television film directed by Ron Satlof}}
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{{Infobox television
| image =
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| genre = Action
Crime
Drama
| director = Ron Satlof
| executive_producer = Douglas S. Cramer
Aaron Spelling
| producer = Robert Janes
| writer = {{ubl |Don Balluck |Ron Friedman |Robert Janes |Curtis Kenyon}}
| starring = {{ubl |Dack Rambo |Donna Mills |Steve Marachuk |Tanya Roberts |Cal Bellini |Darren McGavin}}
| music = Stu Phillips
| cinematography = Robert L. Morrison
| editor = {{ubl |Joe Morrisey |John Shreyer}}
| company = Aaron Spelling Productions
| network = ABC
| released = {{Start date|1980|04|21}}
| runtime = 96 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Waikiki (also known as Waikiki Mission) is a 1980 American action crime drama television film that originally aired on ABC.{{cite web|url=https://www.thebetamaxrundown.com/waikiki-1980/|title=Waikiki (1980)|website=The Betamax Rundown|date=February 24, 2014|access-date=August 3, 2018}} 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
Two private detectives who operate out of a Waikiki discotheque are called on to investigate the bizarre serial murders of young women.
Cast
- 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
The Los Angeles Times called it "fast and absorbing escapist fare."BRASH PRIVATE EYES IN 'WAIKIKI'
Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 21 Apr 1980: g6.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0081735}}
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Category:1980 television films
Category:American action television films
Category:Crime television films
Category:American drama television films
Category:American Broadcasting Company original films
Category:Films with screenplays by Ron Friedman
Category:Films scored by Stu Phillips
Category:Films directed by Ron Satlof
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