I have seen Juggernaut (1974) recently. There is a scene in the end of the movie when the bomb disposal expert, Fallon has to choose one of the two wires (red or blue) to cut in order to disarm the bomb. Finally, Fallon makes a choice by intuition.
I have seen the similar scenes in several other movies (one of the parts of Die Hard, for example).
So, my questions are: What was the first movie to introduce "cut the wire" bomb disposal? Is it Juggernaut itself?
A quick search on Google and IMDB didn't reveal any info.
Answer
A lot of people seem to think Juggernaut is the earliest film to use the "wire dilemma" trope. I found references to it everywhere from Amazon reviews to rap lyrics. Slightly more reliable references include:
Movies you should own: Juggernaut (Terror on the Britannic)
The first film to develop the 'red wire/blue wire' dilemma, it's a tense piece directed by Richard 'Superman II' Lester, with dialogue by Alan 'Beiderbecke' Plater, that while featuring an all-star cast is in reality a mesmerising monologue by Harris and a musing on the nature of death. It's a movie you should own.
JUGGERNAUT (1974) - a very British disaster movie
There's a scene in the film that's famous, but you probably don’t realise it was shown here first. Where the crucial decision has to be made – to cut the blue wire or the red wire.
It's also the oldest film listed in Televison Tropes - Wire Dilemma article.
No comments:
Post a Comment