Special Bulletin (1983)

MovieTV Movie, Drama, Thriller, Horror1h 43m
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Plot

An evening of TV programming is interrupted by breaking news: in Charleston, South Carolina, two Coast Guard personnel and two members of a local news team have been taken hostage by a group of terrorists who are seeking to destroy the triggers of all local nuclear devices. Moreover, the terrorists threaten to detonate their own device if their demands are not met.

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Ed FlandersEd FlandersJohn WoodleyKathryn WalkerKathryn WalkerSusan MylesRoxanne HartRoxanne HartMegan BarclayChristopher AllportChristopher AllportSteven LevittDavid ClennonDavid ClennonBruce LymanDavid RascheDavid RascheDavid McKeesonRosalind CashRosalind CashFrieda BartonEbbe Roe SmithEbbe Roe SmithJim Seaver

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