Released here in Australia as Point Blank, my NTSC VHS studio tape is called Deadly Conspiracy. The end credits clearly say the year of production is 1991 and the prequel Frame- Up in 1990. The music by Bob Summers is quite upbeat, especially the end credit sequence. All the performers do a decent job and there is a lot of plot going on. From the moment we see John Saxon outside talking to his Henchmen Robert Dryer and Lee Arenberg, we know he is up to no good. Poor Margeaux Hemingway is wasted here and Morgan Jones who was in several episodes of the first season of Mannix as well as many other shows, has a few good scenes as Dr. Cantwell. Hard to believe it has been twenty five years since this film as made. Like most of Wings Hauser's films, it has never been released on DVD. Perhaps we should have Wings Hauser retrospective and bring some of his 80s and 90s films to today's audience. I remember in the Video store days always checking the new releases for these type of films. Apart from the obvious 'Top Title' tapes of the day, we always enjoyed these types of films for something different. Try finding Rutger Hauer's A Breed Apart (1983)on DVD. Anyway if you have an hour and a half to kill and want a trip down memory lane, try and seek this one out.
Review of Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
