The Agency (film)

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name = Agency


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director = George Kaczender
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writer = Noel Hynd
starring = Robert Mitchum
Lee Majors
Saul Rubinek
Alexandra Stewart
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released = flagicon|Canada 5 September 1980
runtime = 94 min
country = Canada
awards = Genie Award (editing, nominated)
language = English
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"The Agency" (known as "Mind Games" on video) is a 1980 Canadian dramatic/thriller film. It was directed by George Kaczender, [Craddock, editor. "VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever" (Detroit, Michigan: Thomson Gale, 2007), p.49.] with a screenplay by Noel Hynd. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081989/ "Agency"] .]

Based on a novel by Paul Gottlieb, [Craddock, p.49.] it is a political thriller involving advertising copywriter Philip Morgan (Lee Majors) who discovers the agency he works for, run by Ted Quinn (Robert Mitchum), is using subliminal advertising to manipulate a presidential election. It features appearances by Canadian actors Saul Rubinek as an audio technician (earning a "Best Supporting Actor" Genie nomination), [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081989/ "Agency"] .] Jonathan Welsh as a police detective, and familiar supporting players Michael Kirby and Gary Reineke as hitmen.

The film was shot on locations in Montréal and rural Québec.

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* Craddock, Jim, editor. "VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever", p.49, "The Agency". Detroit, Michigan: Thomson Gale, 2007. ISBN 0-7876-8980-7.
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081989/ "Agency"] at imdb