See the Man Run

The plot to "See the Man Run" is an odd one. Ben Taylor (Robert Culp) is awakened by a phone call from a crook...telling him his daughter has been kidnapped! The problem is that Ben doesn't have a daughter and the callers were actually trying to call some doctor (Eddie Albert)! So, Ben tries to call the doctor and tell him what's happened...and the doc and his wife overreact and think Ben has kidnapped her. However, at the urging of Ben's wife (Angie Dickinson), he decides to pretend to be the kidnapper. That way, he'll just ask for MORE money than the kidnappers and pay them off himself...and keep the difference!! Considering Ben's an out of work actor, this plan, though very illegal, seems to make sense. But will it work?!

There are many reasons to see this film....not the least is to get a load of Robert Culp in a silly wig. The script is great, the relationship between Ben and his wife strange and weirdly kinky and the ending is just terrific. This is one of the better made for TV films of the era...and holds up great today. It can be found on YouTube by the way.