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Synopsis: After serving his country for a number of years as a secret agent, John Stryker wants to settle down and run his business. However, when a scientist with a secret formula to create a nuclear chain reaction goes missing, Stryker is once again brought back into action. Soon after, he learns he is facing an old nemesis who is also interested in locating the scientist. Who's in it?  The movie stars Richard Egan , Dee Hartford, Al Hirt, Telly Savalas , Burgess Meredith and Tina Louise . Review: I originally watched Fanfare for a Death Scene about six years ago because I saw it had Tina Louise, and I had never seen the Gilligan's Island actress in a film role. I remembered not enjoying it all that much but couldn't remember the reasons. So, when I came across the film again this week, I decided to give it a second chance. My opinion was still the same. The best way to describe this made-for-TV movie is imagine James Bond as an American secret agent and with about h...

Synopsis: After two scientists are killed at a top-secret underground lab building a space station, Dr. David Sheppard is called in to investigate and catch a potential saboteur. After more researchers are killed via clear acts of murder, Sheppard begins to suspect the lab's supercomputer, NOVAC, is behind the deaths with the help from the two robots it controls, Gog and Magog, and must find a way to stop it before it destroys the entire lab. Who's in it? The movie stars Richard Egan , Constance Dowling , Herbert Marshall , Valerie Vernon and John Wengraf . Review: I've had Gog in my movie library for longer than I can remember but never got around to watching it until this morning. I honestly didn't have much for expectations when it came to this film, but it turned out to be a good choice. The movie takes a little while to get going, with the early focus being a tour of the underground lab and introducing Dr. Sheppard (Egan) to the various characters while giving...