BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#72 - THE AMATEUR
May 15, 2025•40 min•Ep. 72
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Episode description
This week we are covering the original 1981 version of THE AMATEUR!
When the wife of CIA agent Charles Heller (John Savage) is killed by a group of terrorists in Munich, Germany, he decides to hunt down the escaped killers. However, he is only a code specialist without combat expertise, and he does not have agency permission. Using classified information, Heller blackmails the CIA into training him and sending him into Czechoslovakia, where the killers are currently located. Once he arrives, Heller discovers that he may be their target after all.
Hear our take on the film and on the review of SISKEL AND EBERT.
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