The Formula

Starring: Scott, George C. and Brando, Marlon

A police detective ties his buddy's murder to an oil tycoon and a long-lost Nazi formula for synthetic fuel. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Publisher: Allied Vaughn
• Director: Avildsen, John G.
• Starring: Scott, George C., Brando, Marlon
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

“I’m just a customer”–Barney Caine.

Based on a novel by Steve S-h-a-g-a-n, Lt. Barney Caine, LAPD, finds a friend murdered. In pursuit of the culprit, he may get mixed up in something so big that we may cringe. Looks like there is a cabal protecting a formula; But where does Barney come in, and will he come out alive? This may have been unique in 1982, but it has been overplayed lately. Still, this makes for a great entertaining who-dun-it movie. Yes, it had George C. Scott and Marlon Brando at their best. However, it was held together by the rest of the cast. A side note is that I only had two years of German, and they never once used anything past that. It was so simple that they probably did not need the subtitles. The DVD I watched has a voice-over commentary by Steve S-h-a-g-a-n. See another unique mystery with George C. Scott: “They Might Be Giants” (1971).