Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- adventurous
- brisk
- heightened
- retro spy movie night
- television movie viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the television spy adventure as a disappointing and ineffective imitation of the more distinctive Derek Flint films.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Derek Flint is presented as shrewd, handsome, dashing, and highly capable while pursuing the abducted executive.
An oil company executive is abducted by a liberation army group from the Middle East, prompting the central search.
The private-eye investigation, international liberation group, and rescue mission place the film in a television-era spy-adventure tradition.
Wendell Runsler's disappearance gives Derek Flint his assignment and structures the investigation.
Films like Dead on Target, and why
Our Man Flint
Shared espionage premise, globe-trotting action, and charismatic super-spy protagonist.
The President's Analyst
Shared secret-agent adventure structure, comic bravado, and international kidnapping plot.
The Quiller Memorandum
Shared 1970s television-era spy action, political intrigue, and rescue mission framework.
Movie Details
- Director
- Joseph L. Scanlan
- Release Date
- 1976-03-17
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Rating
- 4.3 / 10 (6)
Cast
- Ray Danton
- Gay Rowan
- Sharon Acker
- Lawrence Dane
- Donnelly Rhodes
- Franz Russell
- Linda Sorensen
- Susan Sullivan
- Linda Woods
- Guy Robinson
Common questions
- What is Dead on Target about?
- A dashing private eye races through an international conspiracy to recover an abducted oil executive.
- What is Dead on Target like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dead on Target as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Dead on Target violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Dead on Target as mild.
- What did critics think of Dead on Target?
- Critics broadly regard the television spy adventure as a disappointing and ineffective imitation of the more distinctive Derek Flint films.
- Which films are like Dead on Target?
- Films with a similar feel include Our Man Flint, The President's Analyst, and The Quiller Memorandum.
- How long is Dead on Target?
- Dead on Target runs 77 minutes.
