Sam Elliott vs. Australian super-criminals. The mustache alone deserves its own billing.
Harry Wingate, a rugged adventurer, is hired by a gem collector to retrieve a priceless opal, known as "The Blue Lightning," from Lester McInally, a super-criminal with an army of killers operating in the Australian outback.
Acting
Sam Elliott's whisper-growl chemistry with scenery.
Production
Gloriously cheap Australian locations doing heavy lifting.
Costume
Robert Culp's villain wardrobe: pure cocaine energy.
Director
Lee Philips
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a failed pilot for a Harry Wingate series that never materialized—explaining the abrupt ending and unresolved romantic tension.
Shot during Australia's brief 1980s boom in American co-productions, when the outback became Hollywood's favorite cheap exotic backdrop.
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