Line #18 Film/Superdome


1	[[quoteright:182:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/superdome.jpg]]
2	''Superdome'' is a TV movie written by Barry Oringer and Bill Svanoe and directed by Jerry Jameson that aired on January 9, 1978 on [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]] to promote UsefulNotes/SuperBowl XII.
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4	In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, player Dave Walecki (Creator/KenHoward) has a bad knee, a drug addiction, and problems with his wife Nancy (Creator/SusanHoward). Jim [=McCauley=] (Creator/TomSelleck) is being courted by a shady management firm. Meanwhile, a killer is targeting people connected to the favored Cougars, whom a gambling syndicate doesn't want to win. Now the Cougars' manager, Mike Shelly (Creator/DavidJanssen), has to find out why before the game is ruined.
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6	!!''Superdome'' contains examples of:
7	* BitchSlap: Dave and Nancy both slap each other during an argument.
8	* BloodlessCarnage: Nobody bleeds, no matter how many times they've been shot.
9	* ClimbingClimax: [[spoiler:Lainie flees onto the Superdome's catwalks, and Mike chases her.]]
10	* ElectrifiedBathtub: The killer electrifies the whirlpool tub to kill [=McCauley=].
11	* FunctionalAddict: Dave's addiction started with painkillers for his knee, then expanded into other kinds of drugs. It doesn't stop him from playing football, but it hurts his marriage.
12	* HairpinLockpick: The killer uses this to break into [[spoiler:the stewardess Rita]]'s hotel room.
13	* JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: The killer disguises as an electrician to tamper with the hot tub.
14	* MarriedToTheJob: Dave Walecki's wife Nancy feels that she's lost him to the world of football.
15	* MickeyMousing: A reverse example. The opening theme is synced up to the printing press shown in the opening credits.
16	* SexlessMarriage: Dave and Nancy haven't had sex in ages. Whenever she tries to initiate, he isn't interested.
17	* ShirtlessScene: [=McCauley=] gets one, along with some of his teammates, during a locker room scene.
18	* SlippingAMickey: To help her husband P.K. Jackson's (Clifton Davis) team win the Super Bowl, Sonny (Creator/VonettaMcGee) pours a powder into [=McCauley=]'s drink, which she says will leave him out of sorts for the next few days. Instead, his date Gail (Robin Mattson) drinks it, reacts badly, and ends up in the hospital.
19	* SpecialThanks: "Grateful acknowledgement is given to the Louisiana Superdome and the HMC Management Corporation."
20	* TakeMyHand: [[spoiler:Lainey freezes up from fear on the catwalk. Mike tells her to take his hand, then moves her hands along the railing until the security guards arrive.]]
21	* TitleIn: Every so often words will be written on the screen with typewriter sound effects, saying how long it is until the Super Bowl.
22	* VorpalPillow: The killer sneaks up on [[spoiler:Rita]] in her hotel room and smothers her with a pillow.
23	* WhatIsEvil: Lainie Wiley (Donna Mills) seduces married man Mike with a speech about the meaninglessness of morality. "If it feels good, do it" is practically her [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]]. [[spoiler:No surprise that she's the killer.]]

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