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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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