An escape artist who solves crimes on the side, is the basis for this TV movie which was a pilot for a series that never was. You could imagine every week a new evil genius deciding to dispatch of the hero by tying him up in an easily escapable manner, as opposed to shooting him in the head with a gun. You can sort of imagine this utter nonsense working as an ongoing thing but it doesn't work so well as a standalone. The villain here is a master criminal who has a base hidden underneath a funfair played with typical full-on cheese by John Vernon, while the hero is Christopher George who would go onto star in some Euro trash classics such as Pieces. Its not bad but its hardly too impressive either.
Review of Escape
