| “ | We've got 75,000 people in the dome, and we've got a psycho on the loose. | ” |
| - Mike Shelley |
- For the episode, see MST3K K15 - Superdome.
Superdome is a 1978 made-for-TV drama that was directed by Jerry Jameson.
Plot[]
Players, business professionals, and locals all prepare for an upcoming Super Bowl in New Orleans. Some of the players are beset by personal and professional problems. The situation becomes more complicated when a string of murders begins taking place in and around the stadium.
Cast[]
- David Janssen as Mike Shelley
- Edie Adams as Joyce
- Peter Haskell as Doug Collins
- Ken Howard as Dave Walecki
- Susan Howard as Nancy Walecki
- Van Johnson as Chip Green
- Donna Mills as Lainie Wiley
- Ed Nelson as George Beldridge
- Tom Selleck as Jim McCauley
- Jane Wyatt as Fay Bonelli
- Michael Pataki as Tony Sicota
- M. Emmet Walsh as Whitley
Notes[]
- This made-for-TV film was made in 1976 to promote the Super Bowl XII and was aired as part of The ABC Movie Night Series.
- Despite the movie being focused on the Super Bowl, there are few scenes of any football being played.
- There were two previous suspense films revolved around the Super Bowl: Two Minute Warning (1976) and Black Sunday (1977).
- Though they portray a husband and wife and possessing the same surname, co-stars Ken Howard and Susan Howard have never been married to one another.
- This film features some professional athletes who transitioned to acting, including Bubba Smith and Dick Butkus.
MST3K Connections[]
- Director Jerry Jameson was also director for It Lives by Night.
- David Janssen also portrayed Ted Dougherty in Space Travelers.
- Peter Haskell also portrayed Rooney in Robot Wars.
- Van Johnson also portrayed Lester Scott in San Francisco International.
- Ed Nelson also portrayed a tribe member in Teenage Cave Man, a police sergeant in Swamp Diamonds, Dave Randall in Night of the Blood Beast, and Robert Denby in Riding with Death, as well as being costume designer for Attack of the Giant Leeches.
- Michael Pataki also portrayed J.C. in The Side Hackers and Sergeant Ward in It Lives by Night.
- Composer John Cacavas was also composer for SST- Death Flight and Hangar 18.
- Cinematographer Matthew F. Leonetti was also cinematographer for It Lives by Night.
- Post-production supervisor David McCann was also second unit director for SST- Death Flight
- Unit production manager Stanley Neufeld was also assistant director for Lost Continent.
- Production sound technician Bill Teague was also production mixer for SST- Death Flight.
- Costume supervisor John S. Perry was also costume department head for SST- Death Flight.