Movie: The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
- Director: John Schlesinger
- Release Date: 25 January 1985 (USA)
- Writers: Robert Lindsey (book) Steven Zaillian (writer)
- Run Time: 131 min
- Country: UK , USA
- Genre: Drama , Thriller
Tagline: They came from the best of families…They became the two most dangerous political criminals in the world. [Australia Video]
Trivia: The company that Christopher Boyce worked for in real life was TRW, portrayed as “RTX” in the movie.
Goofs: Anachronisms: Around 17 minutes into the film, Christopher signs for a folder of top secret material. The two signature lines above his show signature dates of 1984, even though this scene takes place over ten years earlier.
“The true story of Christopher Boyce, a young All-American man whose job as a guard for sensitive documents shatters his faith in his country and leads him to a sometimes comic, sometimes chilling sideline as a spy for the Soviets, aided by his scruffy buddy, Daulton; it can’t last, though, and the consequences are tremendous for Boyce and his family. Written by Dan Hartung <dhartung@mcs.com>”
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