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Baffled!

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Baffled!
GenreThriller
Written byTheodore Apstein
Directed byPhilip Leacock[1]
StarringLeonard Nimoy
Susan Hampshire
Rachel Roberts
Vera Miles
Music byRichard Hill
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerNorman Felton
ProducerPhilip Leacock
CinematographyKen Hodges
EditorBill Blunden
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesArena Productions
ITC Entertainment
Original release
NetworkNBC[1]
ReleaseJanuary 30, 1973 (1973-01-30)[1]

Baffled! is a 1973 British made-for-television supernatural mystery film.[2] The story is part of the occult detective subgenre and starred Leonard Nimoy,[3] Susan Hampshire,[1] and Vera Miles.[1]

Baffled! was intended as a pilot for a television series[2] but when no network showed interest it was released in British theatres[1] and later released as a television film in America on NBC.[1] The British version runs ten minutes longer than the American.[4]

Plot

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Race car driver Tom Kovack (played by Leonard Nimoy) suddenly begins to experience psychic visions.[3] He meets Michelle Brent (played by Susan Hampshire), an expert on the paranormal, and the two form an unlikely partnership. Kovack's visions draw them into an occult-themed mystery at a remote inn on the English coast.

Cast

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Home release

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Scorpion Releasing, in conjunction with ITV, released a DVD of Baffled! in 2014.[4] The DVD included both the UK version and U.S versions of the film.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Fisher, Kieran (26 January 2020). "Leonard Nimoy Races Cars and Investigates the Occult In 'Baffled!'". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2nd edition. McFarland & Company. p. 70. ISBN 9780786486410.
  3. ^ a b Nunez, Alex (27 February 2015). "That time Leonard Nimoy played a psychic racecar driver". Road & Track. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Leonard Nimoy Is Baffled!". Star Trek. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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