He blames Calder for the marked money, and threatens another attack. Calder demands to be sent home and leaves the bomb radio with the bomb squad.īack home, Calder gets another call from the bomber. Later, Hoyt admits that he marked the money (violating the bomber's instructions). He orders Calder to falsely signal that he has made the delivery, in order to distract the FBI, then leave the money on a bench. He warns Calder not to throw it away, because it will explode on impact on the paths below, which are occupied by many of the park's visitors. While Calder is riding on the Skyway, the bomber tells Calder that the bomb is located in the radio. He sends Calder a two-way radio so that he can keep contact, then orders Calder to go on various rides in the park such as the Rebel Yell roller coaster. There, Calder is ordered to wait at a telephone and the bomber calls, warning him there is a bomb in the park.
One of the executives plays a tape sent by the bomber, wherein he demands $1 million to stop his activities.īack home, Calder is visited by FBI Agent Hoyt ( Richard Widmark), who says the extortion money is to be delivered by Calder at Kings Dominion. Calder flies to Chicago and intrudes on the meeting. Calder suspects the incidents might be linked, and learns that the executives of companies running the largest amusement parks in America are holding a meeting in Chicago. In Pittsburgh the bomber causes a fire on a dark ride at another park. A park worker tells Calder that he saw what he thought was a park maintenance man up on the tracks earlier that day but did not state that the man was someone other than the park had authorized to be there. Safety inspector Harry Calder ( George Segal), who initially cleared the ride, is called to the park to investigate. The bomb detonates, causing the ride's train to derail, killing and injuring the riders as a result. An unnamed man ( Timothy Bottoms) (simply called "young man" in the credits) sneaks into Ocean View Amusement Park and places a small radio-controlled bomb on the tracks of the park's wooden roller coaster, The Rocket.
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