Asian release -Farah Fawcett is front and center on this and lots of action.

Sunburn (1979). What could be more dangerous, right? A lost film-Farrah Fawcett & Charles Grodin.

Chris Nersinger
5 min readJul 22, 2023

Here is some immersive music to start you off and set the mood for a late ’70s entry on the silver screen and the song below is one of those yacht rock radio goodies. Sunburn by Graham Gouldman of 10cc fame-(3) Graham Gouldman: ‘Sunburn’ (1979) — Sunburn OST — YouTube

Mr. and Mrs. Smith, I presume-no, just the Dekkers aka Farrah Fawcett and Charles Grodin respectively.

Charles Grodin and Farah Fawcett star in this action-adventure comedy loaded with mystery and shady characters. Ex-Nazis, a five-million-dollar insurance payoff and the mob. A soundtrack featuring music by 10 cc and Heatwave plus a score with moments of action & suspense superbly composed by John Cameron.

Sunburn also boasts a fantastic cast of supporting and character actors including Keenan Wynn, Joan Collins (Dynasty), William Daniels (Boy Meets World), John Hillerman (Magnum PI) and Art Carney (Honeymooners). Art Carney has a larger role and ends up helping out couple doing some additional detective/investigative work.

The Dekkers just wanted a quiet vacation. Some sun on the beach, a couple of nice meals out mixed with a little sightseeing. At least that’s what they wanted everyone to think. But…

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Chris Nersinger

Was born the year that DR. NO (1962) premiered. His first movie, age 3 -MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS (1958). A writer of all things Pop Culture. Movies, Music, TV. ...