The City (TV Movie 1977) 

This was shot right after Mark shot Star Wars in March 1976. This film was made summer of 1976 (August and September).

Prior to Star Wars, Mark Hamill was known for playing villians, troubled teens or someone who had a few loose screws. Ironically, he went back to playing villians in his voice acting roles.

Nice Slice of 70'S LA, great scenes of the city and canyons. Wish I could turn back the clock..... . THANKS ,

This is a good film, and a now a great example of the typical 1970's television police film. Violence in it (by today's standards) is minimal, and shows how a high quality story and acting are what get a story across instead of shock effect. Mark Hamill was very convincing as a deeply troubled youth. So was Don Johnson as an exceptionally level headed rookie cop, and Steve Forster as his experienced partner who is starting to let himself slip into a place of losing his head. Great tackle of Hamill by Johnson at the end. Don Johnson's character was much more restrained than Sonny Crockett would be in the 1980's. Well worth watching.

Very handsome Robert Forster starring in this 🤗🌸 he ended up in Jackie Brown,don't know what this film is like but I'll stare at him a while 🌼🌼🌿🌿 Paula ,England x

DJ pre-miami vice......looking at this movie he was ready for the part.

One reason that this was a very good movie indeed, is perhaps the touches of reality, from the officer with a very bad cold, to the chatty delighted passenger on the sight-seeing bus. This is perhaps a trivial thing, but it lends the film a rare blend of humour and reality which is very convincing. Mr. Hamill is as has been noted very good in this. Thank you for uploading.

cool movie. a bit like "midnight ride". Mark plays a great maniac. i wish this, and "when the lights went out in georgia" would come out on dvd

he's really good in being a role of killer but he also good in drama movies

I like how they just walk away from the second attack scene without securing the gun or seeming at all concerned anyone could take it. Also, in the days before cell phones, all you can do in a crisis in a public place in a crisis is yell for "someone" to call for help.

Dont know if anybody else made the connection, but Mark Hamill and Adam Rich ( the little boy) were in the pilot episode of Eight is Enough. Hamill turned down the series because he got the lead in the Star Wars!!

Nice! Always wanna see L.A. of mid 70's for my project

Awesome. I've never seen this before, ever. What an interesting role for Mark Hamill. Thanks, FF!

He was a great actor in the new star wars

Robert Forster (R.I.P), Don Johnson & Mark Hamill 😍 Susan Sullivan - Falcon's Crest Jimmy "The sausage guy" Dean Adam Rich - 8 is Enough What kind of POS punches a 6 month old in the face?

Outstanding performance by Mark Hamill! It's as if Luke Skywalker from A New Hope flew into a black hole via hyperspace and it spat him out into L.A. and the experience left him deranged. On edit: I finally watched it through the end and the character Mark played had it really rough ever since he was a baby! :'(

Forgot about all the Quinn Martin productions

Brilliant job from Mark

Even here, Don Johnson is a snappy dresser.

One of the best TV movies I have ever seen it had a lot of action,best actors and the best of all mark hamill is in this tv film what a masterpiece 🤩🤩🤩🤩

Wes Collins' "Hard Times" was clearly an influence for Don Johnson's 1986 smash hit "Heartbeat".

This wouldn't have happened if Uncle Owen would have let him get those power converters.

Thank you so much for this!!!

Just before Star Wars Hamill played the oldest son in "Eight Is Enough" the pilot movie as David Bradford. And he was in one of my favorite Streets of San Francisco episodes ever called "Poison Snow" season 4 ep1

Mark Hamill from psycho to geek in star wars .

LOL that cop with a serious head cold. Sometimes you just want to curl up and go to sleep.

Within a few minutes - and being a Quinn Martin production - its pretty easy to sense this was a pilot. As for Hamill, he had probably finished shooting you-know-what some months before in 1976 and then knocked this gig off in a matter of weeks upon his return from London (the date under the title is 1976). Online info says this film aired on January 12, 1977. There's no way Hamill could have known that the work he had just done for Lucas would, well...need I say more (As Suzanne Sommers related when she walked on to the set of Lucas' prior 'bomb' American Graffiti, her first thought was 'What a bunch of losers.' Oops) . Refreshing to see him in a more serious role; I think many people have a misconception his 'gee whiz' approach to Mr. Skywalker is all his range could offer. Just to be clear - I was using 'bomb' fececiously.

Damn good flick, especially for a TV movie

A troubled man goes on a crime spree in L A and is followed by cops. The plot is similar to Falling Down.

Darth Vader: country singer.

Now this is the real Joker backstory! ;)

This seems like a pilot for a series. I could see Forster and Johnson as 〖Two feuding cops, who aint from the same church, fighting and protecting “The City”〗 LOL.

I think i prefer his sociopath character in Midnight Ride rather than here. I just think it was more interesting. But he played both characters very well

"Is this self service or something?" lol...just wait for a few years, buddy.

And at 6:39 we have... The Joker!

Boy Mark Hamill sure plays a good psycho

Please don´t take away this movie from youtube

Amazing outstanding movie📺📺📺📺

Good movie ......

Narrated by William Conrad!

pre Miami Vice Don Johnson!

Awesome!

I thought that was William Conrad narrating. Like the players here. If u haven't seen it, check out Mark Hamill in The New Outer Limits episode, I think called Mind Over Matter. Anyway it's a great one!

Mark Hamil could have had a more flourishing career after Star Wars had he stayed with positive roles. 🦋

Awesome movie

So pretty much Hamill's "Chronicle"...

BOYYY HOWDY!

"Country Boy Awareness"

I feel the good in you, Luke, the conflict.

good movie

He reminds me of the English actor Dan Stevens in this. Anyone seen The Guest?

Oh, man...if you zoom-in on Marky Ham-Ham's right eye and freeze it at 41:19 and 41:20 it's totally crazy! What a wacky shapeshift!

You are amazing for uploading this!!!!! Is there any way you can upload 'Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence'. I cannot find it anywhere on the internet and buying is too expensive as I don't live in the states.. :(

Good movie

so what about thhe letter was he the father and denied it

This kind of reminded me of Andrew Cunana on his killing spree. Thanks for uploading this.👍🏼

Great movie.should be a tv series. What about dvd or cable

11:29-didn't they notice the back of the album? Same car.

You have a great selection of pilots. I have many pilots of series and also the unsold types. But one pilot I have been looking for since it aired on CBS in 1981. No one seems to have an mp4 of Hellingers Law staring Telly Savales. I tried all the people on youtube with no luck. Maybe you have it. Someone must have it full not just clips. Please please see if you have it. Thank you so much. Paul

i like don johnson he is a good actor good movie

58:10 mark. Bam.

They should cast that kid in a Star Wars movie.

Luke gone loco. I like it.

7:14,I'm getting a creepy feeling the kids are going to be beaten into a pulp, mark using ducks as a weapon,🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆

Im sorry but this may be a stupid question but was this before mimi vice?

No wonder why Mark give his voice for Joker

Is here Mark Hamill before or after Star Wars?

This movie is fucking awesome. Anything with Don Johnson is always fucking gold. Excuse my language, folks.😂

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luke skywalker jimmy dean is not your father, really young don johnson wow. the little boy played on 8 is enough,the uncle played on wagon train

Who's that narrator? He sounds awfully familiar!

Luke Skywalker went all Darth Vader on Jimmy Dean's ass, wanted to carve him up into some breakfast sausage, bah ha ha ha ha ha ha

Isn't thus Hamills original face before the accident

Hi

-Okay Im gonna edit together a nice little short film fan film: this will be¹how Luke feels after he stumbles upon the corpses of Uncle Owen and his aunt whatever,²then again after he finds out who his dad is and³then again when he finds out how far he went with his sister.feedback.(?)- Im sorry, i already smoked away the motivation to embark on that enterprise.😎

"Use the wrench, Luke" ...if you freeze it at 3:20 and zoom on Mark Hamill's eyes, it looks like he's got shapeshifts in BOTH his eyes just before he becomes violent. The actor was using his BioDigital shapeshifting ability to subliminally convey the deranged nature of his character. And look at his eye between 7:27 and 7:32! That is WEIRD LOOKIN'. 21:38 his left eye...Lukie Streetwalker be going NUTS with his shapeshifting eyeballs in this movie! 39:27 exactly as they cut to him he's sporting a ridiculous clown slit. 40:56 Hamill's always subtle acting talent is complemented by his subtle shapeshifting (sarcasm). 41:20 is just...absurd. 41:27...

It's the "Eight is Enough" brat with his giant pumpkin head of hair..... ironic since Hamill was in the pilot episode of EIE as the oldest brother, David.

Fools! whats Hamill like 5th on the bill?! this came out in 77??!

7:18 everyone...The Joker.

JEDI POWER,BEATING CAR OWNER AND KILLING A PORSCHE,PERHAPS THE CAR IS A DARTHMOBIL AND COMES FROM THE DARK SIDE

35:40

In Natural Born Killers the reporter got as deserved. Just saying...

Don looked quite old already at 28.

Ugh. Jimmy Dean's music would not have been popular in those days... more like the early 60's.

Hamill's face looks really different here than in "Empire Strikes Back," as he had a car wreck in late 77-78. He was thrown in the windshield. His face is significantly different post ANH. He went from handsome angular to round and pudgy.

Poor dog.acting or not stupid mark hamill but face

Don Johnson. Gross.