The Hoax (1974)
Directed by Robert Anderson
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
In the tradition of Dr. Strangelove, this black comedy follows the adventures of two scuba divers who are on a dive off the southern California coastline when they find a hydrogen bomb that was accidently dropped by a passing B-52 bomber. For a lark, the two decide to blackmail the entire population of Los Angeles into sending one dollar to a Swiss bank account. If they do not, the boys will explode the bomb. Naturally, they are caught and must donate the $2 million they received to control smog. In exchange, the court is lenient upon them.
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amateur, blackmail, bomb, citizen, con/scam, court [law], danger, detonation, diver, extortion, nuclear, nuclear-weapon, scuba-diving, sea, secrets, skin-diving, smog, Swiss [nationality], Swiss-bank-account, terrorism
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