Mike Ramsay (played by Beau Bridges) appears in Two-Minute Warning.
Spectator who spots the sniper with binoculars and reports it. Police wrongly detain and overpower him. He escapes custody during the riot and reunites with his family after the stadium clears. Steve (played by David Janssen) appears in Two-Minute Warning.
An attendee in an argumentative middle-aged couple with Janet. He is among the spectators shot during the attack and stampede. Lucy (played by Marilyn Hassett) appears in Two-Minute Warning.
A football fan whose date ignores her during the game, prompting another attendee to flirt with her. Paul (played by Brock Peters) appears in Two-Minute Warning.
Stadium maintenance director who discovers the sniper's nest and attempts to confront him. The sniper strikes him with a rifle butt, causing him to fall several stories and suffer severe injuries. The Pickpocket (played by Walter Pidgeon) appears in Two-Minute Warning.
An elderly pickpocket who brings a young accomplice to the stadium. He is among the spectators shot during the sniper's attack. Janet (played by Gena Rowlands) appears in Two-Minute Warning.
Attendee and wife in an argumentative middle-aged couple with Steve. She experiences the stadium tragedy alongside her husband.
Two-Minute Warning (1976) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Mike Ramsay
(played by Beau Bridges) — supporting
Spectator who spots the sniper with binoculars and reports it. Police wrongly detain and overpower him. He escapes custody during the riot and reunites with his family after the stadium clears.
Steve
(played by David Janssen) — supporting
An attendee in an argumentative middle-aged couple with Janet. He is among the spectators shot during the attack and stampede.
Lucy
(played by Marilyn Hassett) — supporting
A football fan whose date ignores her during the game, prompting another attendee to flirt with her.
Paul
(played by Brock Peters) — supporting
Stadium maintenance director who discovers the sniper's nest and attempts to confront him. The sniper strikes him with a rifle butt, causing him to fall several stories and suffer severe injuries.
The Pickpocket
(played by Walter Pidgeon) — supporting
An elderly pickpocket who brings a young accomplice to the stadium. He is among the spectators shot during the sniper's attack.
Janet
(played by Gena Rowlands) — supporting
Attendee and wife in an argumentative middle-aged couple with Steve. She experiences the stadium tragedy alongside her husband.
Key Relationships
Steve → Paul
(Professional Stadium Attendee & Staff)
Steve → The Pickpocket
(Social Fellow Spectators)
Lucy → Paul
(Professional Stadium Attendee & Staff)
Lucy → The Pickpocket
(Social Fellow Spectators)
Lucy → Janet
(Social Fellow Spectators)
Lucy → Steve
(Social Fellow Spectators)
Mike Ramsay → Paul
(Professional Stadium Attendee & Staff)
Mike Ramsay → The Pickpocket
(Alliance Co-victims)
Mike Ramsay → Lucy
(Social Fellow Spectators)
Steve → Janet
(Family Husband)
Story Analysis
A sniper's ambush at a football championship triggers a catastrophic panic that tests human survival and institutional response.
