Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii
Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii
1980, English. Directed by Roger Young.
90 minute Magnum PI pilot film. When Thomas's childhood friend and Naval comrade Dan Cook turns up dead, Thomas is adamant that the official cause of death, a burst bag of smuggled cocaine, is bogus, and enlists the aid of Dan's sister Alice in taking on the Navy to uncover the true nature of the top-secret assignment Dan was working on before his death.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Roger YoungDirector
- Tom SelleckThomas Magnum
- John HillermanHiggins
- Roger E. MosleyTC
- Larry ManettiRick
- W.K. StrattonEnsign Healy
- Robert LoggiaTrusseau
- Fritz WeaverCaptain Cooly
- Judge ReinholdSeaman Wolfe
- Pamela Susan ShoopAlice Cook
- Clyde KusatsuNaval Medical Examiner
- Allen WilliamsLt. Dan Cook
- Eugenia WrightSnow White
Details
- Released
- 11 December 1980
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson
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Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 December 1980. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii?
Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (1980) was directed by Roger Young and stars Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley.