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Point Blank (1967)

APPROVED 92 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller  -   30 August 1967 (USA)
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After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.

Director:

John Boorman

Writers:

Alexander Jacobs (screenplay), David Newhouse (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lee Marvin ...
Angie Dickinson ...
Keenan Wynn ...
Carroll O'Connor ...
Lloyd Bochner Lloyd Bochner ...
Frederick Carter
Michael Strong Michael Strong ...
Stegman
John Vernon ...
Mal Reese
Sharon Acker Sharon Acker ...
Lynne
James Sikking ...
Hired Gun
Sandra Warner Sandra Warner ...
Waitress
Roberta Haynes Roberta Haynes ...
Mrs. Carter
Kathleen Freeman Kathleen Freeman ...
First Citizen
Victor Creatore Victor Creatore ...
Carter's Man
Lawrence Hauben Lawrence Hauben ...
Car Salesman
Susan Holloway Susan Holloway ...
Girl Customer
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Storyline

Based on the theme of the individual pitted against the large, impersonal organization. Here the central character is an old-fashioned loner of a gunman embroiled with a large-scale, corporate criminal operation behind a respectable-looking 'front'. Without delving into psychology or motivation, the film places emphasis on action and surface appearances, superbly capturing the glossy, depersonalized feel of a 1967 Los Angeles--a nightmare landscape of concrete, glass and coiling freeways. Written by alfiehitchie  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

There are two kinds of people in his up-tight world: his victims and his women. And sometimes you can't tell them apart.

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A quemarropa See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Lee Marvin faked the recoil from the .44 Magnum when he shoots in Lynne's bed. These were in fact blanks, but afterward when shooting in Alcatraz they tried with real bullets and there was no recoil at all. Marvin said to director John Boorman, "Fiction overtakes reality". See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When Big John sits in the car with Walker at the car lot, a large studio light is reflected on the side window of the windshield. See more »

Quotes

Brewster: You're a very bad man, Walker, a very destructive man! Why do you run around doing things like this?
Walker: I want my money. I want my $93,000.
Brewster: $93,000? You threaten a financial structure like this for $93,000? No, Walker, I don't believe you. What do you really want?
Walker: I - I really want my money.
Brewster: Well, I'm not going to give you any money and nobody else is. Don't you understand that?
Walker: Who runs things?
Brewster: Carter and I run things. I run things.
Walker: What about Fairfax? Will he pay me?
Brewster: Fairfax is a man who signs checks.
Walker: No, cash.
[...]
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Connections

Referenced in Paybacks Are a Bitch (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Mighty Good Times"
by Stu Gardner
sung by The Stu Gardner Trio See more »