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Sgt. Matthew Fox
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Irene
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Peter Hartman
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Heymar 'Wulfgar' Reinhardt
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Hilary Thompson | ... |
Pam
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| Joe Spinell | ... |
Lt. Munafo
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| Walter Mathews | ... |
Commissioner
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E. Brian Dean | ... |
Sergeant
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Caesar Cordova | ... |
Puerto Rican Proprietor
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Charles Duval | ... |
Dr. Ghiselin
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Tony Munafo | ... |
Big Mike
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Howard Stein | ... |
Disco Manager
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Tawn Christian | ... |
Disco Hostess
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Deke DaSilva and Matthew Fox are two New York City cops who get transferred to an elite anti-terrorism squad. About this same time, an infamous international terrorist shows up in New York City looking to cause some chaos. It's up to DaSilva and Fox to stop him, but will they be in time...? Written by Afterburner <aburner@erols.com>
I was happy to see Premiere magazine remember this flick when they ranked the 100 Best Thrillers of All Time, and after reading today that its director has passed on, I can only hope more people will give it a first or second look. Time has of course given it extra relevance, but there are three reasons for checking this one out:
1. As hinted above, in the post-9/11 world, its theme of terrorists plotting an attack in New York City seems eerily prophetic.
2. Sylvester Stallone gives an uncharacteristically muted performance that comes off as extremely effective.
3. That ending? They got me. They totally got me.
Director Bruce Malmuth's work here was competent enough to make one wonder just a little if he didn't deserve better projects than he got after this.