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June 1984 (USA) morePlot:
Jim Malden, a Vietnam veteran who has lost wife and child, lives as a recluse on an island full of rare birds... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Hauers worst 80s movie moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Rutger Hauer | ... | Jim Malden |
 | Powers Boothe | ... | Mike Walker |
 | Kathleen Turner | ... | Stella Clayton |
 | Donald Pleasence | ... | J.P. Whittier |
 | Brion James | ... | Hughie Peyton |
 | John Dennis Johnston | ... | Charlie Miller |
| Jayne Bentzen | ... | Amy Rollings |
| Andy Fenwick | ... | Adam Clayton |
| Dustin Lecate | ... | Himself |
| C.K. Bibby | ... | Arthur |
| Frank Wallace | ... | Sam |
| Jon Syme | ... | Peyton's Attorney |
| William W. Brown | ... | Trask |
| Laurens Moore | ... | Judge |
| Willie J. Stratford Sr. | ... | Butler |
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After principal filming in South Carolina has finished, the film reels were sent back by plane to Los Angeles. One reel (of 4) never arrived, so the film was substantially reorganized around the missing scenes (shot out of order) in editing. This partly explains why some sub-plots are incomplete and Malden has no back story. moreSoundtrack:
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I was expecting much more than this movie delivered, the actors involved have all given some great performances, but none of them seemed remotely connected to this story line. Hauer, who'd just made the classic 'Osterman Weekend' plays a former soldier, dedicated to looking after his own private island, and its bird population. Donald Pleasence is an avid collector of rare birds eggs and hires Powers Boothe to recover some extremely rare eggs from Hauers island.
Hauer gets himself in a local dispute with some hunters killing birds on his land, and so ensues a messy, clumsy war between him and the hunters. Add to this Powers Boothe arrival and the film starts to fall flat on its face. The acting is very average, and the films ultimate aim at pointing out the importance of nature is lost amongst the movies detracting subplots.
The direction and production isn't up to scratch, only adding the the films failure. Although an avid fan of hauers work, id recommend you don't waste your time on 'A Breed Apart'.