Black Moon Rising (1986)

Director:

Harley Cokliss

Writers:

John Carpenter (screenplay)
John Carpenter (story)

Release Date:

10 January 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

From the mind of John Carpenter comes the towering adventure that thunders across Los Angeles and explodes 30 stories above it!

Plot:

A professional thief is hired by the FBI to steal a data tape from a company under investigation. The analysis of this tape...

Plot Keywords:

Tape | Car | Company | Thief | Evidence

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Quint
Linda Hamilton	...	Nina
Robert Vaughn	...	Ed Ryland
Richard Jaeckel	...	Earl Windom
Lee Ving	...	Marvin Ringer
Bubba Smith	...	Johnson
Dan Shor	...	Billy Lyons
William Sanderson	...	Tyke Thayden
Keenan Wynn	...	Iron John
Nick Cassavetes	...	Luis
Richard Angarola	...	Dr. Melato
Don Keith Opper	...	Emile French (as Don Opper)
William Marquez	...	Reynoso
David Pressman	...	Kid at Grocery Store
Stanley DeSantis	...	The Mover

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Australia:R | UK:18 (cut) | UK:15 (re-rating) (2009) (uncut) | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Iceland:16

Company:

New World Pictures

Trivia:

Jeff Bridges, Don Johnson, Tom Berenger and Richard Dean Anderson were all considered for the lead role that eventually went to Tommy Lee Jones.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The assassin shoots at Quint and fires seven rounds from a six-shooter.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Wonder Years: Full Moon Rising (#5.5)" (1991)

Soundtrack:

Sleeping With The Enemy

Nice little action film.

John Carpenter wrote the story for this stylish exciting action film from 1986, although the film seems to have a rather low budget, must be because it was made through Roger Corman's old company, New World Pictures. In any rate, Tommy Lee Jones is great in one of his most exciting roles, before he became a major star. Jones plays Quint a man who steals from the government. He steals a certain disc and hides it in a 21st century car built by a former NASA agent. However, the problem is, he is being tracked by government agent Johnson (Bubba Smith) who relies on his famous line "don't **** with the government!", which I truly enjoyed. Quint also falls in love with a young woman named Nina (Linda Hamilton) who just so happened to steal the car that has the discs in it. It becomes a fun filled, action packed chase in the end, and the action scenes in the LA skyrise buildings are awesome. The supportive cast is topped off by Robert Vaughn, playing his usual villian role, while Richard Jaeckel, Lee Ving, William Sandersen, Nick Cassavettes and Keenan Wynn occasionally steal the scene. Black Moon Rising is a fun filled little action film, which I liked.