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Director:
Writers:
John Carpenter (screenplay)
John Carpenter (story)
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Release Date:
10 January 1986 (USA) more
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... more | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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Nice little action film. more (24 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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100 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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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
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Jeff Bridges, Don Johnson, Tom Berenger and Richard Dean Anderson were all considered for the lead role that eventually went to Tommy Lee Jones. more
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Revealing mistakes: The assassin shoots at Quint and fires seven rounds from a six-shooter. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Wonder Years: Full Moon Rising (#5.5)" (1991) more
Soundtrack:
Sleeping With The Enemy more
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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.