Deadly Prey (1987)

A group of sadistic mercenaries kidnap people off the streets and set them loose on the grounds of their secret camp, so the "students" at the camp can learn how to track down and kill their prey.

Director:

David A. Prior

Writer:

David A. Prior (screenplay)

Stars:

Cameron Mitchell, Troy Donahue, Ted Prior

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cameron Mitchell	...	Jaimy's Father
Troy Donahue	...	Don Michaelson
Ted Prior	...	Michael 'Mike' Danton
Fritz Matthews	...	Lt. Thornton
David Campbell	...	Col. John Hogan
Dawn Abraham	...	Sybil
William Zipp	...	Jack Cooper
Suzanne Tara	...	Jaimy
Thomas Baldwin	...	Hillbillie
Leo Weltman	...	Hillbillie Will (as Leonard Weltman)
Peter Aston	...	Soldier
Charles Venniro	...	Soldier
Timothy Elwell	...	Soldier (as Jimi Elwell)
Jasper Collins	...	Soldier
Brian O'Connor	...	Soldier

Storyline

Colonel Hogan is a ruthless former military officer who trains a large group of former U.S. Servicement as mercenaries by having them hunt down and kill people they abduct off the streets of Los Angeles. Hogan's greedy financier Michaelson threatens Hogan to speed up the mens training or he will pull the plug on Hogan's training camp. However, Hogan and his men meet their match when their latest kidnap victim turns out to be a tough gung-ho marine named Mike Danton who despite being unarmed and hunted, he manages to decimate Hogan's men in detail. Frustrated Hogan, his tough right-hand man Thornton and personal assistant Sybil kidnap Danton's wife Jaimy to force him in the open, while Jaimy's retired police detective father tries to track down her and Danton who finds an unlikely ally in the form of a former marine buddy named Cooper who wants to help him take on all of Hogan's men.

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Plot Keywords:

mercenary | special forces | machine gun | hand grenade | revenge | 

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Taglines:

In Vietnam, he was the best... He still is!

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 November 1987 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

O Caçador de Mercenários

Filming Locations:

Riverside, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Action International Pictures (AIP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Lt. Thornton: End of story.

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Connections

Version of A Game of Death (1945)

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Soundtracks

"Never Say Die"
Written by Steve McClintock and Tim James
Sung by Steve McClintock

User Reviews

Hilarious action sequences

Mike Danton is an ex "military strong man" who has retired. One morning he is kidnapped by a mercenary-group who wants to use him for target practice. They let Danton escape through the woods, wearing nothing but his underwear so they can hunt him down and kill him. But they didn´t count on Danton to be...the DEADLY PREY. This movie made me laugh like crazy. It´s RAMBO meets SURVIVING THE GAME without a budget (or a script). The action is so badly edited and coordinated and the acting is terrible (especially Ted Prior as the pumped up Danton). Still it makes you laugh just as hard as any great comedy, though it is clearly not supposed to. I recommend it highly, for all the wrong reasons.