Malone (1987)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Harley Cokliss

Writers:

Christopher Frank (screenplay)
William P. Wingate (novel)

Release Date:

1 May 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

The woman held the key to his past. The man wanted to buy his future. Now both were trying to kill him.

Plot:

Ex-CIA hit-man running from his past (Malone) finds just how difficult it is to retire when he runs...

Plot Keywords:

Explosion | Neo Noir | CIA Agent | Megalomaniac | White Supremacy

Cast

Burt Reynolds	...	Richard Malone
Cliff Robertson	...	Charles Delaney
Kenneth McMillan	...	Hawkins
Cynthia Gibb	...	Jo Barlow
Scott Wilson	...	Paul Barlow
Lauren Hutton	...	Jamie
Philip Anglim	...	Harvey
Tracey Walter	...	Calvin Bollard
Dennis Burkley	...	Dan Bollard
Alex Diakun	...	Madrid
Brooks Gardner	...	Patterson
Mike Kirton	...	Frank
Duncan Fraser	...	Malone's Target
Janne Mortil	...	Helen
Campbell Lane	...	Tom Riggs

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #28313) | France:U | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (cut) | West Germany:18 (nf)

Filming Locations:

Hedley, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The pistol Malone carries in a case is a Auto Mag Corporation AMC .44 AMP Auto Magnum Pistol.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jamie: I think it's time for you to get some help.
Richard Malone: Why?
Jamie: Because you can't do your job anymore.
Richard Malone: Because I let that man live?
Jamie: That man is the worst bastard that...
Richard Malone: [interupting] I don't care! I've had enough! I want out.
Jamie: What am I supposed to tell our superiors at the company?
Richard Malone: Tell them good bye.
Jamie: You know too much. One of the first things you tought me is that nobody just walks away from the CIA.
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80's Classic

Having watched this movie more times than I care to remember, thought it was time to write down my thoughts. Malone was released in May 1987, just a few short months after Reynolds had released his 'comeback' movie Heat. Heat bombed and so did Malone..and everyother Burt movie after that. The simple truth was that his time had passed and people were now looking to new action heroes. However, do not let that fool you into thinking you should miss Malone..on the contrary, it is vital viewing for any Reynolds or action fan! Plot is simple. Malone is a disillusioned CIA operative, he wants out and he tells his partner that in the opening scene.Malone heads off in his classic car.However,the car breaks down near a small town.Malone befriends the garage owner and his young daughter.However,his stay in the town is far from dull.He finds out that most of the shops/hotels are closed down due to properties being bought by the mysterious Delaney. Delaney is a right wing zealot and this town is part of his sector. Malone confronts one of Delaneys thugs and beat the c**p out of him.He then shoots another of the thugs.Delaney meets Malone with an eye to recruiting him but Malone is having none of it.Despite, in the words of Delaney of being a "Samurai without a master, powerful but without direction".A local farmer is also killed infront of the garage,embroiling Malone further into the towns problems.To add to this,Malone's ex-lover and CIA partner comes to town to kill him but instead falls for him again. This is a good job as she takes care of him after an assassination attempt by the zealots.However,she is then targeted and killed.This means only one thing..Malone is now out for revenge. Cue the classic 80's style ending.Lots of bad guys chasing after hero in deserted building and getting killed off one and one to leave hero with main villain. The explosion at the end is pretty cool. So here what is so damn cool about MALONE. When asked by the family he meets at the local garage what his name is, the reply is: "Malone"...the young girl asks: "Got a first name", reply:"Yeah" HOW COOL IS THAT! It gets better... When the young girl is driving Malone into town, he says he is travelling around. She says that must be interesting..his reply is: "Isn't every place just like the other." HOW WISE IS THAT! A classic.. Young girl takes coffee up to Malone in the morning.He is lying on his bed.After putting the coffee down, she asks him:"Are you getting up or going to bed" His reply:"I haven't decided yet" Only someone as COOL as Malone hasn't decided whether he wants to sleep or not!! The list goes on and on. A review of Reynolds other movie 'Heat' suggested you shout the movie title every time some action happened. I suggest the same here..There is a scene when right-wing assassins come to kill Malone, they naturally fail but in trying to warn him, the young girl screams..all together now..M A L O N E!