Nowhere to Hide (1987)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Mario Azzopardi

Writers:

George Goldsmith (writer)
Alex Rebar (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 July 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Plot:

Marine officer Rob Cutter and his wife Barbara have a son named Johnny. Rob discovers that two newly...

Plot Keywords:

Marine | Chase | Hitman | Murder | Vietnam Veteran

Cast

Amy Madigan	...	Barbara Cutter
Daniel Hugh Kelly	...	Rob Cutter
Robin MacEachern	...	Johnny Cutter
Michael Ironside	...	Ben
John Colicos	...	General Howard
Chuck Shamata	...	Mike Watson
Clark Johnson	...	Mark Halstead
Maury Chaykin	...	Marchais
Géza Kovács	...	Owens
Garrick Hagon	...	William Devlin
Andrew Johnston	...	Nick Thomas
Timothy Webber	...	Kevin
Réal Andrews	...	Luther
Philip Akin	...	Harvey
Peter Blackwood	...	Ted

Runtime:

Germany:84 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Alliance Entertainment

Outstanding and compelling thriller -- a real heart-thumper!

I not only have seen this movie, I have seen it numerous times and I always think I'm going to have a heart attack or something even though I know what's going to happen. I think the other reviewer -- "anonymous from california" -- is jealous. The fact that a woman is the focus of this movie only enhances the thrills. Anyone who thinks stuff like this doesn't happen in the U.S. Defense Dept. is a moron. I have been collecting newspaper clippings about military helicopter crashes ever since I saw this movie and I file them with the video and I have 11 separate clippings now and I probably missed a few along the way. Military helicopters crash all the time killing their crews -- that's what makes this movie so damned compelling. I watch it and it seems like it's over almost before it began -- it's so fast-moving. And the cast is outstanding -- including the natural performance by the unaffected kid, which is a rarity in itself. Amy Madigan should have had an Oscar for this but it wasn't one of the Hollywood megabucks formula flicks, so of course she was overlooked. This is a perfect movie -- it will cause the hair on your arms to stand on end. It makes you want to jump up on the TV screen and do something. It moves so fast your heart will race. I recommend this to anyone who likes a completely realistic, well-made, outstandingly acted and directed action movie unlike any you have ever seen before or likely will see again. This movie deserves all the praise it received and more and should be on everyone's "must see" list. It is pure escapism of the highest order. Ten-plus-plus.

Oh, and guess what? You can watch it with your kids or anybody else because this movie doesn't depend on artificial "shock" factors to grab your attention. All of the the thrills are authentic and there are few, if any, f-words, no nudity, and no gratuitous sex. Run, don't walk, to the video store. And for God's sake, watch it if it comes on Cable -- that's where I saw it first and taped it. If I hadn't, I'd be sick about it because I love watching it. It's as satisfying as a movie could be.

(In Hollywood, if you can't write or lack imagination, throw in a few f-words for the juveniles and your fortune is made.)