Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986)

Director:

Gary Sherman

Writers:

Michael Patrick Goodman (writer)
Gary Sherman (writer)

Release Date:

16 January 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Nick Randall is a loner. A legend. A bounty hunter.

Plot:

This movie features a character who is supposed to be the descendant of the character played Steve McQueen in the television series of the same name...

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | CIA | Bounty Hunter | Agent | Cruelty

Cast

Rutger Hauer	...	Nick Randall
Gene Simmons	...	Malak Al Rahim
Robert Guillaume	...	Philmore Walker
Mel Harris	...	Terry
William Russ	...	Danny Quintz
Susan MacDonald	...	Louise Quintz
Jerry Hardin	...	John Lipton
Hugh Gillin	...	Patrick Donoby
Robert Harper	...	Dave Henderson
Eli Danker	...	Robert Aziz
Joseph Nasser	...	Hasson
Suzanne Wouk	...	Jamilla
Gerald Papasyan	...	Abdul Renza
Nick Faltas	...	Amir
Hammam Shafie	...	Chemical Expert

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | West Germany:18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New World Pictures

Quotes:

Morrison (City Desk): [answering phone] Hello, Morrison, City Desk...
Malak Al Rahim: [calculating] This is Malak Al Rahim.
Morrison (City Desk): [laughing and typing name into computer]
Malak Al Rahim: Let me save you some confusion, Mr. Morrison, there are going to be a number of people phoning tonight to claim responsibility for what I am about to do...
Morrison (City Desk): [reading from computer search] Malak Al Rahim is supposed to be in South Yemen... how do I know it's really you?
Malak Al Rahim: [pressing his hand print onto the phones glass window] You'll know it's me... I'm standing outside a Fox Cinema...
[blows up the cinema]

Movie Connections:

References Def-Con 4 (1985)

Soundtrack:

Live Bait

Lacklustre 80s action starring Rutger Hauer.

A rather convoluted and tedious 'action' movie from the 80s, Wanted: Dead or Alive stars Rutger Hauer as Nick Randall, a tough-as-nails bounty hunter on the trail of nasty Arab terrorists (led by Malak Al Rahim played by Gene Simmons), who are out and about in L.A. blowing up innocent people.

Hauer is his usual reliable self, and turns in a good performance as the hardboiled ex-CIA operative who makes his living bringing in the bad guys any way he can. Likewise, Simmons (the demon bassist from my favourite rock band, Kiss) makes the most of his part as the head terrorist, sneering and glowering to the max and generally looking very evil. But with its rather dull script and pedestrian direction from Gary Sherman, even they can't save this movie from being a less than average production.

Apart from a few bits of nasty violence, and a nifty ending which sees Randall wreaking revenge on Malak Al Rahim in explosive fashion, Wanted: Dead or Alive is a pretty forgettable movie.