Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Gary Sherman

Writers:

Michael Patrick Goodman (writer)
Gary Sherman (writer)

Release Date:

January 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The terrorists had nothing to fear but him.

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:

Referenced in JCVD (2008)

Soundtrack:

Doncha Know That ...?

A B-Movie Full of Clichés

Nick Randall (Rutger Hauer) is a bounty hunter. He chases `very bad guys', gets the reward and is saving for buying a vessel. He intends to retire and travel around the world with his girl friend. He is assigned to catch an evil terrorist, Malak Al Rahim (Gene Simmons), who has killed more than 140 persons in his last explosion of a movie theater, and intends to blow-up a chemical facility and kill thirty thousand persons. This is an authentic B-movie full of clichés. The plot is totally predictable, but supported by good actors. It may be watched only for killing time. My vote is five.