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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Rex Burns (novel)
Paul Jarrico (screenplay)
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Release Date:
21 July 1989 (Denmark) more
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Tagline:
What the cops can't do, he will.
Plot:
Wifes and children of the Mormon Orville Beecham become victims of a massacre in his own house. The police believes the crime had a religious motive... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
An OK change-of-pace for Bronson. more (18 total)

Cast

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Charles Bronson ... Garret Smith
Trish Van Devere ... Jastra Watson
Laurence Luckinbill ... Homer Foxx
Daniel Benzali ... Chief Barney Doyle

Marilyn Hassett ... Josephine Fabrizio (as Marilyn Hasset)
Charles Dierkop ... Orville Beecham
Jeff Corey ... Willis Beecham
John Ireland ... Zenas Beecham

Penny Peyser ... Trudy Pike
Gene Davis ... Junior Assassin
John Solari ... Senior Assassin

Jon Cedar ... Saul

Tom Everett ... Wiley

Duncan Gamble ... Lieutenant Scully
Bert Williams ... Sheriff Yates
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Additional Details

Runtime:
91 min | Finland:86 min (cut)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-16 (1989) (cut) | Finland:K-18 (2004) (uncut) | UK:18 | Australia:M (Violence) | Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Singapore:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This film is not the last Cannon Film that Charles Bronson did but the last one for The Cannon Group Inc. since Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989) was made by Cannon Entertainment. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the car chase, Smith's car is on the inside of one of the tankers on the first corner out of the tunnel, but in the next shot it's back in the middle of both tankers. more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
An OK change-of-pace for Bronson., 26 November 1999
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Author: gridoon

Bronson is rather miscast as a reporter (who still can punch and defeat any opponent), but this is one of his least typical and most solid vehicles from the 80's. It begins with a weird, effectively staged massacre and includes some offbeat elements along with the familiar ones. It's still nothing special, though. It's one of those curiously forgettable films that keep you interested while you're watching them, but leave no lasting impression.

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