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Shoot to Kill (1988)

R 110 min  -  Action | Adventure | Crime  -   12 February 1988 (USA)
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A man is discovered breaking into his own jewelery shop in the dead of night. Questioned closely, it... See full summary »

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Harv Zimmel (story), Harv Zimmel (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sidney Poitier ...
Warren Stantin
Tom Berenger ...
Kirstie Alley ...
Sarah Rennell
Clancy Brown ...
Richard Masur ...
Norman
Andrew Robinson ...
Harvey
Kevin Scannell Kevin Scannell ...
Ben
Frederick Coffin Frederick Coffin ...
Ralph
Michael MacRae Michael MacRae ...
Fournier
Robert Lesser Robert Lesser ...
Minelli
Milton Selzer Milton Selzer ...
Mr. Berger
Les Lannom Les Lannom ...
Sheriff Arnett
Walter Marsh Walter Marsh ...
Sam Baker
Frank C. Turner ...
Crilly
Sam Hiona Sam Hiona ...
Inspector Hsu (as Samuel Hiona)
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Storyline

A man is discovered breaking into his own jewelery shop in the dead of night. Questioned closely, it is learnt that his wife is being held hostage by an extortionist who demands the diamonds in the shop's safe. The extortionist manages to escape FBI agent Warren Stantin, who subsequently chases him into the forests of Northern America. Stantin recruits the help of a reluctant local Jonathon Knox, who has the skills necessary to track down the criminal. The only problem is that Stantin has no experience in the wilderness... Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>  

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Plot Keywords:

Chase | Escape | FBI | Wilderness | Hiking  | See more »

Taglines:

Into a place no one has ever been, two men will track a killer no one has ever seen. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Deadly Pursuit See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$29,300,090 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Trivia

Called "Deadly Pursuit" in the UK. Because of the recent massacre in Hungerford, where Micheal Ryan had gone on a shooting rampage killing around dozen people and injuring a number of others, it was thought to be in bad taste to release a film with "shoot" in the title. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Stantin is pulling Knox up the side of the cliff the rope is continually taut but in several shots at Knox's end the rope is slack. See more »

Quotes

Jonathan Knox: [when Stantin complains over the differences between the country and the city] Tell me something; What would you miss, beside telephones?
Warren Stantin: Everything!
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Connections

References Blazing Saddles (1974) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Love A Parade"
Written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler See more »