The Package (1989)

Director:

Andrew Davis

Writer (WGA):

John Bishop (written by)

Release Date:

25 August 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

He's one man racing against time to stop the most explosive conspiracy in history.

Plot:

Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.

Plot Keywords:

Prisoner | Escape | Sergeant | Airport | Ex Wife

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Dec. 17

4:00 AM

AMC

Cast

Gene Hackman	...	Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
Joanna Cassidy	...	Eileen Gallagher
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Thomas Boyette
John Heard	...	Col. Glen Whitacre
Dennis Franz	...	Lt. Milan Delich
Pam Grier	...	Ruth Butler
Kevin Crowley	...	Walter Henke
Ron Dean	...	Karl Richards
Nathan Davis	...	Soviet Press Secretary
Chelcie Ross	...	Gen. Hopkins
Joe Greco	...	Gen. Carlson
Ike Pappas	...	Himself
Marco St. John	...	Marth
Reni Santoni	...	Chicago Police Lieutenant
Michael Skewes	...	MP

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Astrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Australia:M | USA:R (certificate #29795) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The "christmas present" Walter Henke gets, the rifle - which is identical to Boyette's assassin weapon, of course - is indeed Austrian as Henke says, it's a Steyr AUG Bullpup 5.56mm universal rifle, manufactured by Steyr Mannlicher.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the President and the Soviet leader are introduced at the Chicago gathering, the Soviet leader is identified as the "General Secretary of the Soviet Union". His correct title is General Secretary of the Communist Party.

Quotes:

Lt. Milan Delich: [putting his sleeping child down on a couch] I've gotta stop feeding that kid.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Intimate Portrait: Pam Grier" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Soul of the Land

A VERY COMPLEX POLIT THRILLER

It´s the second time that I watched it on DVD and at the end I have still some open questions. This movie takes especially in the first third your full attention. The story is a good idea but there are some scenes that are turned too quickly. Perhaps there are too many characters in the movie that plays all an important key role. All in all it´s an entertaining film but enjoy it only when you are not too tired. For these reasons I gave 6/10.