An old flame discovers her ex-boyfriend from the past is a relocated FBI informant out to stop the bad guys.
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Rick has been given a new identity by the FBI for helping convict a drug dealing FBI agent. Fifteen years later his former fiance recognises him. Rick's FBI 'minder' has been replaced by a corrupt agent who helps the drug dealing FBI agent and his accomplice locate him. There are many subsequent chase scenes as Rick and girlfriend revisit his former haunts. Written by Rob Hartill
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
18 May 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Tiro al blanco See more »Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$70,980,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Rick Jarmin: I missed you. Now hop on...
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Written by Dickey Betts (as Forrest Richard Betts)
Performed by The Allman Brothers Band (as The Allman Brothers)
Courtesy of PolyGram Records
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The make and model of the crop dusting plane was a Piper J-3C-65 Cub light aircraft whilst the make and model of the black chopper that chased it was a Hughes 369D helicopter. Both aircraft are seen flying upside down and even doing a 360 degrees loop, something which had also been seen in this film's director John Badham's earlier movie Blue Thunder (1983). See more »Goofs
The black Corvette in the opening credits is a 1980-1981 model (you can tell by the crossed flags on the nose and the shape of the bumper), but the car that pulls into the prison parking lot is a 1979 model. See more »Quotes
Marianne Graves: What are you doing here?Rick Jarmin: I missed you. Now hop on...
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Credits scroll down instead of up See more »Soundtracks
Ramblin' ManWritten by Dickey Betts (as Forrest Richard Betts)
Performed by The Allman Brothers Band (as The Allman Brothers)
Courtesy of PolyGram Records
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