Cover Up (1991)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Manny Coto

Writer:

William Tannen (writer)

Release Date:

7 March 1991 (Germany)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

If the lies don't kill you, the truth will.

Plot:

Mike Anderson (Dolph Lundgren), a tough American reporter on a dangerous foreign assignment, finds his...

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Independent Film

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	Mike Anderson
Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Lou Jackson
Lisa Berkley	...	Susan Clifford (as Lisa Berkely)
John Finn	...	Jeff Cooper
Gil Kopel	...	MP #1
Howard Rypp	...	MP #2
Ofer Lehavi	...	MP #3
Zadok Zarum	...	Arab Driver
Oren Neeman	...	Marine Guard
Bruce Daniel Diker	...	Soldier #1
Danny Friedman	...	Soldier #2
Barry Langford	...	Man on Bus
Sharon Hacohen	...	Passport Officer
Matti Seri	...	Taxi Driver
Jonathan Dominitz	...	Marine Embassy Guard #1

Also Known As:

The Eleventh Station (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK | Israel

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:18 (re-rating) (uncut) | Germany:18 (heavily cut) (video premiere) | Spain:18 | France:U | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ben Gurion Airport, Lod, Israel

Company:

Capitol Films

Trivia:

Writer William Tannen was to direct the film, director Manny Coto got hired only one or two weeks before principal photography.

Great low budget action movie

Great rainy day film, and a gem from this period.

Not sure about the low ratings -- this is a solid action movie, and more, it's far more intelligent than a lot of similar movies from that time. An interesting, rather complex plot, and it's good and dark, something many of those other films lack.

I really liked the ending as well, not really what one expects from this kind of film and the final shot is quite memorable.

As far as this era of action films go, its an 8. In the bigger picture, still gets a six from me for being above average. Which is saying a lot, because most of these 80's/90's mercenary/military movies are 4's.

I first saw this on a tape of old cheesy movies a friend had made when they were a kid, and was surprised and thoroughly enjoyed it. I remember being quite creeped out during a scene where you see the effects of a deadly nerve gas on people. Check it out.