Death Warrant (1990)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Deran Sarafian

Writer (WGA):

David S. Goyer (written by)

Release Date:

14 September 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate in some murders of prisoners and jailors...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Jail | Prison | Martial Arts | Investigation

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Louis Burke
Robert Guillaume	...	Hawkins
Cynthia Gibb	...	Amanda Beckett
George Dickerson	...	Tom Vogler
Art LaFleur	...	Sergeant DeGraf
Patrick Kilpatrick	...	Christian 'The Sandman' Naylor
Joshua John Miller	...	Douglas Tisdale (as Joshua Miller)
Hank Stone	...	Romaker (as Hank Woessner)
Conrad Dunn	...	Konefke (as George Jenesky)
Jack Bannon	...	Ben Keane
Abdul Salaam El Razzac	...	Priest
Armin Shimerman	...	Dr. Gottesman
John Lantz	...	Sam Waldon
Hans Howes	...	Guard Keller
Harry Waters Jr.	...	Jersey

Also Known As:

Dusted (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut version) | New Zealand:R18 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:R (video rating) | Singapore:NC-16

Company:

Pathé Pictures International

Goofs:

Continuity: At the very beginning of the film Louis Burke enters a building and is slashed across the chest by "The Sandman", Louis Burke drops his gun which lands more than arms reach away, he then tries to reach for it, and cannot reach it. In the exact next shot, he has it in his hand and then holds it in front of him and then shoots "The Sandman".

Quotes:

Louis Burke: I don't pay!.. I don't punk!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hot Fuzz (2007)

Soundtrack:

Bring Me a Dream

Good Beat Em Up Cop Flick

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