Marked for Death (1990)

Chicago DEA agent John Hatcher has just returned from Colombia, where his partner was killed in the line of duty by a drug dealer who has since been taken down. As a result of his partner's... See full summary »

Director:

Dwight H. Little

Writers:

Michael Grais, Mark Victor

Stars:

Steven Seagal, Basil Wallace, Keith David

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steven Seagal	...	John Hatcher
Basil Wallace	...	Screwface
Keith David	...	Max
Tom Wright	...	Charles
Joanna Pacula	...	Leslie
Elizabeth Gracen	...	Melissa
Bette Ford	...	Kate Hatcher
Danielle Harris	...	Tracey
Al Israel	...	Tito Barco
Arlen Dean Snyder	...	Duvall
Victor Romero Evans	...	Nesta
Michael Ralph	...	Monkey
Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter	...	Nago
Tony DiBenedetto	...	Jimmy Fingers
Kevin Dunn	...	Lt. Sal Roselli

Storyline

Chicago DEA agent John Hatcher has just returned from Colombia, where his partner was killed in the line of duty by a drug dealer who has since been taken down. As a result of his partner's death, John has decided to retire, but his retirement may not be permanent. On the next day, after reuniting with his sister Melissa and Melissa's daughter Tracy, John gets into a shootout against a Jamaican drug kingpin known as Screwface, taking down some of Screwface's men. John brings himself out of retirement when Screwface retaliates by attempting to kill Melissa and Tracy. After the shooting, John is reunited with two old friends - a local high school football coach named Max, and a Jamaican Chicago cop named Charles. John and Max set out to hunt Screwface down, only to discover that Screwface has gone back to Jamaica. John and Max take Charles with them to Jamaica for an all out war against Screwface and his drug empire.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | jamaican | jamaica | drug dealer | shootout | 

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Taglines:

He's a good cop. In a bad mood.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Screwface

Filming Locations:

518 S Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$46,044,400 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Victor & Grais, Steamroller Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Steven Seagal wrote and performed the song "John Crow" together with Jimmy Cliff. This is the first singing appearance by Seagal.

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Goofs

During the car chase scene, the same bright yellow 1979 Toyota Celica can be seen waiting at the red light at various intersections.

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Quotes

Screwface: Everybody want go heaven. Nobody want dead. Afraid.

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Connections

Edited into Malevolent (2002)

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Soundtracks

"The Shadow of Death"
Performed by Del Jel, featuring Papa Juggy
Written by Jeffrey Fortson and Papa Juggy
Published by White Music/Word Life Music/Victor & Grais Music
Courtesy of Delicious Vinyls Special Products

User Reviews

Seagal delivers

Of Stevens Seagal's movies, this is clearly one of the better. It's from 1990, and that was around his prime time as a action star. ("Under Siege" came two years later). There are a couple of really cool fights in this movie where Seagal handles lots of bad guys without any effort at all. The last part of the movie, where he's invading the Jamaica-man bad guy's base is especially entertaining. In this movie, he has one of the best comments of all his films:"One thought he was immortal, and the other one thought he could fly. Both were wrong". Watch the movie to find out what I'm talking about. You won't regret it if you like easy action.