Excessive Force (1993)

A group of Chicago cops are involved in a raid from which $3,000,000 disappears. The local mob go after them and the body count starts to rise. The new Chief of Police makes it clear to the... See full summary »

Director:

Jon Hess

Writer:

Thomas Ian Griffith

Stars:

Thomas Ian Griffith, Lance Henriksen, James Earl Jones

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Ian Griffith	...	Terry McCain
Lance Henriksen	...	Devlin
James Earl Jones	...	Jake
Tony Todd	...	Frankie Hawkins
Burt Young	...	Sal DiMarco
Antoni Corone	...	Fat Tommy
Liza Cruzat	...	Hooker
Leon Delaney	...	Hitman #1
Danny Epper	...	Hitman #2
Tony Epper	...	Delivery Man
Christopher Garbrecht	...	Red
Danny Goldring	...	Lieutenant Landry
Ian Gomez	...	Lucas
Paula Anglin	...	Yvonne
Bobby Bass	...	Limo Driver

Storyline

A group of Chicago cops are involved in a raid from which $3,000,000 disappears. The local mob go after them and the body count starts to rise. The new Chief of Police makes it clear to the last remaining officer that he will look the other way if he takes the law into his own hands. When the policeman finds he can't follow through on this someone else does and he finds himself and his girl are being hunted by more or less everyone for their own reasons.

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Plot Keywords:

police | stick fight | mafia | torture | bagpipes | 

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Taglines:

You have the right to remain silent... permanently.

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Genres:

Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality and drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alto Calibre

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,200,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

3 Arts Entertainment, Ian Page Productions, New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Terry McCain: Before they blew his head off, they smashed his knees. His knees, for Christ's sake.

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Connections

Followed by Excessive Force II: Force on Force (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Just Like That"
Written by Edward H. Marshal
Performed by Bob Anderson

User Reviews

Thomas Ian Griffith makes this movie semi worth watching.

Thomas Ian Griffith seems to be a better actor then screenplay writer, because the story is somewhat forgetful, the story centers around Terry McCain, A tough Dirty Harry like cop. who beats a confession out of witness in order to put a mob boss(Burt Young) away for life. But the mob boss, gets off due to Terry's excessive antics on a witness. But the heat really gets turned up on Terry, when the mob boss turns up dead, and Terry becomes the main suspect. Thomas Ian Griffith may seem like another Steven Seagal, but unlike Steven Seagal, Thomas Ian Griffith is an action hero who can act, and unlike Steven Seagal's characters, Thomas Ian Griffith made the character of Terry McCain, more human then one dymentional. Despite good acting by Thomas Ian Griffith,and good martial arts scenes. The story is very forgetful.