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Thomas Ian Griffith (written by)
Release Date:
14 May 1993 (USA) more
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In a world of corruption and betrayal, it takes a little excessive force to get the job done. more
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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... more | add synopsis
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Skold Vs. Kmfdm (Musick Review)
(From Fangoria. 22 March 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
"Nothing Like This Has Ever Happened Before!": Seven Hilarious Exploitation Taglines
(From IFC. 14 January 2009, 3:34 AM, PST)
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The force is weak with this one... more (14 total)
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 |
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90 min
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Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (TV rating) | New Zealand:R18 | South Korea:15 | UK:18 (cut) | UK:18 (re-rating: 2007) (uncut) | Philippines:R-18 | Australia:R | Germany:18 | Netherlands:12 | USA:R
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Followed by Excessive Force II: Force on Force (1995) more
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You Inspire Me more
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Thomas Ian Griffith stars as Terry McCain, a hard-boiled cop (I don't think there exists a different brand in these type of movies) who looks to avenge his partner after the death of his partner at the hands of a mobster (Played well by Burt Young) however when the mobster turns out dead, despite the mercy McCain bestowed on to him, McCain seeks the ones responsible and finds a conspiracy involved. James Earl Jones lands an embarrassing role as Griffith's would be mentor. Excessive Force is one of the blandest action flicks ever made. Its low degree of style as well as witless plot contrivances make for very dull going. Griffith's performance also grates the nerves since he looks like a used car salesman, rather than one man army cop. The good cast is ultimately wasted, Especially Jones who seems bored with the role, as does Henriksen who could do his role in his sleep. The only real life comes from villain Burt Young but he is ultimately wasted as he is killed off early. Therefore leaving us with a cast to flounder with such labored material.
* out of 4-(Bad)