Live Wire (1992)

Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invisible" liquid explosive which is activated within the human body. The target of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Christian Duguay

Writer:

Bart Baker

Stars:

Pierce Brosnan, Ron Silver, Ben Cross

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pierce Brosnan	...	Danny O'Neill
Ron Silver	...	Frank Traveres
Ben Cross	...	Mikhail Rashid
Lisa Eilbacher	...	Terry O'Neill
Tony Plana	...	Al-red
Al Waxman	...	James Garvey
Brent Jennings	...	Shane Rogers
Philip Baker Hall	...	Senator Thyme
Michael St. Gerard	...	Ben
Clement von Franckenstein	...	Dr. Bernard
Ivan E. Roth	...	Process Server
Selma Archerd	...	Judge Blair
Rick Cicetti	...	Bailiff
Norman Burton	...	Senator Victor
Scott Burkholder	...	Thyme's Aide

Storyline

Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invisible" liquid explosive which is activated within the human body. The target of the terrorists are US senators, one of which is having an affair with Danny's wife.

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Plot Keywords:

senator | explosive | explosion | terrorist | bomb | 

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Taglines:

A weapon more explosive than nitro... more deadly than napalm... and only one man can stop it.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and sensuality and for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 September 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blind hämnd

Filming Locations:

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

After Danny puts Al-Red (who is going through the effects of drinking the explosive water) into the wheelchair, he pushes him into one of the stands where he explodes shortly after. If you pay close attention to the shadows on the stands and the background buildings, you can tell that the shots were obviously filmed at different times of the day, but spliced together.

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Quotes

Shane: I'm late, sorry. We're still pickin' up pieces of the Senator. Uh, none o' the guys have ever seen anything like this before. I mean we're talkin pieces this small. I mean we're talkin' about his you know what.

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Connections

Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Live Wire (2010)

User Reviews

standard plot made view-worthy thanks to Brosnan//spoilers

I'll admit, up until watching this film, I wasn't a Brosnan fan at all. I despise all James Bond films, and associate Pierce with the tuxedo clad secret agent, even when he is playing someone different. Pierce adds plenty of depth to his character, that has become Hollywood's most cherished stereotype, the drunk law enforcement agent.

After the death of his daughter, Dan(Brosnan) seeks solace with alcohol, while his wife Teri(Eilbacher) jumps in bed with a crooked senator(Silver). For some reason Dan still loves the dirty tramp, and attempts to protect her when a group of terrorists, lead the the always dastardly Ben Cross, set their designs on the senator his wife is sleeping with.

This film doesn't lack action or excitement, but the chief reasons to catch this film is for Pierce's clever interaction with Silver's senator character, the one-liners are good, but Pierce makes them noteworthy, and Lisa Eilbacher's jaw-droppingly excellent form. It's good to be Pierce