Army of One (1993)
"Joshua Tree" (original title)

A framed prison escapee unknowingly kidnaps a female cop en-route to a rendezvous with the corrupt cop who put him behind bars.

Director:

Vic Armstrong

Writer:

Steven Pressfield

Stars:

Dolph Lundgren, George Segal, Kristian Alfonso

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dolph Lundgren	...	Wellman Anthony Santee
George Segal	...	Lt. Franklin L. Severence
Kristian Alfonso	...	Rita Marek
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Sheriff Cepeda
Beau Starr	...	Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
Michelle Phillips	...	Esther Severence
Matt Battaglia	...	Michael Agnos
Bert Remsen	...	Woody Engstrom
Michael Paul Chan	...	Jimmy Shoeshine
Khandi Alexander	...	Maralena Turner
Marcus Brown	...	E.G. Turner
Nick Chinlund	...	Deputy Tomay
Ken Foree	...	Eddie Turner
Edward Stone	...	Dectective Jordan
Rondi Reed	...	Detective Chelsey

Storyline

Wellman Santee (Dolph Lundgren) a former race car driver, whose livelihood is transporting exotic stolen super cars, is involved, with his partner Eddie, in shoot out, resulting in the deaths of his friend and a highway cop. Santee is framed for the cop's murder and jailed in a maximum security prison. A few months later, Santee breaks out after narrowly escaping an attempt on his life. He reaches a local diner where he steals a car, abducts the owner, Rita and flees, completely unaware that is hostage is a deputy sheriff. A massive manhunt ensues, spearheaded by Lt. Severance a tough, obessive cop. Santee leads the detective and his men on a dramatic high speed chase, from the desert wilderness to the streets of downtown Los Angeles. Santee's out to clear his name and when it comes to getting even, he's taking revenge into overdrive...

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Plot Keywords:

race car | desert | framed | chase | hostage | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes one man is all it takes.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 1993 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Army of One

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vision International, Epic Productions, Zilex N.V.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min 101 min (heavily cut) 106 min (unrated) 102 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Took 2 decades to get released in the correct aspect ratio in the US.

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Goofs

During the car garage shoot-out, a Chinese gunman on a balcony drops a sawed-off shotgun after being shot. Midway falling through the air, the gun changes into a totally different style shotgun with a shoulder-rest attachment.

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Quotes

Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill: This is turning into a major clusterfuck!
Lt. Franklin L. Severence: Do you ever stop bitching?

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Connections

Referenced in Are We Alone? (2006)

User Reviews

Car Chase Heaven (Almost)!

Low budget, c list actors, expanses of wide open scenery but for all that a really good film. There are some parallels with Vanishing Point but generally stands out on its own. Dolf does a reasonable job but the character just isn't believable. Just a note all the cars used are replicas, but then what a crime it would be if they were real. Just ordered it on DVD from the US hope it is better than the UK video release was as the quality of that was the worst I had ever come across. Looking for something to kill a couple of hours and enjoy car chases then add this to the list of classics : Bullit, The Hidden, Ronin, Taxi, Gone In 60 Seconds, The Rock, Vanishing Point.