Extreme Justice (1993)

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Writers (WGA):

Frank Sacks (written by) and
Robert Boris (written by)

Release Date:

10 February 1994 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

They're an elite task force. They target high-profile criminals, learn how they work...and shut them down.

Plot:

Jeff Powers is the newest member of a very elite and very secret LAPD division. Their mission is to target important criminals and to get them to stop...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Murder | Pregnant Woman Shot | Los Angeles California | Controversial

Cast

Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Jeff Powers
Scott Glenn	...	Dan Vaughn
Chelsea Field	...	Kelly Daniels
Yaphet Kotto	...	Larson
Andrew Divoff	...	Angel
Richard Grove	...	Lloyd
William Lucking	...	Cusak
L. Scott Caldwell	...	Devlin
Larry Holt	...	Reese
Daniel Quinn	...	Bobby Lewis (Surfer)
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Chavez (as Tom Rosales)
Ed Frias	...	Herrera
Jay Arlen Jones	...	Nash
Adam G.	...	Speer (as G. Adam Gifford)
Jophery C. Brown	...	Vince

Also Known As:

S.I.S. - Extreme Justice

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:16 | Germany:18 (video premiere) (heavily cut) | New Zealand:R18 | USA:R (re-rating on appeal) | Australia:R | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Arica Productions

Trivia:

According to an article of the LA Times in 1992, the producers of EXTREME JUSTICE were the subject of intense surveillance by the Special Investigation Section during the making of the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning, there is a party where the crew of cops target shoot some beer bottles. One cop lines up 5 empty bottles, but the other cops shoot 12 bottles half-filled with beer.

Solid Film

Jeff Powers(Lou Diamond Phillips) works for the LAPD.

He joins and elite and secret division called S.I.S

At first everything is going great for Jeff he is working with his former partner and leader of the S.I.S Dan Vaughn(Scott Glenn)

Jeff's Girlfriend Kelly Daniels(Chelsea Field) is a reporter and she knows there is something not right about S.I.S but she doesn't know what, since she can't dig up much on them for the fact that most of what they do is kept a secret only a little info is known on them.

This elite force targets the more important criminals some of whom the LAPD has been unable to bust due to lack of evidence.

They let the crimes happen then make the bust, but the bust always ends up in murder.

This doesn't sit well with Jeff, but Vaughn talks his way of out it.

While chasing after a criminal Dan Vaughn kills the guy in cold blood, Jeff sees this happen, and this time no matter what Vaugn says there is no talking out of it.

So Jeff with the help of his girlfriend is out to bring the S.I.S down.

Extreme Justice is a B-Movie but i am into those type of films so i did enjoy it.

Lou Diamond Phillips is one of my fav actors and does a fine job here, not his best see La Bamba for that, but Lou Diamond still puts in a solid performance.

Most of the cast is made up famous B-Movie actors, some of who have also made mainstream films.

The Cast includes Andrew Divoff and Yaphet Kotto who along with the rest of the cast of the film do a good job.

Director Mark L. Lester who was Director of the Cult Classic Class of 1999 does a good job here, some of Lester's films are hit or miss this time around a hit.

If you're a fan of B-Movies and or Lou Diamond Phillips Extreme Justice is worth a check.

I give Extreme Justice 7/10