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
Richard Allen	...	Councilman Smith
Paul Ben-Victor	...	Councilman Joe Taylor
Sonia Lopes	...	Rosa Rodrigues
Amy Moore Davis	...	Mary Baines
Tim De Zarn	...	Eddie Payton
David Tress	...	Dr. Sato
Julie Austin	...	Cindy
Darren Modder	...	Paramedic
Anthony Herrera	...	Bill Keller
Sam Hiona	...	Liquor Store Clerk
Melvin Jones	...	Tyrone
Tammy Brady Conrad	...	Daisy (as Tammy Conrad)
Richard D'Alessandro	...	Richie the Bartender
Bob Minor	...	Art Blake
Jill Novick	...	Attractive Woman
Stephen Root	...	Max Alvarez
Ed Lauter	...	Captain Shafer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ramón Franco	...	Last rapist (uncredited)
Michael Laurin	...	Police officer (uncredited)
William McNamara	...	Mark Franklin (Surfer) (uncredited)

Directed by
Mark L. Lester

Writing credits (WGA)
Frank Sacks		(written by) and
Robert Boris		(written by)

Produced by
Mark Amin	....	executive producer
Robert Boris	....	associate producer
Matthew Hintlian	....	associate producer
Frank Sacks	....	producer
Wolf Schmidt	....	supervising executive producer

Original Music by
David Michael Frank

Cinematography by
Mark Irwin

Film Editing by
Donn Aron

Casting by
Cathy Henderson
Tom McSweeney

Production Design by
Richard L. Johnson

Set Decoration by
Beth DeSort

Costume Design by
Kathryn Morrison

Production Management
Matthew Hintlian	....	unit production manager
Norm Wallerstein	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard W. Abramitis	....	first assistant director
Rodney-Allen Hooks	....	first assistant director: second unit
Spiro Razatos	....	second unit director
Patrick Regan	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Darrell Dubovsky	....	set dresser
Daniel DuPont	....	assistant property master
J.J. May	....	property master

Sound Department
Steve Hollenbeck	....	sound re-recording mixer
Darryl Linkow	....	production sound mixer
T.A. Moore Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter D. Saphier	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Brandon Trost	....	special effects assistant
Ron Trost	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Anthony Mabin	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Joni Avery	....	stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Kenny Bates	....	stunts
Tony Brubaker	....	stunts
Buzz Bundy	....	stunts
Jeff Cadiente	....	stunts
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunts (as Doc Charboneau)
Clarke Coleman	....	stunts
Christina Combs	....	stunts
Lori Crowder	....	stunts
Wally Crowder	....	stunts
Phil Culotta	....	stunts
Tim A. Davison	....	stunts
Scott Dockstader	....	stunts
Chris Durand	....	stunts
Bud Ekins	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunts
Gary Epper	....	stunts
Jeannie Epper	....	stunts
Tony Epper	....	stunts
Bill Erickson	....	stunts (as William Erickson)
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
George Fisher	....	stunts
Christina Fong	....	stunts
Bobby J. Foxworth	....	stunt coordinator
Jack Gill	....	stunts
David M. Graves	....	stunts
Steve Holladay	....	stunts
Donna Keegan	....	stunts
Dwayne McGee	....	stunts
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Chere Rae	....	stunts
Spiro Razatos	....	stunt coordinator
Thomas Rosales Jr.	....	stunts
Birgit K. Schier	....	stunts
Christopher J. Tuck	....	stunts
Danny Wynands	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Bendt	....	company grip
John Ditomaso	....	electrician
Matt Gulbin	....	key grip
Dawn Jones	....	second assistant camera (as Dawn Laurel)
Gary Katsuya Ushino	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Gary Katsuya Ushino	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Troy White	....	electrician
Jay W. Yowler	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Phaedra Harris	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Catherine Crockett	....	second assistant editor
Julie Offer	....	first assistant editor

Transportation Department
Darrell Dubovsky	....	driver
Kevin Hudis	....	picture vehicle coordinator

Other crew
Helen Caldwell	....	script supervisor
Mark S. Constance	....	set production assistant
Adam Cook	....	assistant: Mark L. Lester
Adam Cook	....	key set production assistant
William Doyle	....	location manager
Jason Fabbro	....	production assistant
Diane Friedman	....	location manager: stunts unit
Jay Gowey	....	location representative: Lakeview Hospital
Petra Jorgensen	....	script supervisor: second unit
Rob Klein	....	location assistant
Tiffany L. Kurtz	....	production coordinator
Chad Rosen	....	production assistant
Richard D'Alessandro	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Arica Productions
• Trimark Pictures

Distributors

• América Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Trimark Pictures (1993) (USA) (video)

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.

Like a TV cop show with a little more violence; routine script, solid cast.

In a plot strikingly similar to that of Eastwood's "Magnum Force", "Extreme Justice" deals with cops that take the law into their own hands and execute criminals in cold blood. The blurring of the line between law and justice, and between vigilantism and paranoia, is done here more efficiently than it was in "Magnum Force", so the movie holds your interest, despite the routine on all other accounts script and Mark Lester's unimaginative direction. The entire male cast is solid, but Chelsea Field is unconvincing as the hotshot reporter. (**)