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Sniper -- Tough guy Thomas Beckett is an US soldier working in the Panamanian jungle. His job is to seek out rebels and remove them using his sniper skills...
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Michael Frost Beckner (written by) &
Crash Leyland (written by)
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Release Date:
29 January 1993 (USA) See more »
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One Shot. One Kill. No Exceptions.
Plot:
Tough guy Thomas Beckett is a US Marine working in the Panamanian jungle. His job is to seek out rebels and remove them using his sniper skills... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Good psychological drama See more (42 total) »

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tom Berenger ... Thomas Beckett

Billy Zane ... Richard Miller

J.T. Walsh ... Chester Van Damme

Aden Young ... Doug Papich
Ken Radley ... El Cirujano
Reynaldo Arenas ... Cacique (as Reinaldo Arenas)
Gary Swanson ... NSC Officer in Washington
Hank Garrett ... Admiral in Washington
Frederick Miragliotta ... General Miguel Alavarez
Vanessa Steele ... Mrs. Alvarez
Carlos Álvarez ... Raul Ochoa

Tyler Coppin ... Ripoly (as Tyler Copin)

Teo Gebert ... Ripolys Friend
Edward Wiley ... DeSilva
William Curtin ... Mountain Top Pilot
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98 min
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If you look closely at the locomotive of the train that inserts Beckett and Miller, the QR symbol of the Queensland Rail can be seen on the side. Queensland was the state of Australia where this movie was shot.See more »
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Factual errors: When Miller prepares to shoot the drug runner on the boat, Beckett tells him to adjust his scope two clicks right. Miller uses the knob for two clicks in elevation.See more »
Quotes:
[Last lines]
Richard Miller:[to Beckett] There's always Montana.
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21 out of 22 people found the following review useful.
Good psychological drama, 20 July 1999
Author: stills-6 from california

I've heard people who say this movie is dull dull dull. I don't think they were watching the right movie. This isn't the prototypical action movie, thank God.

This is a psychological drama about the rookie and his mentor that just happens to be about killing people. In this way it works extremely well, with terrific performances from Berenger and Zane (who doesn't sleepwalk through the movie like he has in other roles - he actually looks like he's acting).

I was disappointed with the action towards the end - a lot of it didn't make much sense and was unsatisfying given the buildup from the rest of the movie. But watch Zane's face as he panics, alone, while Berenger does the dirty work.

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