Dead Center (1993)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Director:

Steve Carver

Writers:

Joseph Goldman (from a story by)
Stephen Peters (writer)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

Street killer is retrained by a black-belt fighter who works for the government. |

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

Justin Lazard	...	Joe
Rachel York	...	Mary
Eb Lottimer	...	Sanders
Krista Shook	...	Carol
David Carradine	...	Chavez
R.G. Armstrong	...	Art Fencer
Francis X. McCarthy	...	Cordoba (as Frank McCarthy)
Wynn Armstrong	...	Guard Leader
Anthony Valero	...	Bundee
Stephen Peters	...	MacBride
John Strader	...	Senator Clark
Ace Cruz	...	Judo Instructor
Alan Marcus	...	Gang Member
Mark A. Richardson	...	Gang Member
Charlie Skeen	...	Prison Guard

Also Known As:

Crazy Joe

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R

Company:

Power Pictures

Much like a male perspective on `LA FEMME NAKITA'

I gathered from this film, when seeing a preview for it, that it looked much like a male perspective on Luc Besson's `LA FEMME NAKITA' or John Badham's `POINT OF NO RETURN.' On viewing, I found that I was right. It's the story of Joe (Justin Lazard, who would later rise to notoriety in `big' films like `SPECIES II' and `UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: THE RETURN') who is a criminal, and gets busted by the cops on some kind of illegal transaction. He is then recruited to work for the government as a hit man by a woman named Mary (Rachel York), whom Joe hates/falls for. In the end Joe tried killing his government companions and attempts to `get out' of the system. Though the action scenes are impressive, and the action is constant, the film lacks substance, and looks very much like a made for T.V. film. However, the end of the film is original, and good. If you want to see what `POINT OF NO RETURN' would've looked like with a man instead of Bridget Fonda, then this is your movie!