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Writer (WGA):
Eric Bernt (written by)
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Release Date:
15 April 1994 (USA) more
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Jack Mason knows he's going to die someday. But today he's not in the mood. more
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Mason, who lives on the streets, wants to cease his life when on the same day his two best friends die:... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Ice-T ... Jack Mason

Rutger Hauer ... Thomas Burns

Charles S. Dutton ... Walter Cole (as Charles Dutton)

Gary Busey ... Doc Hawkins

F. Murray Abraham ... Wolfe Sr.

John C. McGinley ... John Griffin

William McNamara ... Derek Wolfe Jr
Jeff Corey ... Hank
Bob Minor ... Security Guard
Lawrence C. McCoy ... Hotel Clerk

George Fisher ... Taxi Driver
Jacqui Dickerson ... Taxi Passenger

Victor Morris ... Homeless Father
Frederic Collins Jr. ... Homeless Child
Steven King ... Mercedes Driver
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96 min
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Continuity: Soon after Doc Hawkins is killed we see him in the background riding his ATV with the rest of the group. A huge crowd of the production crew can also be seen in this very same shot. more
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[Mason and Hank has just stolen some meat]
Security Guard: Well-well, I finally caught your ass.
Hank: We're just hungry, partner. Give us a break will ya?
Jack Mason: Yo man, we don't want no trouble, we'll give it back!
Security Guard: To hell with giving it back! It's already been contaminated with your filth! Somebody's going to PAY!
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Referenced in Kicking and Screaming (1995) more

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Top-class B-movie fun, 14 July 2008
6/10
Author: cpbadgeman from California, USA

This 1994 updating of "The Most Dangerous Game" stars Ice-T as a homeless man, Mason, who has lost everything and everyone that he cares about and is ready to kill himself. However fate intervenes and he is offered a job accompanying a group of rich hunters (led by a ridiculously evil Rutger Hauer) out into a remote mountain wilderness. Unfortunately, it turns out that he is their intended prey and -though outnumbered and unarmed- the chase is on and he is forced to fight for his life.

That is the plot in a nutshell and the film wastes as little time as possible before plunging the viewer into Mason's ordeal. There is high suspense throughout, excellent fight scenes, and some welcome doses of gallows humor along the way. The supporting cast (including Gary Busey being as OTT as ever) are very capable and the plot holes are easy to overlook. Great with popcorn, better with a few buddies and six-pack.

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