No Way Back (1995)

When F.B.I. Agent Zack Grant's partner is killed during a blown-up operation, he attempts to find the person responsible. Mafiaso Frank Serlano believes Zack is responsible for his only ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank A. Cappello

Writer:

Frank A. Cappello

Stars:

Russell Crowe, Helen Slater, Etsushi Toyokawa

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Russell Crowe	...	FBI Agent Zack Grant
Helen Slater	...	Mary
Etsushi Toyokawa	...	Yuji Kobayashi
Michael Lerner	...	Frank Serlano
Kyûsaku Shimada	...	Tetsuro
Kristopher Logan	...	Mr. Contingency, Serlano Henchman
Kelly Hu	...	Seiko Kobayashi
Andrew J. Ferchland	...	Eric Grant
Ian Ziering	...	Victor Serlano
Monty Bane	...	Goatee
Christian Keiber	...	FBI Agent Carl Dundreff
Patti Davis Suarez	...	FBI Agent Numeyer
Caroline Lagerfelt	...	FBI Agent in Charge Emily Fukes
Todd Jeffries	...	CHP Officer
François Chau	...	FBI Agent Gim Takakura

Storyline

When F.B.I. Agent Zack Grant's partner is killed during a blown-up operation, he attempts to find the person responsible. Mafiaso Frank Serlano believes Zack is responsible for his only sons death in the same operation and kidnaps Zacks son to hold as bait. The action gets wild when airline stewardess Mary is taken hostage to add what seems an another insurmountable problem for Zack. There appears to be No Way Out.

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Plot Keywords:

fbi agent | dead wife | fishing | japanese | urn | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and a scene of sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 December 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bez povratka

Filming Locations:

Crescent City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Overseas FilmGroup, Ozla Productions, NEC Motion Pictures Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film features veteran actors Etsushi Toyokawa and Kyusaku Shimada together for the first time. They are the only two Japanese actors to have portrayed the popular literary villain Yasunori Kato in film. Shimada pioneered the role in Akio Jissoji's TOKYO: THE LAST MEGALOPOLIS (1988) and Toyokawa assumed it in Takaashi Miike's THE GREAT YOKAI WAR (2005).

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Goofs

While broadcasting information about Yuji Kobayashi over the police radio, the police officer mispronounces his surname as "Ko - ya - bashi."

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Quotes

Mary: How can you kill three people you don't even know just because some guy tells you to?

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Connections

References Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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Soundtracks

"I Am Onto You"
Written by Anzu Lawson
Performed by Anzu Lawson

User Reviews

Romper Stomper meets 90210 meets American Ninja meets In the Line of Fire!

Surprised no one has mentioned much of Ian Ziering's appearance in this movie! You won't see Steve at the Peach Pit with those tats!

I can't say much for this movie other than I kept my clicker on it while I was doing some errands.

Supergirl (Slater) was decent as comic relief. Crowe was decent as the disillusioned and desperate FBI agent. Kelly Hu had a nice appearance as the assassin. Nothing really, just a way to waste 1 1/2 hours.

BTW, i noticed the gun in the movie in the airplane hijack scene looked EXTREMELY similar to the gun used in Clint Eastwood's In the Line of Fire! Is that a knockoff or are there really guns that look like that?!