Executive Power (Video 1997)

While protecting the U.S. President, Secret Service agent Nick Sager helps him to dispose of the body of a young girl, who accidentally died during an adulterous encounter. Some time later,... See full summary »

Director:

David L. Corley

Writer:

David L. Corley

Stars:

Craig Sheffer, John Heard, Joanna Cassidy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Craig Sheffer	...	Nick Seger
John Heard	...	Walker
Joanna Cassidy	...	First Lady
William Atherton	...	President Fields
Andrea Roth	...	Susan Marshall
John Capodice	...	Detective Penn
Doug Steindorff	...	Greg Monroe (as Doug Steindorf)
Denise Crosby	...	Christine Rolands
Jerry Trimble	...	Shadow
Richie Palmer	...	Richie
Wanda De Jesus	...	Debra Skelly (as Wanda DeJesus)
Landon Hall	...	Linda Tippet
Michael Horton	...	Victor Kern
Lou Felder	...	Senator Mitchell
John Durbin	...	Mr. Shank

Storyline

While protecting the U.S. President, Secret Service agent Nick Sager helps him to dispose of the body of a young girl, who accidentally died during an adulterous encounter. Some time later, a few weeks before the elections, the disillusioned ex-agent is approached by his former partner. The President's former aide, and one of few people who knew about the cover-up, is found dead in mysterious circumstances.

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Plot Keywords:

u.s. president | cover up | former partner | presidential election | tied up | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 January 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

El precio del poder

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Initial Entertainment Group (IEG), Naegele-Derrick Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

An average film with high level cover up

It starts out like Absolute Power with Clint Eastwood, but ends up no better than an average mystery thriller. Craig Sheffer stars as Nick Sager a former secret service agent who is brought back to investigate the suicide of one of the members of the President's inner circle. This is an okay mystery/suspense thriller about a guy who is trying to find out if it was suicide or murder while keeping himself and the ex-girlfriend alive. John Heard, a bad guy in almost every movie, plays one in Executive Power as drug dealer Cyrus Walker. Walker's job is to get rid of the ex-girlfriend and retrieve a tape from her that was left behind, which had something incriminating on it for someone in power. This is just a run of the mill, typical film that I may or may not see again. I think this is a film for die hard movie buffs.