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Most Wanted (1997)

R 99 min  -  Action | Thriller  -   10 October 1997 (USA)
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A Marine on death row is recruited by a shadowy U.S. military officer as part of a top-secret ops team, then gets framed for murder when the team and it's officer set him up as the fall guy for the assassination of the First Lady.

Director:

David Hogan
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keenen Ivory Wayans ...
Gy. Sgt. James Dunn
Robert Kotecki ...
Marine Lieutenant
Rick Cramer ...
Bus Guard #1
Kenn Whitaker Kenn Whitaker ...
Bus Guard #2
Wolfgang Bodison ...
Capt. Steve Braddock
Jon Voight ...
Gen. Adam Woodward / Lt. Col. Grant Casey
Eddie Velez ...
Sergeant Peyton
Michael Marich Michael Marich ...
Omega 3
Simon Baker ...
Stephen Barnes (as Simon Baker-Denny)
Jill Hennessy ...
Donna Cherry ...
First Lady Bonnie Anne Hartfield
Robert Culp ...
Donald Bickhart
Eric Roberts ...
Assistant Deputy Director Spencer
Paul Sorvino ...
CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
John Diehl ...
Police Captain
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Storyline

Sgt. James Dunn, who is wrongly accused of assassination of the officer he had a row with, is saved from death row and recruited for top-secret special operations squad led by Lt. Col Grant Casey. Their mission is to neutralize criminals who had avoided conventional law enforcement methods. On his first Mission, James is made the fall guy for the assassination of the first lady and everyone is looking for him and Dr. Victoria Constantini who was lucky to videotape what happened. One of the forces looking for him is military, led by Gen. Adam Woodward, which is in fact an alias for Grant Casey. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Assassination | First Lady | Videotape | Politician | Ambush  | See more »

Taglines:

Sometimes the most patriotic thing a Marine can do... is disobey orders. From most honored to Most Wanted. See more »

Genres:

Action | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

America's Most Wanted See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,836,490 (USA) (12 October 1997) (2098 Screens)

Gross:

$6,320,276 (USA) (7 December 1997)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When typing Constantini's name into the computer, Dunn types Costantini. This may be an error, or he may simply have forgotten how to spell her name. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Marine Lieutenant: Standby, Sergeant. Target should be coming into sight. Target's in sight. Take him out.
Sergeant James Dunn: It's a kid, Lieutenant.
Marine Lieutenant: We have our orders, Sergeant.
Sergeant James Dunn: Can't be more than ten years old.
Marine Lieutenant: I don't care about his age. Take him out!
Sergeant James Dunn: I can't...
Marine Lieutenant: [draws his pistol] Goddammit, Sergeant! We have our orders here! Fire, now! Now! Obey my fuckin' order!
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