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Most Wanted (1997)

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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.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Gy. Sgt. James Dunn
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Marine Lieutenant
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Bus Guard #1
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Bus Guard #2
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Capt. Steve Braddock
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Gen. Adam Woodward / Lt. Col. Grant Casey
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Sergeant Peyton
Michael Marich ...
Omega 3
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Stephen Barnes (as Simon Baker-Denny)
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First Lady Bonnie Anne Hartfield
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Donald Bickhart
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Assistant Deputy Director Spencer
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CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
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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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Sometimes the most patriotic thing a Marine can do... is disobey orders. From most honored to Most Wanted. See more »

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language | See all certifications »
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10 October 1997 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

America's Most Wanted  »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,836,490 (USA) (10 October 1997)

Gross:

$6,320,276 (USA) (5 December 1997)
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Towards the end of the film, during the explosion on top of the building, the "air rams", used to project the stuntmen into the air, are visible. See more »

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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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funny and amused film with action packed and spectaculars images
7 December 2005 | by See all my reviews

The film talks about a marine(Keenen Ivory Wayans)condemned on death row but he breaks out and is recruited by a USA General(John Voight) constituting a secret operation group .The objective team is to kill assassins and delinquents and acting as judge,jury and executer preventing traditional law enforcement. However in his first mission happen death of the First Lady and the events led to him .All the forces, Cia(deputies Paul Sorvino and Eric Roberts),Militars(Voight,Eddie Velez) and Police are looking for him and he is attacked and pursued from all sides ,making desperate attempts to escape and even going into an highway with cars driving fast speed in a breathtaking scenes. Film captures the special excitement of the protagonist for the continued pursuits and he can see no way out ,being only helped by a beautiful woman(Jill Henessy)killing's witness.

Picture has maximum suspense,emotion and tension from the subsequents try of the starring to get away and resolve the enigma about the crime.Film is exciting and tense,besides is plenty of action,violence,shoot out, at time brilliant luster and big budget.Although is a standard actioner is fast movement with atmospheric action set pieces and extremely entertained and bemused. Keenen Ivory Wayans(Scary movie,Glimmer man) is a stunningly action hero.Jill Henessy(Crossing Jordan) is enjoyable and attractive).Special mention to John Voight(deliverance,midnight cowboy,Pearl Harbour) as a crazed and evil General in a sensationalistic and overblown interpretation. The movie is rightly directed by David Hogan(better than Barbwire film). The flick will like to action movies fans


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