Most Wanted (1997)

Director:

David Hogan

Writer (WGA):

Keenen Ivory Wayans (written by)

Release Date:

10 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Assassination | First Lady | Videotape | False Accusation | Swimming Pool

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Keenen Ivory Wayans	...	Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn
Robert Kotecki	...	Marine Lieutenant
Rick Cramer	...	Bus Guard #1
Kenn Whitaker	...	Bus Guard #2
Wolfgang Bodison	...	Captain Steve Braddock
Jon Voight	...	Gen. Adam Woodward, alias Lt. Col. Grant Casey
Eddie Velez	...	Sergeant Peyton
Michael Marich	...	Omega 3
Simon Baker	...	Stephen Barnes
Jill Hennessy	...	Dr. Victoria Constantini
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

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #34764) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:18 | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:15 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant - 6100 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Ivory Way Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dunn says "I'm a marine, we don't plan, we improvise", the pack that he is wearing on his back from the scene before is missing. The pack returns in the next shot.

Quotes:

Sergeant James Dunn: I'm a marine, we don't plan, we improvise.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "MythBusters: Ice Bullet/Exploding Toilet/Who Gets Wetter? (#1.4)" (2003)

Wayans writes himself an "I'm the hero and I'm so cool"-part

The premise sounds exciting; Some good scenes of mass hysteria as the public turns vigilante on Wayans, but then again; "Some good scenes" doesn't by far make a good movie. And this isn't really such a good movie. Slick, but unrewarding. Enough said.