Plato's Run (1997)

Hired to rescue escaped inmates, a Florida man is framed for a Cuban gangster's assassination.

Director:

James Becket

Writer:

James Becket

Stars:

Gary Busey, Roy Scheider, Steven Bauer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gary Busey	...	Plato
Roy Scheider	...	Senarkian
Steven Bauer	...	Sam
Jeff Speakman	...	Dominick
Tiani Warden	...	Marta
Maggie Myatt	...	Kathy
Horacio Le Don	...	Felix
Doug DeLuca	...	Buddy
Deborah Magdalena	...	Constancia (as Deborah Magdelena)
Melanie Chartoff	...	Stephanie
Salvador Levy	...	Gomez
Marc Macaulay	...	Baker (as Mark Macaulay)
Julie Upton	...	Julie
Chris Hinton	...	Cueball
Mario Ernesto Sánchez	...	Flaco

Storyline

Ex-Navy SEAL Plato Smith has his hands full with teenage daughter Kathy and a failing fishing business. When old flame Marta offers him big money to rescue two escaped prisoners off a beach in Cuba, Plato accepts. Under heavy fire, Plato and ex-SEAL buddy Sam Macris manage to rescue the escaped Cuban prisoner, Felix Gomez. But soon Plato is implicated in a murderous web of assassination and deceit, masterminded by a ruthless international arms dealer, Alex Senarkian. By the end, Plato must face all his deadly foes in a desperate attempt to clear his name and save his daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

assassination | cuba | semiautomatic pistol | machine gun | boat chase | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes you have to take the law into your own hands.

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Genres:

Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and brief language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

La fuite de Plato

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Minefield Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Hot Sauce"
Performed by Ed Calle, Tommy Anthony, Lee Levin, Doug Emery, Richard Bravo & Ricardo Suarez

User Reviews

i liked it

Plato's run is an entertaining b movie with Gary Busey.it is a fairly unknown film so one i saw it at a car boot i thought this looks entertaining i was right to.Gary Busey plays Plato smith a tough mercenary who is framed for the assassination of a powerful Cuban crime lord now on the run Plato must survive long enough to prove his innocence with the help of his friends played by Steve Bauer (scarface) and action star Jeff Speaksman (the expert). what i liked about Plato's run was the way the film never got boring the plot may have been done before but it was still good the acting was fun to watch and the action was quite fun as well especially the climax Gary Busey makes a good hero ironic since he normally plays the bad guy and Steve Bauer is good as Plato's sidekick even Jeff Speaksman makes a good performance and he cant even act well to finish it of Plato's run is an enjoyable effort from nu image films and i give it 7 out of 10