Renegade Force (1998)

An FBI Agent (Michael Rooker) and a female cop (Diane DiLascio) join forces to stop renegade cops who are offing the bad guys. Robert Patrick is the leader of the renegades and Louis ... See full summary »

Director:

Martin Kunert

Writers:

Rick Bloggs, Alan Schechter

Stars:

Michael Rooker, Robert Patrick, Diane DiLascio

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Rooker	...	Matt Cooper
Robert Patrick	...	Jake McInroy
Diane DiLascio	...	Helen Simms
Louis Mandylor	...	Peter Roth
James Kisicki	...	Frank
Darnell Suttles	...	Westbrook
Charles Brown	...	Santana
Jeff Blanchard	...	FBI tactician
Bert Matias	...	Coroner
Maria Becoates-Bey	...	Defense attorney
John Solari	...	Judge
Paolo Mastropietro	...	Rookie
Pamela Sanderson	...	Waitress
Sam Nicotero	...	Sam
Timothy Misney	...	Max Fleischman

Storyline

An FBI Agent (Michael Rooker) and a female cop (Diane DiLascio) join forces to stop renegade cops who are offing the bad guys. Robert Patrick is the leader of the renegades and Louis Mandylor is a reluctant young cop that is brought into the hit team.

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Plot Keywords:

fbi agent | fbi | bar | airport | crime scene | 

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Taglines:

Fulfilling the Will of the People, by any means necessary...

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong violence, language and sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

CounterForce

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Triple Peak Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 86 min (DVD edition)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Simms: So where'r ya from?
Cooper: Chicago
Simms: How long you been doing this?
Cooper: Too Long.
Simms: Must be tough on the family, huh?
Cooper: Not any more.

User Reviews

Writers and Directors need to consult REAL weapons and tactical experts

I saw this movie for the first time two evenings ago on HBO. I guess my critcism of this movie is a culmination of seeing so many of the same mistakes in almost all movies. Even on a movie set some of these safety mistakes can be very dangerous. You'll never see a tactical team "SWEEP" their weapon across another officer. Even blanks can kill or seriously injure if discharged close to an individual. Entry teams will never walk in front of a window while approaching a building either.

I also couldn't believe the bad choice of camoflage they use when filming the sniper scene. Not to mention that they show a gross knowledge of the capability of their rifle when they over estimate it's effective range not by just a little bit. In this movie they "overshot" it's effective range by 1000 yards, which is double it's capability. An expert marksman couldn't have made two of the three shots with a .50 Caliber BMG, much less a .308 Winchester (7.62 X 51mm NATO). One thing that particularly sticks in my craw is that the gas tank on a car WILL NOT explode by simply putting a standard bullet through it. The mistakes and misconceptions in this movie go on and on and I can't go through every one of them with the room I have here. I think Michael Rooker and Robert Patrick were victimized in this film by shabby writing and directing. Both of their acting skills are far above what their parts in this movie offered them.