Dusting Cliff 7 (1996)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

William H. Molina

Writers:

Oliver Darrow (story)
Jim Menza (screenplay)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

The young daughter of a tough, female ex-agent is held ransom for the giving over of a top secret information...

Plot Keywords:

Desert | Female Agent | Sniper | Rattlesnake | Silencer

Cast

Nancy Allen	...	Anna Bishop
Lance Henriksen	...	Colonel Roger McBride
Scott Lincoln	...	Brock Daniels
Dean Scofield	...	Mitch Stevens
Ashley Buccille	...	Carrie Bishop
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman	...	Indian Bob
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ron Byron	...	Norton
Carol Crane	...	Anna's Mother
Oliver Darrow	...	Oliver Darrow
Mary Deese	...	Angel Martinez
Kiran Gonsalves	...	Assassin #1
Shashawnee Hall	...	Hayes
Philip Lehl	...	Hallman
Zahn McClarnon	...	Indian Louis
Jim Menza	...	Russell
Dutch Merrick	...	Storm Troop Leader (as Steve 'Dutch' Merrick)

Also Known As:

Dusting Cliff Seven (USA) (alternative spelling)
Last Assassins (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and brief language.

Runtime:

93 min | Germany:78 min (cut version) | Germany:86 min (25 fps) (video version) | Argentina:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Germany:18 | USA:R | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Silverline Pictures

For huge fans of Lance Henriksen only

This is one of those movies that some networks/TV channels buy the rights to for slim to nothing, and then put on when they've got nothing better. Unfortunately, I was not aware of that, when I caught this on TV a few years ago. Actually, I just realized it today, when I watched it for the second time, and was met by the same disappointment. The film has just about everything that a movie is supposed to have... the elements are all there, they just... suck, I believe the appropriate word is. It's got a plot... but it's paper-thin. It's got acting... but it's atrocious. It's got several characters... all of which are clichés and stereotypes. It's got dialog... but it's cringe-worthy for the most part. It's got action... but it's poorly choreographed and even more amateurishly executed. It's got twists... but they are obvious from a mile away. It's even got a good point... but it's told in an overly preachy fashion. All in all, the film just really doesn't have anything to offer... apart from seeing Lance Henriksen in a really bad role, and seeing Nancy Allen in a post-RoboCop trilogy role. Nothing else. The film is laughable in its attempts to entertain, and winds up only being tolerable due to the (obviously unintentional) comic relief, provided by the astounding amount of stereotypes and clichés. I recommend this only to huge fans of Lance Henriksen... and possibly(provided that they do exist) fans of Nancy Allen. 1/10