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3.3/10   44 votes
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Writers:
Brian Johnson (writer)
Conchita Lee (writer)
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Release Date:
24 April 1987 (USA) more
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Plot:
When his girlfriend dies of a drug overdose, a former Green Beret decides to take vengeance on the drug gangs responsible for her death. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Fred Williamson ... Jake Sebastian Turner
Christopher Connelly ... FBI Agent Parker (as Chris Connelly)
Cameron Mitchell ... Police Capt. Carter

Val Avery ... Clark
Joe Spinell ... Rico
Michael Dante ... Emerson
Sandy Cummings ... Sabrina

Peter Brown ... Harris
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Frank Pesce ... Man 1
Suzanne von Schaack ... Mrs. Emerson
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Il messagero (Italy)
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Runtime:
95 min
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Color (Fujicolor)
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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Finest Action Movie in the world, 1 June 2003
1/10
Author: whaleberg from Philadelphia

I'll start by saying that artistically, this movie is complete and total trash. Aside from that it is one of the most entertaining and funniest movies I have ever seen. All the actors are hilariously inept, the action sequences are entirely nonsensical and poorly done, and there is much needless and often random nudity. From the first scene (where we learn the main character is a jazz musician, ex soldier, cat burglar extraordinaire) onward the fun doesn't let up. A few favorite scenes include the excruciatingly long sex scene between Fred Williamson and Sandy Cummings and, Fred Williamson demonstrating his amazing Karate Chop Action with a flying jump kick off the roof of a small shed. Fred Williamson's part is laughably macho (but what can you expect when he wrote, directed, and produced the movie,) and gives the movie almost infinite replay value.

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