Blowback (2000)

Whitman is a psychotic religious killer who was caught by Inspector Morell a former seminarian, whose religious knowledge led to Whitman's capture. Whitman was tried and sentenced to death.... See full summary »

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Writers:

Jeffrey Goldenberg (screenplay), Bob Held (screenplay),

Stars:

Mario Van Peebles, James Remar, Sharisse Baker-Bernard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mario Van Peebles	...	Insp. Don Morrell
James Remar	...	John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
Sharisse Baker-Bernard	...	Det. Monica Ricci (as Sharisse Baker)
Gladys Jimenez	...	Charlotte Hart-Morrel (as Gladis Jimenez)
David Groh	...	Capt. Barnett
Stephen Caffrey	...	Agent Norwood (fake)
Stephen Poletti	...	Judge Paul Gant
Peter Allas	...	Ed Ackers (as Peter W. Allas)
Leslie Zemeckis	...	Sandra Carlow (as Leslie Harter)
Jamie Kailani Bayot	...	Denise Greer (as Jamie K. Bayot)
Simon Rhee	...	Henry Dang
David Grant Wright	...	Mr. Carlow (as David Wright)
Tony Noakes	...	Det. Swanson
Leonard Kelly-Young	...	Warden
Erynn Dalton	...	Woman

Storyline

Whitman is a psychotic religious killer who was caught by Inspector Morell a former seminarian, whose religious knowledge led to Whitman's capture. Whitman was tried and sentenced to death. However, he was rescued by a secret government group who want to make him an assassin, however, Whitman escapes and decides to get back at the people who tried to stop his mission, the jury, the judge, the district attorney, who's Morrell's ex-wife. Morrell recognizes the killings as Whitman's style but how could it be when he's dead. The man who recruited Whitman posing as an FBI agent claims that they are looking for a copy cat but Morrell finds it hard to believe that it could no one other than Whitman.

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Plot Keywords:

judge | jury | district attorney | fbi agent | court | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and gruesome images, sex/nudity and language

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

A halál két arca

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American World Pictures (AWP), Lions Gate Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

John Matthew Whitman: Slide that gun over here now, or I'll nail her head to the cross!

User Reviews

A cop/priest who knows every word of the bible.. Wow.

I am stumped... What can I say? Didn't we see this exact same role in the movie "The Prophecy". At least there was some good acting in that movie.. I can't say too many good things about this film. It looked like it was slapped together in a month. I did not buy the blonde girl's acting at all, and by the end.. I could have sworn I had just seen a porno. However, I was convinced by my friend that I shouldn't have expected much from a Mario Van Pebbles film. After all, he did do "Highlander 3". *shudders* However.. I must admit, it kept me watching, as most Mario Van Peebles movies tend to keep me doing. I think it has something to do with the cheeziness of the plots. The movie did not follow any police procedure. Three words: Witness Protection Program.