When American Donna Lloyd is kidnapped during a trip to Europe, her son Chris and her husband Walter start searching for her.
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Title: Target (1985)
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Cast
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| Gene Hackman | ... | Walter Lloyd / Duncan (Duke) Potter | |
| Matt Dillon | ... | Chris Lloyd / Derek Potter | |
| Gayle Hunnicutt | ... | Donna Lloyd | |
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Randy Moore | ... | Tour Director |
| Ilona Grübel | ... | Carla (as Ilona Grubel) | |
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Tomas Hnevsa | ... | Henke |
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Jean-Pol Dubois | ... | Glasses |
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Robert Ground | ... | Marine Sergeant |
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Véronique Guillaud | ... | Secretary American Consulate |
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Charlotte Bailey | ... | Receptionist |
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James Selby | ... | Ross |
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Ray Fry | ... | Mason |
| Josef Sommer | ... | Taber | |
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Jacques Mignot | ... | Madison Hotel Clerk |
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Robert Liensol | ... | Cafe Vendor |
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Chris Lloyd does NOT get along with his father Walter. Walter is too careful, cautious, and boring to Chris, and never tries anything new, and Chris had to live by the same standards when he was growing up. But when his mother is kidnapped while in Europe, to Chris's confusion, Walter suddenly turns into a man of action. Just who is his father anyway. Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
8 November 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Target - Entführt in Paris See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$13,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,670,522, 10 November 1985, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$9,023,199, 31 December 1985Company Credits
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Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Music by Harold Arlen
Sung by Billy Daniels
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Trivia
The novelization of this movie, 'Target', was written by Stephen Hunter, and published by Warner Brothers, Inc., 1985. See more »Goofs
Chris changes his mind and boards the Berlin plane instead of the Frankfurt plane without rebooking his ticket. See more »Soundtracks
That Old Black MagicLyrics by Johnny Mercer
Music by Harold Arlen
Sung by Billy Daniels
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I'm a huge Gene Hackman fan and I remembered seeing this film many years ago and thinking it was quite cool, and when I saw the title in the paper again, I thought I would find out how right I was.
Well Hackman is once again excellent. He has such a natural and believable way about him in his roles that I find it hard not to be drawn into his character. He's definitely one of those actors who always plays himself, but it doesn't matter as his ability and style just carry it off without a thought. A truly great actor in my mind.
Matt Dillon is also very good, although his younger trademark look of startled deer is ever present.
The plot itself is a good one, in that Hackman plays Dillons father, a boring and very dull man with an equally dull job, in his sons eyes anyway. What quickly transpires is that he is not the speed limit sticking man that his son first thought, he is actually a ex CIA agent.
This change is done very well, with a short set piece in an airport. With the smallest of physical changes, Hackman flips from average father to confident and action ready agent. You can see it in his manner, and it shows his excellent capability as an actor.
The rest of the movie reveals the story as father and son are pulled deeper and deeper into his life, revealing the true extent of his agent activities. His son quickly realises that this is not the father he knew, and quickly grows from off-handedness to total rejection and then to acceptance again.
It is an interesting movie, and the plot is quite good with some interesting action sequences. Where it fails are some of the other actors and the hectic pace of the movie, it seems as though either in filming or editing that crucial parts of the movie have been missed or removed.
Big shame, but it is still good to watch for a Sunday afternoon movie. I think this may kick off my <i>watch every Gene Hackman movie</i> campaign.