Choke Canyon (1986)

A "cowboy"-scientist is fighting a corporation who wants to dump atomic waste on a piece of land he has leased.

Director:

Charles Bail (as Chuck Bail)

Writers:

Sheila Goldberg, Ovidio G. Assonitis

Stars:

Stephen Collins, Janet Julian, Bo Svenson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Collins	...	Dr. David Lowell
Janet Julian	...	Vanessa Pilgrim
Bo Svenson	...	Capt. Oliver Parkside
Lance Henriksen	...	Brook Alastair
Nicholas Pryor	...	John Pilgrim
Victoria Racimo	...	Rachel
Bob Hoy	...	Buck (as Robert Hoy)
Walter Robles	...	Jim
Kurt Woodruff	...	Crane
Mark Baer	...	Orrin
Michael Flynn	...	Governor
Sherry Sailer	...	Mrs. Pilgrim
Alan Gregory	...	Pilgrim's secretary
Michael Phenicie	...	Security guard #1 (as Michael Gates)
Marc Di Nunzio	...	Security guard #2

Storyline

Pilgrim Corporation has leased Choke Canyon to research physicist David Lowell for 99 years. Lowell has built an impressive research laboratory there. When Pilgrim suddenly needs Choke Canyon for toxic waste storage, they resort to violence to force out the renitent Lowell. However, Pilgrim Corportation vastly underestimates Lowell, who is a tenacious, principled, and ingenious man.

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Plot Keywords:

tape over mouth | canyon | toxic waste | hero | environmentalist | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

On Dangerous Grounds

Filming Locations:

Monument Valley, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brouwersgracht Investments

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Peter Shepherd: A scientist in a helicopter.

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Connections

Featured in Mike & the Mechanics: Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) (1985)

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Soundtracks

Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)
Written by Mike Rutherford (as Michael Rutherford)
Performed by Mike + The Mechanics
Courtesy of Atlantic Records

User Reviews

Underrated

It's really difficult to explain why this movie is so unknown and low-rated. I've watched it many years ago, as a child, and now found it's DVD release at amazon.com. It's still really great! If you are the fan of 80's action movies - like e.g. Delta Force, American Ninja, Rambo, Commando or James Bond series - you certainly won't be disappointed by this one. This is a very well-done action thriller, with some great stunts and action sequences and - above all - fantastic score by Sylvester Levay (see also Cobra, but he is best known for his Airwolf theme). There are also some really good actors starring in "Choke Canyon", like Stephen Collins, Lance Henriksen and Bo Svenson whose performances make this movie really worth of seeing. So I recommend "Choke Canyon" (AKA "On dangerous ground") to all who like some good, old and light action thrillers.