Marked for Death (1990)

A retired DEA agent is out to hunt down and take out a Jamaican drug posse that has targeted he and his family for murder.

Director:

Dwight H. Little

Writers:

Michael Grais, Mark Victor

Stars:

Steven Seagal, Joanna Pacula, Basil Wallace

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steven Seagal	...	John Hatcher
Basil Wallace	...	Screwface
Keith David	...	Max
Tom Wright	...	Charles
Joanna Pacula	...	Leslie
Elizabeth Gracen	...	Melissa
Bette Ford	...	Kate Hatcher
Danielle Harris	...	Tracey
Al Israel	...	Tito Barco
Arlen Dean Snyder	...	Duvall
Victor Romero Evans	...	Nesta
Michael Ralph	...	Monkey
Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter	...	Nago
Tony DiBenedetto	...	Jimmy Fingers
Kevin Dunn	...	Lt. Sal Roselli

Storyline

Chicago DEA agent John Hatcher has just returned from Colombia, where his partner was killed in the line of duty by a drug dealer who has since been taken down. As a result of his partner's death, John has decided to retire, but his retirement may not be permanent. On the next day, after reuniting with his sister Melissa and Melissa's daughter Tracy, John gets into a shootout against a Jamaican drug kingpin known as Screwface, taking down some of Screwface's men. John brings himself out of retirement when Screwface retaliates by attempting to kill Melissa and Tracy. After the shooting, John is reunited with two old friends - a local high school football coach named Max, and a Jamaican Chicago cop named Charles. John and Max set out to hunt Screwface down, only to discover that Screwface has gone back to Jamaica. John and Max take Charles with them to Jamaica for an all out war against Screwface and his drug empire.

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Plot Keywords:

jamaican | drug lord | aikido | revolver | montage | 

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Taglines:

He's a good cop. In a bad mood.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Co-writers Michael Grais and Mark Victor included voodoo after talking with the LAPD. They learned more about the Jamaican gangs while doing ride alongs with the police.

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Goofs

In the drive-by scene at Hatcher's house you can see the squibs and grey duct tape on the door as he is closing it from the inside.

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Quotes

Screwface: Look upon this madman! Him dead and him don't even know it!

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Crazy Credits

The posse phenomenon is estimated to be a fraction of one percent of the Jamaican population and should not detract from their country or the contributions Jamaicans have made to this country.

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Alternate Versions

The Australian DVD, although sporting the original R-rating award to the uncut version with no restrictions on violence, features the censored UK version (the same PAL master was used).

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Connections

Referenced in Storage Hunters UK: Leeds (2015)

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Soundtracks

Domino
Performed by Masters of Reality
Written by Christopher Allen Goss (as Chris Goss) and Tim Harrington
Published by Mudslide Music/Victor & Grais Music
Courtesy of Delicious Vinyls Special Products

User Reviews

one of seagal's best

only problem I had with this movie is with the over-dramatic ending fight scene.. Seagal should have kicked the guy's ass and "THE END". Instead, it was overdone just a bit. A lot of seagal's aikido is on display in this movie which I really like. and , once again he's wearing the same puffy black jacket as he did in his other earlier movies to cover up his gut..(but who really cares about that anyway.)

A shame his career/life took such a dramatic turn for the worse. He could have been known as one of the great martial artists in history.

well, I don't have 10 lines yet so I can't post this review so I will just write this so it will give me ten lines. I have nothing more to say about the movie.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Screwface

Filming Locations:

Pasadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,790,047, 8 October 1990

Gross USA:

$46,044,396

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$57,968,936

Company Credits

Production Co:

Victor & Grais, Steamroller Productions, Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo (4 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1