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Marked for Death

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  • 1h 33m
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Steven Seagal in Marked for Death (1990)
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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.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.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.

IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Dwight H. Little
  • Writers
    • Michael Grais
    • Mark Victor
  • Stars
    • Steven Seagal
    • Joanna Pacula
    • Basil Wallace
Top credits
  • Director
    • Dwight H. Little
  • Writers
    • Michael Grais
    • Mark Victor
  • Stars
    • Steven Seagal
    • Joanna Pacula
    • Basil Wallace
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 115User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
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    Steven Seagal
    Steven Seagal
    • John Hatcheras John Hatcher
    Joanna Pacula
    Joanna Pacula
    • Leslieas Leslie
    Basil Wallace
    Basil Wallace
    • Screwfaceas Screwface
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Maxas Max
    Tom Wright
    Tom Wright
    • Charlesas Charles
    Elizabeth Gracen
    Elizabeth Gracen
    • Melissaas Melissa
    Bette Ford
    Bette Ford
    • Kate Hatcheras Kate Hatcher
    Danielle Harris
    Danielle Harris
    • Traceyas Tracey
    Al Israel
    Al Israel
    • Tito Barcoas Tito Barco
    Arlen Dean Snyder
    Arlen Dean Snyder
    • Duvallas Duvall
    Victor Romero Evans
    • Nestaas Nesta
    Michael Ralph
    Michael Ralph
    • Monkeyas Monkey
    Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter
    Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter
    • Nagoas Nago
    Tony DiBenedetto
    • Jimmy Fingersas Jimmy Fingers
    Kevin Dunn
    Kevin Dunn
    • Lt. Sal Rosellias Lt. Sal Roselli
    Peter Jason
    Peter Jason
    • Pete Stoneas Pete Stone
    Danny Trejo
    Danny Trejo
    • Hectoras Hector
    Richard Delmonte
    • Chicoas Chico
    • Director
      • Dwight H. Little
    • Writers
      • Michael Grais
      • Mark Victor
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    Storyline

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    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. —Todd Baldridge <sandib@eastky.com>
    • jamaican
    • drug lord
    • aikido
    • revolver
    • montage
    • 257 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • He's a good cop. In a bad mood.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • R
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This was named one of the most violent movies of 1990 by the National Coalition on TV Violence.
    • Goofs
      Supposedly set in Chicago, features hills and palm trees.
    • Quotes

      Max: Well?

      John Hatcher: One thought he was invincible... the other thought he could fly.

      Max: So?

      John Hatcher: They were both wrong.

    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      Prior to 2013, all UK versions were cut for an 18 rating with edits to an eye gouging, a back break, a neck break and arm breaking scenes. The uncut version was passed with a 15 rating in 2013.
    • Connections
      Edited into Malevolent (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      En La Casa
      Performed by Mellow Man Ace

      Written by Mellow Man Ace (as Sergio Reyes), Jeffrey Fortson, Michael Ross

      Published by White Music/Word Life Music

      Courtesy of Capitol Records

    User reviews115

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Plenty of action, car chases, explosion,corpses and usual violence for this genre
    A war veteran and ex-drug agent named John Hatcher (Steven Seagal) retires himself from his dangerous employment. He returns to his family , his sister (Bette Ford) and nephew(Danielle Harris). But he confronts against a Jamaican dope delinquents led by Screwface (Basil Wallace who's a better villain than Seagal's previous films). And as the title says marked him and his family for death. Hatcher and his pals (Keith David and Tom Wright) are back in action to track down the Jamaican killer who is threatening his family. Then Hatcher and Screwface playing a cat-and-mouse game.

    Elaborately produced action film with tough Seagal is just another action film full of struggles ,thrills, noise and lots of violence. Ever-wooden Seagal as almost always, playing a two-fisted and loner cop, he delivers the goods in his own style full of usual violence and fights with snapping wrists and worth it just to see Steve in Jamaica where appears singing Jimmy Cliff. Atmospheric musical score by James Newton Howard though composed by synthesizer and appropriate cinematography by Ric Waite. The picture was made in the Seagal's best period when he played high budget movies such as ¨Hard to kill¨(1990 by Bruce Malmuth), ¨Under siege¨ ( Seagal's best film to date, 92, Andrew Davis), ¨Dark territory¨ (95, Geoff Murphy), ¨Executive decision¨ (96 by Stuart Baird), ¨Glimmer man¨ ((96, John Gray), ¨Exit wounds¨(2001, Andre Bartkowiak), among others. Nowadays he does fairly low standards, lesser budget and direct to video movies, such as ¨Half past dead¨, ¨The foreigner¨ and its sequel and many others.

    Director Dwight H. Little who gave credibility to Wesley Snipes in 'Murder at 1600' teams up with Aikido expert Seagal for this action-filled cop thriller. The result is a strong outing for action enthusiasts and Seagal is fun to watch.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Screwface
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Victor & Grais
      • Steamroller Productions
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,044,396
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,790,047
      • Oct 8, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $57,968,936
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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