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:

In Above the Law, he got tough; In Hard to Kill, he got even; Now the man with the short fuse is... Marked For Death

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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 met with one of the biggest drug dealers in Jamaica.

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Goofs

As the black limo pulls into the garage, there is a front view of a man and a woman standing on the sidewalk waiting for the car to pull in. The next shot from behind shows only the man. The woman has disappeared.

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Quotes

John Hatcher: [after killing Screwface and his twin brother] I hope they weren't triplets.

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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

The Shadow of Death
Performed by Del Jel, featuring Papa Juggy
Written by Jeffrey Fortson and Papa Juggy
Published by White Music/Word Life Music/Victor & Grais Music
Courtesy of Delicious Vinyls Special Products

User Reviews

Seagal delivers

Of Stevens Seagal's movies, this is clearly one of the better. It's from 1990, and that was around his prime time as a action star. ("Under Siege" came two years later). There are a couple of really cool fights in this movie where Seagal handles lots of bad guys without any effort at all. The last part of the movie, where he's invading the Jamaica-man bad guy's base is especially entertaining. In this movie, he has one of the best comments of all his films:"One thought he was immortal, and the other one thought he could fly. Both were wrong". Watch the movie to find out what I'm talking about. You won't regret it if you like easy action.

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