Revenge (1990)

A retired US Navy pilot comes to Mexico, where he falls in love with the wife of a powerful businessman. The consequences will be cruel and unforeseen.

Director:

Tony Scott

Writers:

Jim Harrison (novel), Jim Harrison (screenplay)

Stars:

Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Costner	...	Cochran
Anthony Quinn	...	Tibey
Madeleine Stowe	...	Miryea
Tomas Milian	...	Cesar
Joaquín Martínez	...	Mauro
James Gammon	...	Texan
Jesse Corti	...	Madero
Sally Kirkland	...	Rock Star
Luis de Icaza	...	Ramon
Gerardo Zepeda	...	Elefante
Miguel Ferrer	...	Amador
John Leguizamo	...	Ignacio
Joe Santos	...	Ibarra
Christofer de Oni	...	Diaz
Daniel Rojo	...	Vaquero

Storyline

Michael "Jay" Cochran has just left the Navy after 12 years. He's not quite sure what he's going to do, except that he knows he wants a holiday. He decides to visit Tiburon Mendez, a powerful but shady Mexican businessman who he once flew to Alaska for a hunting trip. Arriving at the Mendez mansion in Mexico, he is immediately surprised by the beauty and youth of Mendez' wife Miryea. Their attraction to each other is undeniable, but Cochran is aware that Mendez is a powerful, vindictive, and very possessive man who does not tolerate betrayal.

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Plot Keywords:

betrayal | mexico | adulterous wife | extramarital affair | sex in bed | 

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Taglines:

There's only one passion more uncontrollable than love.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jim Harrison's novella "Revenge" was published in Esquire magazine in 1979.

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Goofs

After Jay and Miryea are through walking on the beach, Jay offers to make some lemonade. As he fumbles around nervously at his beach house, he ends up attempting to make lemonade with what appears to be a bag of limes, instead of lemons. However, in Mexico yellow lemons are very rare. "Limones" are green and used to make "limonada".

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Quotes

Tibey: [to Miryea] Only whores smoke in public.

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Alternate Versions

The version included on the 2007 DVD and Blu-Ray releases is director Tony Scott's shorter cut, running 104 minutes. The original 124-minute version is producer Ray Stark's cut.

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Connections

Referenced in Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

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Soundtracks

La Bamba
Adapted and Arranged by Ritchie Valens
Performed by Ritchie Valens
Courtesy of Del-Fi Records/Original Sound Entertainment

User Reviews

Violence abounds in this romantic thriller!

Violence seems to be the theme in this film. Not that I'm very fond of violent films. I found this one a bit too long. Produced by it's star, Kevin Costner, not one of my favorite actors, it follows his quest, if you want to call it that, for his true love, played well by Madeleine Stowe, who, along with himself, became victims of revenge for their tryst by none other than Anthony Quinn, a masterful actor in all that he does. And that's the plot. Director Tony Scott did some fine work with this movie along with the excellent photography by Jeffrey Kimball. Many of the scenes had that smoky soft sepia tones. The morning scene in the mountains was awesome, with the fog crawling up the side of the mountain. Quinn was my favorite in this. He, was the villain, and who could blame him. A man stole his wife and had an affair. However, in his revenge upon the lovers, you never doubted his pain and remorse in what he had to do. Bravo, Anthony! Stowe played it very well with just the right amount of sadness and never over the top. You really felt her agony in the latter part of the movie as she was dying. Costner, however, just didn't grab me. I was always aware of his acting. He always has one look on his face. Like he doesn't know what's happening around him. More a role for the likes of Harrison Ford or Brendan Fraser. It was a surprise to see John Legiuzamo in a small but effective role. John, as we all know, has come far, even to appearing solo on Broadway. If you have nothing else to do, watch this movie if only for Quinn and Stowe's performances.

Details

Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

16 February 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Revenge

Filming Locations:

Sierra de Organos, Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,086,672, 19 February 1990

Gross USA:

$15,645,616

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,645,616

Company Credits

Production Co:

New World Pictures, Rastar Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min 104 min (director's cut) 115 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1