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Syöksyhampaat

Original title: Tusks
  • 1988
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
4.0/10
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Syöksyhampaat (1988)
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An unhinged poacher who makes his living off the ivory trade is challenged by a game warden, who happens to be his former old friend, and a female animal conservationist. The poacher snaps a... Read allAn unhinged poacher who makes his living off the ivory trade is challenged by a game warden, who happens to be his former old friend, and a female animal conservationist. The poacher snaps and decides to kill them both.An unhinged poacher who makes his living off the ivory trade is challenged by a game warden, who happens to be his former old friend, and a female animal conservationist. The poacher snaps and decides to kill them both.

  • Director
    • Tara Moore
  • Writers
    • Tara Moore
    • John Rhys-Davies
  • Stars
    • Lucy Gutteridge
    • Andrew Stevens
    • John Rhys-Davies
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    4.0/10
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    • Director
      • Tara Moore
    • Writers
      • Tara Moore
      • John Rhys-Davies
    • Stars
      • Lucy Gutteridge
      • Andrew Stevens
      • John Rhys-Davies
    • 5User reviews
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    John Rhys-Davies in Syöksyhampaat (1988)
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    Lucy Gutteridge
    Lucy Gutteridge
    • Micah Hill
    Andrew Stevens
    Andrew Stevens
    • Mark Smith
    John Rhys-Davies
    John Rhys-Davies
    • Roger Singh
    Julian Glover
    Julian Glover
    • Ian Taylor
    Victor Melleney
    • Fred Johnson
    David Phetoe
    • Watson
    Wendy Clifford
    • Jane Taylor
    John Rixey Moore
    John Rixey Moore
    • John Sterling
    James H. Coburn IV
    • Client - Tom
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    Sekai Sadza
    • Roger's Girl
    Tembi
    • Amanda
    Kathy Kuleya
    • Amanda's Friend
    Sam Williams
    • Poacher
    Oliver Tengende
    • Poacher
    David Guwaza
    • Poacher
    Godfrey Majonga
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    • Director
      • Tara Moore
    • Writers
      • Tara Moore
      • John Rhys-Davies
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    Looks great, but is otherwise terrible
    You may know John Rhys-Davies as an actor, but you may not know that, for one time at least, he co-wrote a movie screenplay. "Tusks" is that movie, of course, and it explains why his character in the movie is a successful ladies' man and gets a lot more screen time than the protagonists. But despite all this, Davies seems to be performing on autopilot. Maybe he sensed upon filming that the story for the movie is an absolute bore. It takes more than half of this one hundred minute movie to fully set up the crisis of the movie, and that first portion of the movie is slow, endless, and pretty much action free. The remaining running time isn't that much better. The only thing that stopped me from pressing the stop button on my DVD remote was the African scenery, which looks nice especially since it's also well photographed. The only other possible thing the movie has to offer for viewers is the chance to see James Coburn's son in an acting role, though his part lasts only for a few minutes.
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    • Release date
      • July 29, 1988 (Portugal)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tusks
    • Filming locations
      • Zimbabwe
    • Production company
      • Marquis Pictures
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      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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