Excessive Force (1993)

A group of Chicago cops are involved in a raid from which $3,000,000 disappears. The local mob go after them and the body count starts to rise. The new Chief of Police makes it clear to the... See full summary »

Director:

Jon Hess

Writer:

Thomas Ian Griffith

Stars:

Thomas Ian Griffith, James Earl Jones, Lance Henriksen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Ian Griffith	...	Terry McCain
Lance Henriksen	...	Devlin
James Earl Jones	...	Jake
Tony Todd	...	Frankie Hawkins
Burt Young	...	Sal DiMarco
Antoni Corone	...	Fat Tommy
Liza Cruzat	...	Hooker
Leon Delaney	...	Hitman #1
Danny Epper	...	Hitman #2
Tony Epper	...	Delivery Man
Christopher Garbrecht	...	Red
Danny Goldring	...	Lieutenant Landry
Ian Gomez	...	Lucas
Paula Anglin	...	Yvonne
Bobby Bass	...	Limo Driver

Storyline

A group of Chicago cops are involved in a raid from which $3,000,000 disappears. The local mob go after them and the body count starts to rise. The new Chief of Police makes it clear to the last remaining officer that he will look the other way if he takes the law into his own hands. When the policeman finds he can't follow through on this someone else does and he finds himself and his girl are being hunted by more or less everyone for their own reasons.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | white man asian woman relationship | asian woman white woman relationship | racial relations | interracial relationship | 

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Taglines:

In the 70's, Chuck Norris. In the 80's, Steven Seagal. In the '90's, action has a whole new name... Thomas Ian Griffith.

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Genres:

Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality and drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Excessive Force

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$308,499, 16 May 1993

Gross USA:

$1,152,117

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,152,117

Company Credits

Production Co:

3 Arts Entertainment, Ian Page Productions, New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

when first released on VHS in the UK in 1993 there was an urgent distributor recall a few days after release when they realized they had accidentally released a cut of the film that had not been certified by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification). Replacement tapes which had the cut certified by the BBFC had to be sent out to rental shops.

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Goofs

When approaching the crime scene at the garbage dump, the coroner has already laid out a body bag next to the dead body. For the close up however, the same body bag is being placed next to the body.

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Quotes

Terry McCain: Before they blew his head off, they smashed his knees. His knees, for Christ's sake.

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Alternate Versions

The UK video was cut by 26 seconds with edits to kicks and punches, a man's head being pushed through a car window, a dustbin lid beating, and a man's legs being hit with a baseball bat. The cuts were fully waived for the DVD release.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Crackerjack 2: Hostage Train (2017)

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Soundtracks

You Inspire Me
Written by Jack Ackerman
Performed by Bob Anderson
Published by Jackbar Music

User Reviews

Thomas Ian Griffith makes this movie semi worth watching.

Thomas Ian Griffith seems to be a better actor then screenplay writer, because the story is somewhat forgetful, the story centers around Terry McCain, A tough Dirty Harry like cop. who beats a confession out of witness in order to put a mob boss(Burt Young) away for life. But the mob boss, gets off due to Terry's excessive antics on a witness. But the heat really gets turned up on Terry, when the mob boss turns up dead, and Terry becomes the main suspect. Thomas Ian Griffith may seem like another Steven Seagal, but unlike Steven Seagal, Thomas Ian Griffith is an action hero who can act, and unlike Steven Seagal's characters, Thomas Ian Griffith made the character of Terry McCain, more human then one dymentional. Despite good acting by Thomas Ian Griffith,and good martial arts scenes. The story is very forgetful.