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...
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| Thomas Ian Griffith | ... | Terry McCain | |
| Lance Henriksen | ... | Devlin | |
| James Earl Jones | ... | Jake | |
| Tony Todd | ... | Frankie Hawkins | |
| Burt Young | ... | Sal DiMarco | |
| Antoni Corone | ... | Fat Tommy | |
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Leon Delaney | ... | Hitman #1 |
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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. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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policeman | police | briefcase of money | exercise bicycle | police brutality |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. See more »Genres:
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14 May 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$3,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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Written by Jack Ackerman
Performed by Bob Anderson
Published by Jackbar Music
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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. See more »Goofs
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Terry McCain: Before they blew his head off, they smashed his knees. His knees, for Christ's sake.See more »
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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. See more »Soundtracks
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This has all the earmarks of Hollywood excess in modern-day action/crime films: excessive violence, profanity, crooked cops, conspiracy theories, Rambo-like mentality, a sleazy hero and generally no likable characters in the whole film. That about summarizes this one.
However, when you hear that a film is a "direct to video" one, chances are it's not exactly a high- quality film. I agree with one critic who said Thomas Ian Griffith is a better actor than a writer. He does both in this film. It's basically his movie. I also think he's pretty good at being an unlikeable guy on screen. Of course, I could say the same of the sleazy characters Burt Young and Lance Henrikson usually played, too. When you see this cast, the content isn't surprising. I never thought James Earl Jones was as classy as his reputation, and him being mixed in with this group only solidifies my position regarding him.