A US Marine sniper is partnered with a SWAT member to take out rebel leaders in the jungles of Panama.
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| Tom Berenger | ... | Thomas Beckett | |
| Billy Zane | ... | Richard Miller | |
| J.T. Walsh | ... | Chester Van Damme | |
| Aden Young | ... | Doug Papich | |
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Ken Radley | ... | El Cirujano |
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Reynaldo Arenas | ... | Cacique (as Reinaldo Arenas) |
| Gary Swanson | ... | NSC Officer in Washington | |
| Hank Garrett | ... | Admiral in Washington | |
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Frederick Miragliotta | ... | General Miguel Alavarez |
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Vanessa Steele | ... | Mrs. Alvarez |
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Carlos Álvarez | ... | Raul Ochoa |
| Tyler Coppin | ... | Ripoly (as Tyler Copin) | |
| Teo Gebert | ... | Ripolys Friend | |
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Edward Wiley | ... | DeSilva |
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William Curtin | ... | Mountain Top Pilot |
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Tough guy Thomas Beckett is a US Marine working in the Panamanian jungle. His job is to seek out rebels and remove them using his sniper skills. Beckett is notorious for losing his partners on such missions. This time he's accompanied by crack marksman Richard Miller, who's more of an office-type. Together they plan to seek out an important rebel leader, whilst avoiding a rogue marksman who frequents this part of the jungle. Written by Rob Hartill
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One Shot. One Kill. No Exceptions.Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
29 January 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$5,715,435, 31 January 1993, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$18,994,653Company Credits
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Thomas Beckett: What you're feeling now ain't the worst pain. The worst thing is not feeling the hurt anymore.
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Written and Performed by Henry Lee Summer
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Before Beckett and Miller meet the Indians, Miller does not have his shooting glasses on. When the Indian sneaks up behind Miller and puts the rifle to Miller's head, Miller is wearing the glasses. See more »Quotes
Richard Miller: When the "rush" is over, it hurts. Doesn't it?Thomas Beckett: What you're feeling now ain't the worst pain. The worst thing is not feeling the hurt anymore.
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UK DVD by Entertainment in Video misses some scenes but also adds/replaces scenes not present in the R-rated version. See more »Soundtracks
Turn It UpWritten and Performed by Henry Lee Summer
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Some guys think that sniper is not good because of the action part of it was not good enough. Well, if you regard it as an action movie, this view point could be quite true as the action part of this movive is not actually exciting. However, I think this is a psychological drama rather than an action one.
The movie mainly told us about the inside of two snipers who definitely had different personalities and different experiences. Tomas Beccket , who was a veteran and had 74 confirmed kills, looked as if he was cold-hearted. However, after Beccket showed his day dream of Montana, we can clearly see his softness inside. It was the cruel war and his partners' sacrifice that made Beccket become so called cold-hearted.
Millar, on the contrary, was a new comer, a green hand, and was even not qualified as a sniper. Billy Zane did quite well to show millar's hesitation and fear when he first tried to "put a bullet through one's heart"(as what Beccket said). What he thought about the actuall suicide mission was that it could be easily accomplished and then he could safely get back and receive the award.
These two guys were quite different in their personalities and I think that the movie had successfully showed the difference and the impact they had to each other due to the difference in their personalities. These two snipers quarreled, suspected each other and finally come to an understanding by the communication and by what they had done to help even to save the other.
Sniper isn't a good action movie but a good psychological one.