Johnny's sister is brutally attacked and murdered by a sadistic serial killer. At the trial, he is sentenced to be electrocuted, but a bleeding heart liberal has the sentence commuted to a ...
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| Jeff Speakman | ... | John Lomax | |
| James Brolin | ... | Warden Munsey | |
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Michael Shaner | ... | Martin Kagan |
| Alex Datcher | ... | Dr. Alice Barnes | |
| Wolfgang Bodison | ... | Dan Mason | |
| Elizabeth Gracen | ... | Liz Pierce | |
| Norm Woodel | ... | Bill Loomis | |
| Jim Varney | ... | Snake | |
| Michelle Nagy | ... | Jenny Lomax | |
| Red West | ... | Judge | |
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William Barry Scott | ... | Capt. Jackson |
| Jophery C. Brown | ... | Joe Himes | |
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Robby Robinson | ... | Tex |
| Ramon Estevez | ... | Tomas | |
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Dan Chandler | ... | Governor |
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Johnny's sister is brutally attacked and murdered by a sadistic serial killer. At the trial, he is sentenced to be electrocuted, but a bleeding heart liberal has the sentence commuted to a mental facility. Here, he will interact with other model prisoners and give talks at schools while he is being treated. The only problem is that Johnny, being a ex-special forces trainer, is coming to the prison to seek his own justice and that does not include rehabilitation. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
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6 April 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ekspert See more »Filming Locations:
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The character of "Martin Kagan" is based mostly on real-life killer Scott Panetti, who also represented himself in court, and was on trial around the same time this movie was filmed. See more »Quotes
Dr. Alice Barnes: [to her client Martin Kagan, who just shot Warden Munsey dead in front of her] I hope you fry.See more »
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My main critique of this film is twofold: 1) 80's/90's action films like this tended to be reactionary in some way, but the message this one hammers home even silly for its genre, and 2) Jeff Speakman, while a good martial artist, is a charisma vacuum as an actor. First, however, what the film does have in its favor. As previously stated, Jeff Speakman is quite convincing as a martial artist and, in general, as a physical presence. I certainly wouldn't want to mess with him in real life (contrary to whatever Steven Seagal's beef with him was). The plot is also quite efficient, if rudimentary, in the way it sets up the characters and moves the action forward. The first scene in particular establishes Speakman's character as the no-bs "expert" that the title indicated he would be. The action scenes were also well-choreographed and there was some decent camera-work in the slower portions of the film. I also thought that James Brolin and Jim Varney (in a one-scene cameo) did respectable acting work. However, just about everyone else, Speakman included, was halfway decent at best. The writing also wasn't anything to be proud of either. My biggest issue with the film is the "message," if one can call it that. THE EXPERT delivers yet another right-wing fantasy about a lone "hero" who takes on an ineffectual justice system by doling out his own version of justice against the violent criminal who killed his sister. Of course violent criminals should be punished, but the negative way it portrays a female psychologist involved with the case very unsubtly clues the viewer onto what the film's stance is. Not that a film shouldn't take a stance on anything, but I happen to think the stance wasn't very fair. Aside from that, the score was overblown and there were a few pacing issues in the middle portion, where the main character barely gets any screen time. I know I shouldn't have expected too much, considering Jeff Speakman was a third-tier action star at best, but the obvious message-making made it a little bit of a chore to sit through.