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The Expert

  • 19951995
  • RR
  • 1h 32m
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4.5/10
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The Expert (1995)
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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 m... Read allJohnny'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 school... Read allJohnny'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 tr... Read all
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    • Rick Avery
    • William Lustig(uncredited)
    • Max Allan Collins(screenplay)
    • Jill Gatsby(story)
    • Larry Cohen(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Jeff Speakman
    • James Brolin
    • Michael Shaner
    • Rick Avery
    • William Lustig(uncredited)
    • Max Allan Collins(screenplay)
    • Jill Gatsby(story)
    • Larry Cohen(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Jeff Speakman
    • James Brolin
    • Michael Shaner
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    • 12User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Jeff Speakman
    Jeff Speakman
    • John Lomax
    James Brolin
    James Brolin
    • Warden Munsey
    Michael Shaner
    • Martin Kagan
    Alex Datcher
    Alex Datcher
    • Dr. Alice Barnes
    Wolfgang Bodison
    Wolfgang Bodison
    • Dan Mason
    Elizabeth Gracen
    Elizabeth Gracen
    • Liz Pierce
    Norm Woodel
    Norm Woodel
    • Bill Loomis
    Jim Varney
    Jim Varney
    • Snake
    Michelle Nagy
    Michelle Nagy
    • Jenny Lomax
    Red West
    Red West
    • Judge
    Barry Scott
    • Capt. Jackson
    • (as William Barry Scott)
    Jophery C. Brown
    Jophery C. Brown
    • Joe Himes
    Robby Robinson
    • Tex
    Ramon Estevez
    Ramon Estevez
    • Tomas
    Dan Chandler
    • Governor
    Karen Bowden
    • Lt. Weisser
    Trent Walker
    Trent Walker
    • Bobby Lee Hazen
    Richard Epper
    • Joe Hazen
      • Rick Avery
      • William Lustig(uncredited)
      • Max Allan Collins(screenplay)
      • Jill Gatsby(story)
      • Larry Cohen(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      According to screenwriter Max Allan Collins, the original script for The Expert was more akin to The Dirty Dozen, with a group of ex-Green Berets breaking into death row to fulfill the executions after the courts repeal the death penalty. When Jeff Speakman was cast, the producers had the script re-written as a vehicle for him. Collins said he had to rewrite the script 20 times.
    • Quotes

      Martin Kagan: Life is good - love is better.

    • Connections
      References Deliverance (1972)

    User reviews12

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    5/10
    Halfway decent action film dragged down by obvious message-making
    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.
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    • Release date
      • April 6, 1995 (United States)
      • United States
      • France
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Tennessee, USA
    • Production companies
      • Axis Films International/Davis Joint Venture
      • Davis-Films
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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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