Sniper 3 (2004)

Deadly sniper Tom Beckett is recruited by the CIA to go to Ho Chi Minh City and take out a ruthless drug dealer who turns out to be an old war buddy he thought was dead.

Director:

P.J. Pesce

Writers:

Michael Frost Beckner (characters created by), Crash Leyland (characters created by)

Stars:

Tom Berenger, Byron Mann, John Doman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Berenger	...	Thomas Beckett
Byron Mann	...	Quan
John Doman	...	Paul Finnegan
Denis Arndt	...	William Avery
Troy Winbush	...	Captain Laraby
Jeannetta Arnette	...	Sydney
William Duffy	...	Richard Addis
Nophand Boonyai	...	Tran
Dom Hetrakul	...	Chu
Govit Vattanakun	...	Chinaman
Naraporn Chainin	...	Vietnamese Woman
Zawit Subanunt	...	Vietnamese Policeman
Bangongsak Kansai	...	Vietnamese Policeman
Aoyama Isao	...	Asian Bodyguard
Ken Streutker	...	Neil Finnegan

Storyline

Sniper Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) is hired by NSA officials, William Avery (Denis Arndt) and Richard Addis (William Duffy) to perform a covert operation to eliminate a suspected terrorist. The terrorist turns out to be a friend of Beckett's and the real purpose of the mission turns out to be something other than what Beckett was told.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | third part | betrayal by a friend | betrayal | sniper | 

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Taglines:

Everyone is a target.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sniper 3

Filming Locations:

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Destination Films, Sandstorm Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie on Beckett's motel TV is The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).

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Goofs

When Beckett and Detective Quan are in the tunnels Beckett is carrying a sidearm in his left hand and rifle with his right hand with the index finger "missing", but in another shot it is carrying the rifle in his left hand and the handgun in his right showing the index finger on the trigger.

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Quotes

Beckett: Different kinds. Whenever I kill a man it's because he needs killing. I look at his life and if it adds up to nothing I take him out. But you, Finn, you got to liking it. I never did. What's this all about, Finn? How does it all end here?

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Connections

Followed by Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017)

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Soundtracks

Drop The Bea(s)t
Written by Tim Jones
Performed by Tim Jones

User Reviews

Sure it's low budget, but....

While this is certainly low budget, the producers and director did something special that set this one apart: they got a good script AND good actors. Tom Beringer and Byron Mann headed up a cast that took what little money was thrown into this movie and brought it up to the level of many films that have found their way into the local cinema. Even surpassed a lot of them. They took a very well written script and squeezed every drop out of it that they could and made a very enjoyable film to boot. Could it have been better? Sure. The production values could have been better if a few more bucks had come their way. But given the limitations: this movie rocked!