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 | sniper | terrorist | war buddy | 

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Taglines:

He only needs one shot.

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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:

Beckett, la última misión

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

All the signs in the so-called "Ho Chi Minh" city are in Thai, which doesn't look even remotely like Vietnamese. Vietnamese language is written in the Western alphabet, with accent symbols over some letters. Thai has its own alphabet, quite indecipherable to Westerners.

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Goofs

In the driving scenes, the car is on the left and the driver is on the right. If this was in Vietnam this would be reversed.

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Quotes

William Avery: [about Beckett] One way or another, he'll get the job done. His life isn't worth a damn unless he's risking it or taking someone else's.

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Connections

Followed by Sniper: Reloaded (2011)

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Soundtracks

Tiger Dust
(Bengal Mix)
Written by Tim Jones
Performed by Tim Jones

User Reviews

I thought it was fantastic.

I liked the casting choices. Of course Tom Berenger is the perfect actor but John Doman, Denis Arndt, William Duffy and especially Byron Mann were convincing in their characters. The Vietnamese cast and crew were phenomenal. I liked the very well-written story, no loose ends. All the information that was told in the story was used with it's conclusions. I like the location choices in Vietnam. I loved the music (WOW). There was a Southeast Asian theme but not over the top stereotypical. The music was hip and matched the screens of the movie. I like the cinematography. The lighting at the dock with Quan and the informant, spooky. Great job, really !!