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Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Sadler, Frederick Coffin, Bonnie Burroughs ... see more see more... , Branscombe Richmond , Zachary Rosencrantz , Robert Michael Adler , Lou Beatty Jr. , Andrew Bloch , Charles Boswell , Stanley Brock , Nicky Corello , Nick de Mauro , James Distefano , Craig Dunn , Jerry Dunphy , Michael Fosberg , Carlos Gomez , Al Goto , Evan James , Robert La Sardo , Ernie Lively , Tom Muzila , Dean Norris , Francesca Roberts , Barbara Townsend , Justin Derosa , Buddy Joe Hooker , Stephen Jones , Linda Klein , Gary McLarty , Jack Eiseman , Andrea Stein , Eddie Frias , Tony Perez

Action star Steven Seagal crosses Rip Van Winkle with Clint Eastwood in this belabored revenge odyssey. Seagal plays L.A. Detective Mason Storm and, over the opening credits, Storm is seen busily eave... read more read more...sdropping on crooked politician Vernon Trent (William Sadler). Once he has the goods on Trent, Storm phones his partner Kevin O'Malley (Frederick Coffin) to report on his progress. Unfortunately, crooked cops in the same room pick up the extension phone and listen in, thereby dooming Storm. Soon killers show up at Storm's home and blow away Storm's wife Felicia (Bonnie Burroughs) and their young son. Storm himself is also assumed dead, but when he is taken to the hospital, he lapses into a coma. O'Malley spirits him away, and everyone else, for all intents and purposes, thinks Storm has died. Seven years later, under the tutelage of incredibly beautiful nurse Andy Stewart (Kelly LeBrock), Storm rises from his coma and plots his revenge. With the able assistance of Andy, Storm heads off on a killing spree, becoming (as one character describes him), "the most unstoppable sonuvabitch I ever met." ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Bruce Malmuth

Release Date: June 1, 1990

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DVD Release Date: January 27, 1998

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  • TheGame90
    September 18, 2011
    TheGame90
    It was pretty good...at least it wasn't bad
  • 76Majikat
    May 11, 2009
    76Majikat
    Yes I know!!! Steven Seagal ? what the hell am I thinking of? Well as I grew up on cheesy Martial Arts films, this happens to one of them, so when I spotted it on TV, I left it on for a nostalgic watch.

    What it does show is the changes that have taken place during the time l... read moreapse to recent days in these type of films, in stunts, effects, acting and even physical builds.

    What I always remembered about this film was the written quote ?The Anticipation of Death is much worse than Death itself?, but it somehow seemed to feel a little more threatening back then.
  • middleeasternfilms
    April 20, 2008
    middleeasternfilms
    My favorite Seagal movie and the first of his that I ever saw, this movie is what made me a Seagal fan in the first place. It's a good blend of action and continuing storyline with a good plot and above-average acting. A good place to start when viewing Seagal films for the first... read more time.
  • Chiefilms
    March 1, 2008
    Chiefilms
    Seagal has some good lines in this one, his best along with Under Siege.
  • garyX
    March 21, 2007
    garyX
    Seagal wakes from a coma (although it's quite difficult to tell the difference) and sets about butchering the bad guys in his usual lumbering, brainless fashion with the help of nurse Kelly Le Brock who decides to tag along as she liked the look of his willy (this is actually wha... read moret happens...) Do not expect subtlety.
  • deano
    March 15, 2007
    deano
    This tale of shot cop Steven Seagal falling into coma, only to emerge after 7 years aching for revenge is average action film ever made. It's the same old formulaic action-muscle stuff, but sadly not even up to the usual standard.
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 25, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    one of the 2 or 3 best seagal flicks
  • burgerstar
    September 9, 2010
    burgerstar
    His 2nd best movie next to "Marked for Death".
  • xxdebxx
    January 2, 2010
    xxdebxx
    "You can take that to the bank"

    Steven Seagal plays Mason Storm, a police officer who after a 7 year coma returns for revenge against the mobsters who killed his wife and put him in the coma. The fight scenes were great and it is nice to see Seagal in fights where his movies a... read morere fully visible and are fluent.

    The movie provides fast and furious nonstop action and it's a must see for all the Seagal fans.
  • BlueTorch
    May 14, 2006
    BlueTorch
    A relic of an era gone by. The music, the cheesy lines, the fighting, the bad acting; these type of films were an institution in the late 80's/ 90's. You can pretty much only judge these based on the action and fights; in this case, not nearly enough of it and poor quality when... read more it happens.

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Bill Clark
October 27, 2005
Bill Clark, FromTheBalcony

Brainless entertainment...and I mean that as a compliment.

Clint Morris
May 6, 2005
Clint Morris, Moviehole

One of Seagal's better actioners...entertaining

Robert Roten
March 16, 2003
Robert Roten, Laramie Movie Scope

One of Steven Seagal's best films, but that's not saying much. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
July 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Even Seagal's "best" movie is unwatchably bad.

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Richard Harrington
January 1, 2000
Richard Harrington, Washington Post

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June 1, 1990
Entertainment Weekly

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Emanuel Levy
October 7, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Jeffrey Westhoff
December 24, 2002
Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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