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Stephen Baldwin, James Russo, Yorgo Constantine, Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon ... see more see more... , Gayle Hunnicutt , Victoria Fyodorova , Josef Sommer , Guy Boyd , Herbert Berghof , Ilona Grubel , Richard Münch , Ray Fry , Jean-Paul Dubois , Jany Holt , Ric Krause , Robert Liensol , Werner Pochath , James Selby , Jean-Pierre Stewart , Charlotte Bailey , Robert Ground , Veronique Guillaud , Thomas Hnevsa , Jacques Mignot , Catherine Réthi , Brad Williams , Ullrich Haupt Jr. , Randy Moore , Tomas Hnevsa , Jean-Pol Dubois

A businessman and his son are thrust into international intrigue and adventure when their wife/mother is kidnapped while she's vacationing in Paris.

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R, 1 hr. 27 min.

Directed by: Arthur Penn

Release Date: November 8, 1985

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DVD Release Date: July 13, 2004

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  • FiLmCrAzY
    April 14, 2009
    FiLmCrAzY
    i found it slow and boring turned it of about half hour into it!
  • harrycaul
    March 24, 2008
    harrycaul
    A generally underappreciated thriller, which is a bit like a cross between "True Lies" and "Frantic". Gene Hackman plays a former CIA agent whose past catches up with him when his wife is kidnapped in Paris. Heretofore dismissed as a boring old fart by his teenage son (Matt Dillo... read moren), Hackman's exotic past and unsuspected resourcefulness are revealed as they strive to get their loved one back. Yes, it's a bit silly and the plot is alternately predictable and puzzling, so that I was repeatedly either two steps ahead or completely baffled, but the film is lifted by the quality of its performances and its superb use of locations. Dillon delivers a winning blend of surly rebelliousness and vulnerability, and Hackman is extraordinary, lending complexity and credibility to a character who could so easily have seemed ridiculous, in lesser hands. The genuine tenderness of Dillon and Hackman's father-son relationship is highly unusual, giving "Target" a distinctive flavour, unlike that of any other movie I can think of. It isn't another "Night Moves", but it's better than you might expect.
  • thirdway821
    January 24, 2011
    thirdway821
    Not one of Arthur Penn's best. I'm not sure if it was the director's goal to make this feel like "The French Connection" or "Bullet" but "Target" doesn't hit the bullseye and fails on every level. Not good.
  • jim222001us
    May 16, 2009
    jim222001us
    Why does it say this is from 2003 ? lol. This movie is pretty old.
  • greywind86
    February 20, 2007
    greywind86
    I caught this one morning on AMC and it was funny to see Gene Hackman and Matt Dillon pair up as father and son. I thought it was pretty good.

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Michael Szymanski
October 7, 2005
Michael Szymanski, Wordmag.com

It's great action and gripping fun.

Jeffrey M. Anderson
September 1, 2005
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

The plot creaks along and nothing Penn does can align it. Full Review

Walter Chaw
August 3, 2005
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

Laughing at this stuff isn't good for the soul. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
June 11, 2005
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com

Pure cable flick stuff all the way, only with the added power of Hackman! (And his sidekick Dillonlad!) Full Review

David Nusair
June 10, 2005
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...[an] engaging and intriguing little thriller. Full Review

Cole Smithey
November 30, 2007
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

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Emanuel Levy
August 12, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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