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Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons, Robert Guillaume, Mel Harris, William Russ ... see more see more... , Jesse Aragon , Robert John Burke , Dennis Burkley , Eli Danker , James Edgecomb , Hugh Gillin , Jerry Hardin , Rif Hutton , Jeffrey Josephson , Tiiu Leek , R.J. Miller , Dee Dee Rescher , William Smith , Thu Thuy , Tyler Tyhurst , Gary Werntz , Ben R. Scott , Ted White , Ed Brodow , Susan McDonald , David E. Boyle , Danny Costa , George W. Elam , Nick Faltas , Patrick Gorman , Joe Nasser , Tu Ban Nhuyen , Gerald Papasyan , Richard Partlow , Patrick Puccinelli , Garry Scott , Hammam Shafie , Charles Shapiro , Neil Sommers , Suzanne Wouk , Buddy Farmer , George Shannon , Robert Harper

Nick Randall (Rutger Hauer) is a modern-day bounty hunter who goes after notorious terrorist Malak Al Rahim (Gene Simmons) in this action feature. Nick is called on after Malak disrupts Los Angeles wi... read more read more...th a series of fatal bombings. William Russ plays Nick's friend and retired LAPD lieutenant Danny Quintz, with Robert Guillaume as CIA agent and former partner Philmore Walker. Nick tries to avoid being one of many caught in Malak's murderous bloodbath. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Directed by: Gary Sherman, Gary A. Sherman

Release Date: January 16, 1987

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DVD Release Date: March 22, 2005

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  • ythelastman89
    September 18, 2010
    ythelastman89
    Rutger Hauer as a bounty hunter, pitted against a terrorist played by Gene Simmons. It doesn't get any cooler than that. This is low budget 80s action at its best, it utilizes what it has and doesn't come off as cheesy or dumb. The plot works, but it's the little things that make... read more it great. The fact that Rutger Hauer has a command center that rivals the batcave is my favorite aspect. Just total fun.
  • Beefy
    June 23, 2007
    Beefy
    Hauer is a total badass and deserved a tighter, more exciting flick than this.
  • deano
    December 11, 2006
    deano
    Rutger Hauer does some pretty good action sequences in his bounty hunter business.
  • MovieGuruDude72
    April 17, 2008
    MovieGuruDude72
    God Rutger Hauer looked silly with that giant blonde mullet. Get a haircut dude. You look like Jeff Spicoli's bastard offspring.
  • ChicanoRadio
    June 5, 2007
    ChicanoRadio
    RUTGER HAUER AT HIS BEST! Gene Simmons (KISS) stars in this little known GEM that pits terrorist & the CIA in a dangerous game of cat and mouse, and the only Man who can stop them both: Rutger Hauer. A MUST SEE FOR ALL ACTION MOVIE BUFFS. You'll wonder how this one got away from ... read moreyou!!
  • crazystitch07
    May 13, 2007
    crazystitch07
    Any movie that Gene Simmons gets his head blown off with a grenade in, has at least 3 stars in my book.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.
September 6, 2010
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

A bland and often lackluster action thriller with Rutger Hauer failing to hold a candle to McQueen... Full Review

Chuck O'Leary
February 12, 2006
Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com

As he did in Runaway, rock-star Gene Simmons makes a truly despicable villain. How the terrorist character he plays here gets his just desserts makes for a truly fantastic finish.

Scott Weinberg
April 3, 2005
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

While it's great to see Rutger Hauer in an action lead, the movie's just not all that good. At all.

Clint Morris
March 11, 2005
Clint Morris, Moviehole

One of the coolest, most in-your-face thrillers of the 80's

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

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Roger Ebert
April 24, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Richard Harrington
April 24, 2003
Richard Harrington, Washington Post

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Michael Szymanski
September 23, 2005
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

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Craig Phillips
August 11, 2005
Craig Phillips, GreenCine

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Bill Chambers
January 12, 2004
Bill Chambers, Film Freak Central

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