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4.8/10   197 votes
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Director:
Avi Nesher
Writers:
Steven Hartov (writer)
Patrick Highsmith (screenplay)
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Release Date:
17 January 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Thriller more
Plot:
Jonas Ambler is a rich businessman who's wife is killed by kidnapers. So he decides to get even. He hires a mercenary to find and kill the kidnapers... more | add synopsis
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If you love movies, this is a movie you'll love. more (7 total)

Cast

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Olivier Gruner ... Captain Carl Hawk May

John Ritter ... Jonas Ambler
Robert Culp ... McClean
Ed Lauter ... Cochran
Michael Zelniker ... Bailey

Martin Kove ... Phoenix

Lara Harris ... Joanna Ambler

Lindsey Ginter ... Klinge

Nils Allen Stewart ... Bad Dave
Michael Reid Davis ... Hendrix

Duke Valenti ... Bandit Boss
Kevin Knotts ... Barman
Mark Poitras ... Commando Man #1
Robert Werhan ... Frank
Bryan Lee ... Yakuza
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Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico more
Company:
Conquistador Entertainment more

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Movie Connections:
Followed by Mercenary II: Thick & Thin (1997) (TV) more

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If you love movies, this is a movie you'll love., 26 February 2001
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Author: CineMOTH from New York

As a lover of action movies, this one took me by surprise, both because of how much I enjoyed it (which is hard to say these days) and because of how atypical it is for the genre. It is really like Laurel and Hardy do action... Funny, funny, funny! John Ritter is great as the guy who thinks he can do all the stunts, just cause he wants to go along for the ride, and Mr. Gruner is a powerful force, with a hint of the comedian hiding beneath his straight man. Great effort by Nesher, the director, who moves this great story with sheer force from the first frame... A must rent!

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