Black Moon Rising (1986)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Harley Cokliss

Writers:

John Carpenter (screenplay)
John Carpenter (story)

Release Date:

10 January 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

From the mind of John Carpenter comes the towering adventure that thunders across Los Angeles and explodes 30 stories above it!

Plot:

A professional thief is hired by the FBI to steal a data tape from a company under investigation. The analysis of this tape...

Plot Keywords:

Tape | Car | Company | Thief | Evidence

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Quint
Linda Hamilton	...	Nina
Robert Vaughn	...	Ed Ryland
Richard Jaeckel	...	Earl Windom
Lee Ving	...	Marvin Ringer
Bubba Smith	...	Johnson
Dan Shor	...	Billy Lyons
William Sanderson	...	Tyke Thayden
Keenan Wynn	...	Iron John
Nick Cassavetes	...	Luis
Richard Angarola	...	Dr. Melato
Don Keith Opper	...	Emile French (as Don Opper)
William Marquez	...	Reynoso
David Pressman	...	Kid at Grocery Store
Stanley DeSantis	...	The Mover

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Australia:R | UK:18 (cut) | UK:15 (re-rating) (2009) (uncut) | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Iceland:16

Company:

New World Pictures

Trivia:

Jeff Bridges, Don Johnson, Tom Berenger and Richard Dean Anderson were all considered for the lead role that eventually went to Tommy Lee Jones.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Robert Vaughn's character mispronounces 'Kevlar' as 'Kelvar': "It's made up of Kelvar... the same material they use for bullet-proof vests."

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Picket Fences: Bad Moons Rising (#1.14)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Sleeping With The Enemy

Beauty & The Beast

Tommy Lee Jones in a love scene??!! Yikes: what a scary thought. It happened maybe only once on film in his illustrious career. This is that film. With Linda Hamilton, too! I guess this is another version of her TV show, "Beauty and The Beast."

Okay, I don't mean to be that nasty because Jones is a terrific actor and usually a lot of fun to watch, especially when he's chasing bad guys.

This film really had a Class B-type of feel to it despite the presence of those two actors, along with Robert Vaughn and Richard Jaekel....and a very cool car called "Black Moon."

The best thing about the movie was that it was fast-moving, meaning it was interesting enough not to get bored. Other than that, it's an ordinary heist tale that isn't too memorable.