Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Gary Sherman

Writers:

Michael Patrick Goodman (writer)
Gary Sherman (writer)
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Release Date:

16 January 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Nick Randall is a loner. A legend. A bounty hunter.

Plot:

This movie features a character who is supposed to be the descendant of the character played Steve McQueen in the television series of the same name...

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | CIA | Bounty Hunter | Agent | Cruelty

Cast

Rutger Hauer	...	Nick Randall
Gene Simmons	...	Malak Al Rahim
Robert Guillaume	...	Philmore Walker
Mel Harris	...	Terry
William Russ	...	Danny Quintz
Susan MacDonald	...	Louise Quintz
Jerry Hardin	...	John Lipton
Hugh Gillin	...	Patrick Donoby
Robert Harper	...	Dave Henderson
Eli Danker	...	Robert Aziz
Joseph Nasser	...	Hasson
Suzanne Wouk	...	Jamilla
Gerald Papasyan	...	Abdul Renza
Nick Faltas	...	Amir
Hammam Shafie	...	Chemical Expert
Tyler Tyhurst	...	Charlie Higgins
Ted White	...	Pete
Neil Summers	...	Hardy (as Neil Sommers)
Dennis Burkley	...	Farnsworth
Dee Dee Rescher	...	Mrs. Farnsworth
Jesse Aragon	...	Luis Sanchez
Tu Thuy	...	Young Vietnamese Woman
Tu Ban Nguyen	...	Vietnamese Shop Owner
Garry Scott	...	Yeshiva Student
Tiiu Leek	...	Herself
Bill Smith	...	Himself
R.J. Miller	...	Mr. Morrison
Charles Shapiro	...	Usher
David Boyle	...	Police Chief
Jeffrey Josephson	...	Sergeant Nelson
Patrick Puccinelli	...	Policeman
James Edgcomb	...	Technician (as Jim Edgecomb)
Buddy Farmer	...	Agent
Gary Werntz	...	Agent
Rif Hutton	...	Agent
Richard Partlow	...	Agent
Rick Goldman	...	Agent
George Shannon	...	Agent
Ed Brodow	...	Agent
Patrick Gorman	...	Agent
Hubie Kerns Jr.	...	Agent
Danny Costa	...	Truck Driver
Greg Wayne Elam	...	Guard (as Gregory W. Elam)
John-Clay Scott	...	Guard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jerry Gatlin	...	FBI / SWAT Team Member (uncredited)
Sam Longoria	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)

Directed by
Gary Sherman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Patrick Goodman		writer
Gary Sherman		writer
Brian Taggert		writer

Produced by
Barry Bernardi	....	co-producer
Michael Patrick Goodman	....	associate producer
Robert C. Peters	....	producer
Arthur M. Sarkissian	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joe Renzetti

Cinematography by
Alex Nepomniaschy

Film Editing by
Ross Albert

Casting by
Ellen Meyer
Sally Stiner

Production Design by
Paul Eads

Art Direction by
Jon Hutman

Costume Design by
Tom McKinley

Makeup Department
Jim Gillespie	....	makeup artist
Trilby Taylor	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Barry Bernardi	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Capps	....	second assistant director
Alan B. Curtiss	....	first assistant director
Kevin Meyer	....	director: additional photography

Art Department
Craig D. Bentley	....	carpenter
Michael A. Clark	....	carpenter
Tommy Estridge	....	property master
Robert W. Henderson	....	set dresser (as Robert Henderson)
Floyed E. Morlan Sr.	....	stand-by painter
Cheri Paul	....	assistant props
Mindy Roffman	....	assistant art director
Ray Stoddard	....	construction foreman
Craig S. Sulli	....	lead man
Jim Wood	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Peter Bentley	....	sound mixer
Barbara J. Boguski	....	adr
Lisa De Moraes	....	adr
Jonathan D. Evans	....	sound engineer
Kim Fowler	....	foley artist
Walter A. Gest	....	sound recordist (as Walter Gest)
Chris Ingram	....	sound assistant
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
F. Hudson Miller	....	sound effects editor
R.J. Palmer	....	supervising sound editor
Laura Perlman	....	assistant sound (as Laura J. Perlman)
John Post	....	foley artist
Reinhard Schreiner	....	boom operator
Carl Lewis Skolnik	....	sound assistant
Frank Smathers	....	dialogue editor (as Frank T. Smathers)
Kelly Tartan	....	sound effects editor
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Lewis Yewdall	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Calvin Joe Acord	....	special effects technician (as Cal Acord)
William Aldridge	....	special effects
Guy Faria	....	special effects
Harold Selig	....	special effects

Stunts
Brad Bovee	....	stunts
Blair Burrows	....	stunts
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Danny Costa	....	stunts
Bob K. Cummings	....	stunts
Corey Michael Eubanks	....	stunts
Jerry Gatlin	....	stunts
Marguerite Happy	....	stunts
Bob Harris	....	stunts
Gene Hartline	....	stunts
Eddie Hice	....	stunts
Norman Howell	....	stunts
Mike Johnson	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
Max Kleven	....	stunts
Mario Roberts	....	stunts
Ben Scott	....	stunts
John-Clay Scott	....	stunt double: Rutger Hauer
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts
Walter Scott	....	stunt coordinator
Danny Wong	....	stunts
Sydney Urshan	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ken Berkhout	....	electrician
Loren Corl	....	grip
Cicero De Moraes	....	electrician
John L. Demps Jr.	....	electrician (as John Demps Jr.)
Renato Di Giuseppe	....	camera operator
Jerry Enright	....	best boy electric
Danny Feld	....	still photographer
Richard Franchot	....	key grip
Beth Jana Friedberg	....	first assistant camera (as Beth-Jana Friedberg)
Dennis Grow	....	gaffer
Phil Heath	....	grip (as Phillip Heath)
Gregory Irwin	....	first assistant camera
Doug Kennedy	....	electrician
Albert Malvaez	....	second assistant camera
Bob Myers	....	best boy grip
Mark Roemmich	....	best boy grip
Michael R. Thorpe	....	grip (as Mike Thorpe)
Jamie Watson	....	dolly grip
Robert D. Yeoman	....	additional photographer

Casting Department
Bruce Winant	....	voice casting (as Loopers Unlimited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ainslee Colt de Wolf	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Marjorie Deutsch	....	assistant editor
Susanne Gervay	....	negative cutter
Hugh Morris	....	apprentice editor
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
Kevin Toothman	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Ross Albert	....	music editor
Joe Renzetti	....	score recordist (as Joseph Renzetti)

Transportation Department
Bobbie Green	....	driver
Lou Leucart	....	transportation captain (as Lu Leucart)
Raymond Loiselle	....	driver
Tom F. Thomas	....	transportation coordinator (as Tom Thomas)
Wayne Williams	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Deana Albers	....	production assistant
Bill Bristow	....	assistant: Rutger Hauer
Michael Broidy	....	unit publicist
Bethany Brown	....	production accountant
Ross Fanger	....	assistant location manager
Annette Haywood-Carter	....	script supervisor
Lisa Hollingshead	....	production coordinator
Krister C. Johnson	....	craft service (as Krister Johnson)
Rodney Liber	....	set production assistant
Carl Mazzocone	....	location manager
Diane Popelka McNamara	....	production secretary (as Diane Popelka)
Jordan Rudelson	....	production assistant
Terrie Sharp	....	assistant production accountant
Cheryl Sherman	....	fashion consultant: Rutger Hauer (as Cheryl Coblens Sherman)
Maria Snyder	....	production assistant
Lisa Tritico	....	set nurse

Production Companies

• New World Pictures (presents)
• Balcor Film Investors (presents)

Distributors

• New World Pictures (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• Eurogroup (1987) (France) (theatrical)
• Cinemagroup F. D. (1987) (France) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Aquarius TV (1993) (Greece) (TV)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS) (as "Procurado Vivo ou Morto")
• Highlight Video (West Germany) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (1988) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Jota Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS) (as "Exterminador Implacável")
• RCV Home Entertainment (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Atmosphere Agency, The  extras casting
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  unit publicity
• Goldwyn Sound Facility  sound re-recorded at
• Loopers Unlimited  voice casting

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | West Germany:18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New World Pictures

Quotes:

Morrison (City Desk): [answering phone] Hello, Morrison, City Desk...
Malak Al Rahim: [calculating] This is Malak Al Rahim.
Morrison (City Desk): [laughing and typing name into computer]
Malak Al Rahim: Let me save you some confusion, Mr. Morrison, there are going to be a number of people phoning tonight to claim responsibility for what I am about to do...
Morrison (City Desk): [reading from computer search] Malak Al Rahim is supposed to be in South Yemen... how do I know it's really you?
Malak Al Rahim: [pressing his hand print onto the phones glass window] You'll know it's me... I'm standing outside a Fox Cinema...
[blows up the cinema]

Movie Connections:

References Suburbia (1984)

Soundtrack:

Live Bait

A great action film, a must-see in its genre.

Action all the way, this is Hauer at his best. I first saw this movie about ten years ago, and remembered it only for its final scene; I still remembered the line "**** the bonus!". When watching the film again all these years later, unlike most movies, I actually got more from it than the first time I saw it. For action fans everywhere, put this on your must-see list.