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Release Date:
8 April 1988 (USA)
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Tagline:
He was a covert agent trained in Vietnam. He has a master 6th degree black belt in Aikido... and family in the Mafia. He's a cop with an attitude. more
Plot:
Nico Toscani is a martial arts expert who was recruited by the CIA when he was in Japan, he would be sent to Vietnam...
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[DVD Review] The Keeper
(From JustPressPlay. 2 February 2010, 7:00 AM, PST)
If you like 'Cops', you'll love 'Steven Seagal Lawman'
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 8 December 2009, 2:49 PM, PST)
(From JustPressPlay. 2 February 2010, 7:00 AM, PST)
If you like 'Cops', you'll love 'Steven Seagal Lawman'
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 8 December 2009, 2:49 PM, PST)
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Pretty entertaining
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Steven Seagal | ... | Nico Toscani |
 | Pam Grier | ... | Delores 'Jacks' Jackson |
 | Henry Silva | ... | Kurt Zagon |
| Ron Dean | ... | Detective Lukich |
 | Daniel Faraldo | ... | Tony Salvano |
 | Sharon Stone | ... | Sara Toscani |
| Miguel Nino | ... | Chi Chi Ramon |
| Nicholas Kusenko | ... | FBI Agent Neeley |
| Joe Greco | ... | Father Joseph Gennaro (as Joe V. Greco) |
 | Chelcie Ross | ... | Nelson Fox |
 | Gregory Alan Williams | ... | FBI Agent Halloran (as Gregory Alan-Williams) |
| Jack Wallace | ... | Uncle Branca |
| Metta Davis | ... | Rosa Toscani |
| Joseph F. Kosala | ... | Lieutenant Strozah (as Joseph Kosala) |
| Ronnie Barron | ... | CIA Bartender |
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Runtime:
99 min | Germany:93 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
West Germany:16 (cut) |
Finland:K-16 (cut) |
Finland:K-18 (cut) (1989) |
Netherlands:16 |
USA:R (Certificate #29113) |
Argentina:18 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:R (original rating) |
Canada:18A (re-rating) |
Australia:R |
Finland:K-18 |
France:-12 |
Norway:18 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
Iceland:16
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Steven Seagal's film debut. He also co-wrote and co-produced.
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Continuity: Nico must relieve Zagon of the same knife twice.
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Nico Toscani:
Who sent you?
Punk: Jimmy Costansas.
Nico Toscani: If I find out you're lying, I'll come back and kill you in your own kitchen.
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Punk: Jimmy Costansas.
Nico Toscani: If I find out you're lying, I'll come back and kill you in your own kitchen.
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Featured in Step Brothers (2008)
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This movie obviously isn't deep, but it is fun. The plot moves along quite nicely, there's plenty of humor, and the martial arts scenes are very well done. Seagal actually does have a presence on screen (as opposed to say, Chuck Norris or Claude Van Damme). The movie is low budget, but it has the virtue of recognizing the fact and not attempting effects shots that don't work (as opposed to "Under Siege 2").
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