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12 February 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
It's about staying alive. morePlot:
A man is discovered breaking into his own jewelery shop in the dead of night. Questioned closely, it... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Excellent action-adventure flick moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sidney Poitier | ... | Warren Stantin | |
| Tom Berenger | ... | Jonathan Knox | |
| Kirstie Alley | ... | Sarah Renell | |
| Clancy Brown | ... | Steve | |
| Richard Masur | ... | Norman | |
| Andrew Robinson | ... | Harvey | |
| Kevin Scannell | ... | Ben | |
| Frederick Coffin | ... | Ralph | |
| Michael MacRae | ... | Fournier | |
| Robert Lesser | ... | Agent Minelli | |
| Milton Selzer | ... | Mr. Berger | |
| Les Lannom | ... | Sheriff Dave Arnett | |
| Walter Marsh | ... | Sam Baker | |
| Frank C. Turner | ... | Austin Crilley | |
| Sam Hiona | ... | Inspector Hsu (as Samuel Hiona) |
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:16 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16Fun Stuff
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Called "Deadly Pursuit" in the UK. Because of the recent massacre in Hungerford, where Micheal Ryan had gone on a shooting rampage killing around dozen people and injuring a number of others, it was thought to be in bad taste to release a film with "shoot" in the title. moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: There are two ferry terminals near Vancouver, but they are both a long drive from downtown where the chase begins. moreQuotes:
[Stantin has just scared a grizzly bear away]Jonathan Knox: I've never seen a grizzly just turn and run like that.
Warren Stantin: Everybody else up here acts like they've never seen a black man before. Why should the bear be different?
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Sidney Poitier's return to movies (after a 10 year absence) was this wilderness action flick which is fun all the way.
FBI Agent Warren Stantin (Poitier) trails a nasty serial killer to the wilderness and enlists the aid of an experienced mountain guide Jonathan Knox (Tom Berenger). The killer has "hitched" a ride with 4 other campers who are being led through the mountains by Knox's girlfriend (Kirstie Alley).
Well written script, first rate action sequences and solid acting by Berenger and Poitier make Shoot to Kill an excellent action-adventure yarn that's sure to please most. The opening 50 minutes or so are airtight and then it loses a bit of steam but on the whole it's damn good overall.