Nowhere to Run (1993)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Robert Harmon

Writers (WGA):

Joe Eszterhas (story) &
Richard Marquand (story) ...

Release Date:

15 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Romance | Drama

Tagline:

When the law can't protect the innocent, the only hero left is an outlaw.

Plot:

Escaped convict Sam Gillen single handedly takes on ruthless developers determined to evict Clydie - a widow with two young children...

Plot Keywords:

Motorcycle | Police | Farm | Widow | Escaped Convict

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Sam Gillen
Rosanna Arquette	...	Clydie Anderson
Kieran Culkin	...	Mike 'Mookie' Anderson
Ted Levine	...	Mr. Dunston
Tiffany Taubman	...	Bree Anderson
Edward Blatchford	...	Sheriff Lonnie Cole
Anthony Starke	...	Billy
Joss Ackland	...	Franklin Hale
Allan Graf	...	Bus Driver
Leonard Termo	...	Bus Guard
Robert Apisa	...	Prisoner
Jophery C. Brown	...	Prisoner (as Jophery Brown)
Tony Brubaker	...	Prisoner
Ron Howard George	...	Prisoner
Voyo Goric	...	Prisoner

Also Known As:

Crossing the Line (USA) (working title)
Ganar o morir (USA: Spanish title) (TV title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Sonoma County-Occidental, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Van Damme's motorcycle is a 1969 650cc Triumph T120 Bonneville.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the lunch scene, Mookie asks Sam to pass the salt. Sam gives the salt shaker to the kid and you can see Mookie taking it with his left hand. In the next shoot, from another angle, he is taking it with his right hand.

Quotes:

[pointing a shotgun towards a prisoner who's trying to steal his car]
Sam Gillen: Steal the car, go to hell.

Movie Connections:

References E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Soundtrack:

THE DOUBT

Cliché-ridden.

Plot Synopsis: Sam, a convicted bank robber, is freed when the prison bus he is on is hijacked. On the run from the law, he comes to the aid of a woman & her two children who are being pressured to sell their land to corrupt developers.

"Nowhere to Run" is one of the numerous films featuring Belgian martial arts legend Jean-Claude Van Damme. The film, like many of Van Damme's work, does not rank too highly when it comes to things like acting, script or even direction. Director Robert Harmon, who helmed the excellent "The Hitcher", manages to keep things from going out of control. The script is simplistic, bordering on clichés – the good guy convict, the embattled single mother, the shady developers, even the corrupt sheriff. As usual, Van Damme makes a meal out of his role, while the two kids should have been taught a serious lesson on not to talk to strangers. Joss Ackland & Ted Levine play the villains quite well.