No Way Back (1995)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Frank A. Cappello

Writer (WGA):

Frank A. Cappello (written by)

Release Date:

20 December 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

When F.B.I. Agent Zack Grant's partner is killed during a blown-up operation, he attempts to find the person responsible...

Plot Keywords:

FBI Agent | Mob Boss | Hospital | Homeless Person | Shootout

Cast

Russell Crowe	...	FBI Agent Zack Grant
Helen Slater	...	Mary
Etsushi Toyokawa	...	Yuji Kobayashi
Michael Lerner	...	Frank Serlano
Kyusaku Shimada	...	Tetsuro
Kristopher Logan	...	Mr. Contingency, Serlano Henchman
Kelly Hu	...	Seiko Kobayashi
Andrew J. Ferchland	...	Eric Grant
Ian Ziering	...	Victor Serlano
Monty Bane	...	Goatee
Christian Keiber	...	FBI Agent Carl Dundreff
Patti Davis Suarez	...	FBI Agent Numeyer
Caroline Lagerfelt	...	FBI Agent in Charge Emily Fukes
Todd Jeffries	...	CHP Officer
François Chau	...	FBI Agent Gim Takakura

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Crescent City, California, USA

Company:

First Look International

Trivia:

Ian Ziering's character, Victor Serlano, is a skinhead neo-Nazi whose body tattoo patterns are almost identical to those worn by co-star Russell Crowe when he played a skinhead neo-Nazi called Hando in the Australian movie, Romper Stomper.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): While broadcasting information about Yuji Kobayashi over the police radio, the police officer mispronounces his surname as "Ko - ya - bashi."

Quotes:

Mary: Then...
[stammers]
Mary: you're telling me your rude behavior and total lack of respect for me is just your natural personality and not in any way related to undue stress?

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek" (1966)

Soundtrack:

I Am Onto You

Well worth a look

I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. It's a well-produced, good-looking action/thriller flick with sharp, witty dialogue and great performances from the lead actors. Russell Crowe is charismatic and very watchable. I especially liked the morally ambiguous tone - Crowe's character isn't a clean-cut good guy. Well worth a look.