IMDb RATING
5.9/10
4.9K
YOUR RATING
When American Donna Lloyd is kidnapped during a trip to Europe, her son Chris and her husband Walter start searching for her.When American Donna Lloyd is kidnapped during a trip to Europe, her son Chris and her husband Walter start searching for her.When American Donna Lloyd is kidnapped during a trip to Europe, her son Chris and her husband Walter start searching for her.
Ilona Grübel
- Carla
- (as Ilona Grubel)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThird and final collaboration between actor Gene Hackman and director Arthur Penn. The others were Night Moves (1975) and Bonnie and Clyde (1967).
- GoofsChris changes his mind and boards the Berlin plane instead of the Frankfurt plane without rebooking his ticket.
- Quotes
Walter Lloyd: I hope you're not going to fool around because I have a lot of things to do.
Donna Lloyd: You mean Miss Twinkle Tits in banking?
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: The Holcroft Covenant/Bring on the Night/Target (1985)
Featured review
Misses the bullseye
The concentration on character and family values in Arthur Penn's spy thriller ought to make it a better, more intelligent movie, but somehow it doesn't work. Gene Hackman is an ex-CIA spy who's been "in from the cold" for 15 years. But now his wife has been kidnapped in Paris, and he has to get back into top gear in order to retrieve her. He also has to tell the truth about his past to his 18 year old son (Matt Dillon), who hitherto has thought his dad as much a man of action as Mr Magoo. There are all the contrivances we expect in this genre of film - repeated attempts on Hackman's life; car chases; femmes fatales; CIA agents who might be working for the other side; etc, etc. But little tension is developed, and first the recriminations and then the bonding between Hackman and Dillon simply slow the action down. I found the climax a tad ludicrous, but by that time didn't care much.
helpful•1810
- Geofbob
- Aug 24, 2001
- How long is Target?Powered by Alexa
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,023,199
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,670,522
- Nov 10, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $9,023,199
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content