Most Wanted (1997)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

David Hogan

Writer (WGA):

Keenen Ivory Wayans (written by)

Release Date:

10 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Sometimes the most patriotic thing a Marine can do... is disobey orders. From most honored to Most Wanted.

Plot:

A Marine on death row is recruited by a shadowy U.S. military officer as part of a top-secret ops team, then gets framed for murder when the team and it's officer set him up as the fall guy for the assassination of the First Lady.

Plot Keywords:

Parachuting | Lasersight | Assassination | Marine Corps US | Double Cross

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Keenen Ivory Wayans	...	Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn
Robert Kotecki	...	Marine Lieutenant
Rick Cramer	...	Bus Guard #1
Kenn Whitaker	...	Bus Guard #2
Wolfgang Bodison	...	Captain Steve Braddock
Jon Voight	...	Gen. Adam Woodward, alias Lt. Col. Grant Casey
Eddie Velez	...	Sergeant Peyton
Michael Marich	...	Omega 3
Simon Baker	...	Stephen Barnes
Jill Hennessy	...	Dr. Victoria Constantini
Donna Cherry	...	First Lady Bonnie Anne Hartfield
Robert Culp	...	Donald Bickhart
Eric Roberts	...	Assistant Deputy Director Spencer
Paul Sorvino	...	CIA Deputy Director Kenny Rackmill
John Diehl	...	Police Captain

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #34764) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:18 | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:15 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant - 6100 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Ivory Way Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dunn says "I'm a marine, we don't plan, we improvise", the pack that he is wearing on his back from the scene before is missing. The pack returns in the next shot.

Quotes:

Sergeant James Dunn: I'm a marine, we don't plan, we improvise.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "MythBusters: Ice Bullet, Exploding Toilet, Who Gets Wetter? (#1.4)" (2003)

funny and amused film with action packed and spectaculars images

The film talks about a marine(Keenen Ivory Wayans)condemned on death row but he breaks out and is recruited by a USA General(John Voight) constituting a secret operation group .The objective team is to kill assassins and delinquents and acting as judge,jury and executer preventing traditional law enforcement. However in his first mission happen death of the First Lady and the events led to him .All the forces, Cia(deputies Paul Sorvino and Eric Roberts),Militars(Voight,Eddie Velez) and Police are looking for him and he is attacked and pursued from all sides ,making desperate attempts to escape and even going into an highway with cars driving fast speed in a breathtaking scenes. Film captures the special excitement of the protagonist for the continued pursuits and he can see no way out ,being only helped by a beautiful woman(Jill Henessy)killing's witness.

Picture has maximum suspense,emotion and tension from the subsequents try of the starring to get away and resolve the enigma about the crime.Film is exciting and tense,besides is plenty of action,violence,shoot out, at time brilliant luster and big budget.Although is a standard actioner is fast movement with atmospheric action set pieces and extremely entertained and bemused. Keenen Ivory Wayans(Scary movie,Glimmer man) is a stunningly action hero.Jill Henessy(Crossing Jordan) is enjoyable and attractive).Special mention to John Voight(deliverance,midnight cowboy,Pearl Harbour) as a crazed and evil General in a sensationalistic and overblown interpretation. The movie is rightly directed by David Hogan(better than Barbwire film). The flick will like to action movies fans