Summary
In the Los Angeles of the future, police are forbidden to carry weapons and must use stun guns instead. A maverick detective ignores those restrictions in his pursuit of "The Bullseye Murderer," a psychotic rapist who takes a new drug called "Umbra" that gives him superhuman strength and intelligence.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 47GoodWatch 50
Audience score56%
IMDb3.7
Running time
1 h 18 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −30 min on the typical 108
typical 10878Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1990
March 20, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more25 people
- David HeavenerJames Tucker
- Shannon TweedHinkle
- Erik EstradaCommander Gage
- David James CampbellSteelmore (as David Campbell)
- Jim BrownMorris
- James Van PattenKelsey
- Don StroudLuther Pontelli
- Karen BlackMrs. Granger
Don ScribnerMr. Tramaine
Julie AustinAndrea Layton- LWLauri WarrenMrs. Tramaine
Tanya RobertsSecretary- RNRay NorrisD.C. Jackson
Gerald MiltonElgar- WAWarren A. StevensPunk #1
Mark Anthony MajorPunk #2- NBNorman BernardNewscaster Brian Thomas
- LDLori DanielsSally Winfrey
- CCCarl Chambers Jr.Detective McQueen
- LRLarry RhoeSecurity Guard
- BPBonnie PaineHooker
- CTCarlton ThomasPolice Officer
Angela DownPolice Officer- RNRobert NorwayPolice Officer
Directing · 1
- David Heavener Director, Writer, Producer, Original Music Composer
Production · 4
- Gerald Milton Executive Producer
- S. Leigh Savidge Executive Producer
- Gerald I. Wolff Casting
- Tanya York Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- David Huey Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Greg Schorer Editor
Sound · 1
- Rick Waddell Sound
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Kevin Ackerman Costume Design
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