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Summary
When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- 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
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 64Audiences 63GoodWatch 63
Tomatometer71%
Metascore56
User score6.8
Letterboxd · 16 K ratings3.2/5
IMDb6.3
Audience score55%
Box office
4.0×its budget
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $20 M
Worldwide it earned $15 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for action movies, −9 min on the typical 108
typical 10899Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 12 more
Released
1981
March 17, 1981
45 years ago
Genres
ActionCrimeThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchGermanItalianMade in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 56
Sylvester StalloneDeke DaSilva
Billy Dee WilliamsMatthew Fox
Rutger HauerWulfgar
Lindsay WagnerIrene
Persis KhambattaShakka
Nigel DavenportPeter Hartman
Hilarie ThompsonPam
Joe SpinellLt. Munafo- WMWalter MathewsCommissioner
- EBE. Brian DeanSergeant
Caesar CordovaPuerto Rican Proprietor- CDCharles DuvalDr. Ghiselin
Tony MunafoBig Mike- HSHoward SteinDisco Manager
- TCTawn ChristianDisco Hostess
Jamie GillisDesigner
Luke ReillyConductor- YHYvette HawkinsMrs. Ntembwe
- EPEinar Perry ScottMr. Sostrom
- EBErle BjornstadMrs. Sostrom
Jacques RouxFrench Ambassador- CFClebert FordNigerian Ambassador
- AHAvind HarumSwedish Ambassador
- OAObaka AdedunyoMr. Ntembwe
Directing · 3
- Bruce Malmuth Director
- Joseph P. Reidy Second Assistant Director
- Barbara Stoia Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- David Shaber Writer
- Paul Sylbert Story
Production · 7
- Mike Wise Executive Producer
- Franklin R. Levy Executive Producer
- Martin Poll Producer
- Cis Corman Casting
- Bill Badalato Production Manager
- Terry Lens Production Manager
Camera · 2
- James A. Contner Director of Photography
- Hank Muller Assistant Camera
Editing · 4
- Christopher Holmes Editor
- Stanford C. Allen Editor
- Darren T. Holmes Assistant Editor
- Virginia Katz Assistant Editor
Sound · 7
- Keith Emerson Original Music Composer
- Fred J. Brown Supervising Sound Editor
- Mel Metcalfe Sound Recordist
- Les Lazarowitz Sound Mixer
- Bub Asman Sound Effects Editor
- Michele Sharp Sound Effects Editor
Art · 2
- Peter S. Larkin Production Design
- Frederic C. Weiler Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Dick Smith Makeup Artist
- John Falabella Costume Designer
- Robert De Mora Costume Designer
- Fern Buchner Makeup Artist
Other crew · 6
- Dar Robinson Stunt Coordinator
- Victoria Vanderkloot Stunts
- Tony Maffatone Stunts
- Cliff Cudney Stunts
- Zoya Leporska Stunts
- Tony Farentino Stunts
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