Shoot to Kill (Deadly Pursuit) (1988)

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6.8	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Roger Spottiswoode

Starring (View all)

Sidney Poitier
Warren Stantin

Tom Berenger
Jonathan Knox

Kirstie Alley
Sarah Rennell

Clancy Brown
Steve

Richard Masur
Norman

Andrew Robinson
Harvey

Kevin Scannell
Ben

Frederick Coffin
Ralph

Written by

Daniel Petrie Jr.
(screenplay)

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A good movie

12 years, 3 months ago at Aug 26 12:37

johanlefourbe

Even though Sidney Poitier is a movie legend, I haven't seen much of his movies and he was the main reason why I decided to watch this flick. Eventually, even though it is nothing really amazing, I thought it was a pretty good movie. Indeed, it is basically a rather standard action buddy movie but, I have to admit it, it was actually very well made. Furthermore, Poitier delivered a decent performa... read more

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Description: Sidney Poitier returned to the big screen in this action-thriller, after a decade-long absence. When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin (Poitier) must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to enlist the aid of expert tracker Jonathan Knox (PLATOON'S Tom Berenger). The killer has infiltrated a guided hiking trip led by Knox's girlfriend Sarah (Kirstie Alley, at the height of her Cheers fame). Viewers don't know which of the hikers is the killer, and the tension lasts well into the ... (more)

Release date: 12 February 1988
UPC: 717951005564

Tags: Action (4), Thriller (4), Drama (3), Adventure (3), Crime (3), Fbi (3), Serial Killer (3), 1988 (3), (2), Action Hero (2), Bear (2), Hiking (2), Mountain (2), 1980s (2), Canada (2), Violence (2), Chase (2), Spiritual Cinema (1), SnP (1), Sort (1)

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