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Shoot to Kill (1988)

R 02/12/1988 Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama 1h 49m
66%
User
Score
6.8/10
100%
56/100

It's about staying alive.

Overview

When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin 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. It's a turbulent yet vital relationship they must maintain in order to survive... and one that becomes increasingly desperate when Knox's girlfriend Sarah becomes the killer's latest hostage!

Roger Spottiswoode

Director

Harv Zimmel

Screenplay

Michael Burton

Screenplay

Daniel Petrie Jr.

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Warren Stantin

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Jonathan Knox

Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Alley

Sarah Renell

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Steve

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Norman

Andrew Robinson

Andrew Robinson

Harvey

Kevin Scannell

Kevin Scannell

Ben

Frederick Coffin

Frederick Coffin

Ralph

Michael MacRae

Michael MacRae

Fournier

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Media

PERSECUCION MORTAL_1988 (Trailer)

PERSECUCION MORTAL_1988 (Trailer)

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Reviews

A review by GenerationofSwine

Written on January 11, 2023

I guess I'm giving it a 10, I mean, Sidney Poitier is always believable. I think that is the best thing you can say about him. But the problem here is that he has a legendary reputation and this is just a throw-away cop movie.

So you see his name attached and you start thinking it's going to be Oscar worthy off the bat, and, it's not.

But, at the same time, Sidney Poitier is believable, and Berenger is creepy is just the right sort of way. And that is not a complaint, because he really is the hermit that is oddly uncomfortable and still perfect for the role. So, if you ask me, this is one of Tom Berenger's better roles in a not Oliver Stone flick.

It's just Alley that is sort of an eye roll. She doesn't do a bad job, but Berenger nailed it and Poitier was as believable in the role...

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A review by kevin2019

Written on January 24, 2024

"Shoot to Kill" makes extremely good use of some absolutely breathtaking outdoor locations. It is also a very well paced and totally engaging film throughout and it features an admittedly heart stopping stunt that will literally take your breath away when Knox falls from a rope suspended over a picturesque and deadly gorge after he has been struck by the trolley used to transport people across the head spinning and nausea-inducing gulf. There are also a wide range of wilderness survival tips and tracking techniques employed which help to place you in Poitier's predicament and it leaves you feeling as lost as he so obviously is when these necessary techniques come into play. It also teaches us the valuable lesson that if we were ever stranded in the unforgiving wilderness we would be incre...

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