Main Cast: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Jan Gan Boyd, Randy Brooks, Erik Stern
Release Year: 1987
Country: US
Run Time: 93 minutes
Plot
In Assassination, a routine political thriller directed by Peter Hunt, Jay Hillion (Charles Bronson) is a secret service agent assigned to protect First Lady Lara Royce Craig (Jill Ireland). Lara hates Hillion and tries to get away from him but finds she needs him when her life is threatened by a series of assassination attempts which may have originated from the White House. This routine actioner has little to offer that is new or different, but it tells its tale at a good pace and has some nice location photography. Charles Bronson gives his usual steely performance, while Jill Ireland is more sympathetic as the First Lady who likes her independence but must learn to trust a man she detests. This film, while routine and somewhat predictable will be enjoyed by Bronson fans. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide
Michael Ansara - Sen. Hector Bunsen; James Staley - Briggs; Kathryn Leigh Scott - Polly Sims; Chris Alcaide - Chief Justice; Robert Axelrod - Finney; Lucille Bliss - Crone; Stephen Elliott - Fitzroy; Mischa Hausserman - Danzig; John Hawker - Porter; William Hayes - Pritchard Young; Charles Howerton - President Calvin Craig; Peter Lupus - TV Announcer; Jim McMullan - The Zipper; William Prince - H.H. Royce; Larry Sellers - Indian Joe; Beverly Thompson - June Merkel; Michael Welden - FBI Agent; James Acheson - Osborne Weems; Jack Gill - Kerry Fane; Ed Levitt - FBI Agent; Paul McCallum - Sandy Ott; Frank Zagarino - Secret Service Driver; Robert Dowdell - Capt. Ogilvy; Natalie Alexander - Claire Thompson; David L. Bilson - Wally Maine; Tony Borgia - Bomb Squad Man; Arthur Hansel - Barstow; Linda Harwood - Sally Moore; Elizabeth Lauren - Moonbeam; J. Michael Patterson - Conductor; John Salvi - Platt; Jason Scura - Capt. Hammond; Lori Stephens - Female TV Reporter; Susan J. Thompson - Journalist; Mihoko Tokoro - Reporter; Vivian Tyus - Maid; James Clark - Locomotive Engineer
Credit
Joshua S. Culp - Art Director, Perry Bullington - Casting, Shelley Komarov - Costume Designer, Michael Abbott - Costume Designer, Craig Huston - First Assistant Director, Peter Hunt - Director, James T. Heckert - Editor, Yoram Globus - Executive Producer, Menahem Golan - Executive Producer, Valentine McCallum - Composer (Music Score), Robert O. Ragland - Composer (Music Score), Paula Erickson - Musical Direction/Supervision, Claudia Thompson - Makeup, William Cruse - Production Designer, Hanania Baer - Cinematographer, Pancho Kohner - Producer, Patricia Hall - Set Designer, Thomas Brandau - Sound/Sound Designer, Jack Gill - Stunts, Richard Sale - Screenwriter
Jay Killian (Charles Bronson) is a senior member of the Secret Service. It's the day before the Inauguration of the new President, and Killian has just returned from a six-month sick leave. He's given a new assignment: to protect the First Lady, Lara Royce Craig (Jill Ireland).
Being highly qualified and a seasoned veteran of the service, he's dismayed that he isn't on the Presidential detail. To make matters worse, Lara is a royal pain in the ass. She's arrogant, condescending, demanding, and she detests the presence of Killian.
With the First Lady doing what she wants and ignoring all of Killian's suggestions, it becomes apparent that someone wants Lara dead—especially when a biker tries to shoot Lara.
A wild cross-country adventure ensues as Killian attempts to protect Lara and flush out the assassin and his contractor—and the assassination attempts may have originated from the White House.
