Gale Force

• Director: Jim Wynorski
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• Genre: Action
• Movie Type: Action Thriller
• Themes: Treasure Hunts
• Main Cast: Treat Williams
• Release Year: 2002
• Run Time: 96 minutes

Plot

Renegade L.A. detective Sam (Treat Williams) takes a role as a cast member in a reality TV show where he leads a quartet trying to find ten million dollars in buried cash. But Jared (Michael Dudikoff) secretly lands his violent militia on the island in an effort to slay the cast and steal the money. And Jared is successful: Thanks to a corrupt producer, the renegade mercenaries find the cache of cash and start off with it, but Sam and his intrepid, unarmed teammates interrupt them before they can depart. An explosion-filled chase across the island winds up with the good guys trapped by the heavily armed bad guys, and it looks like the game is over for the TV show survivors. However, Mother Nature, in the guises of a hurricane and tidal wave, has other ideas. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide

Review

It's prolific action director Jim Wynorski again, going by his Jay Andrews nom de plume, and this is his best outing yet. The film starts off with a solid car chase-with-bombs sequence, with the foot taken off the accelerator only to move the silly-but-serviceable story along. Every penny of the budget is on the screen -- along with inventive use of explosive stock footage -- including a wonderfully photographed storm sequence and several fiery action scenes. Casting puppy dog Michael Dudikoff against type as the bad guy works great. Fans of low-budget action, natural disaster, and military films will get a bang out of this one, if their expectations are not too terribly high. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide

Cast

Michael Dudikoff - Jared; Treat Williams - Sam

Credit

Jim Wynorski - Director