Themes: Survival in the Wilderness, Woman In Jeopardy
Main Cast: Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Kirstie Alley, Clancy Brown, Richard Masur
Release Year: 1988
Country: US
Run Time: 115 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Sidney Poitier makes his long-overdue return to films in the 1988 thriller Shoot to Kill. Poitier plays an FBI agent, on the trail of an elusive killer. Reluctantly teamed with tracker Tom Berenger, the citified Poitier braves the wilds of the Pacific Northwest in search of his quarry. For Berenger, the pursuit is personal; the killer, whose identity is not immediately revealed, has joined a hunting party being guided through the country by the tracker's girlfriend Kirstie Alley. Though only bearing the slightest resemblance to Real Life (you'll love the scene between lifelong city-dweller Poitier and a huge grizzly bear), Shoot to Kill delivers the goods in the suspense department. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Andrew Robinson - Harvey; Kevin Scannell - Ben; Frederick Coffin - Ralph; Michael MacRae - Fournier; Robert Lesser - Minelli; Ken Camroux - Denham; Michelle Goodger - Woman with Stroller; Fred Henderson - Agent Owenby; Gary Hetherington - Inspector; Sam Hiona - Inspector Hsu; Les Lannom - Sheriff Arnett; Gloria Lee - FBI Agent; Allan Lysell - Sergeant; Blu Mankuma - Undercover Priest; Walter Marsh - Sam Baker; Kevin McNulty - San Francisco Policeman; Andrew Rhodes - Purse Snatcher; Janet Rotblatt - Mrs. Berger; Milton Selzer - Mr. Berger; Howard Storey - Fisherman; William Taylor - Police Captain; Jerry Wasserman - FBI Agent; Michael Chapman - Lawyer; Bill Croft - Washington State Patrolman; Frank C. Turner - Crilly; Claire Brown - Mildred; Darcelle Chan - Nun; Maryanna Danguy - Couple; Robyn Masumi Gildemeester - Maid; Freda Perry - Computer Operator; Ric Reid - SWAT Sergeant; Craig Saunders - Couple; Beatrice Boepple - Nun
Credit
John Willett - Art Director, Steven Saxton - Associate Producer, Lynne Carrow - Casting, Penny Perry - Casting, Ron Silverman - Co-producer, Daniel Petrie, Jr. - Co-producer, Richard Bruno - Costume Designer, Michael Steele - First Assistant Director, Roger Spottiswoode - Director, Fred Waugh - Second Unit Director, George Bowers - Editor, Garth Craven - Editor, John Scott - Composer (Music Score), Ted Koehler - Songwriter, Joann Wabisca - Makeup, Richard Sylbert - Production Designer, Michael Chapman - Cinematographer, Jim Erickson - Set Designer, John Thomas - Special Effects, Simon Kaye - Sound/Sound Designer, Fred Waugh - Stunts, Fred Waugh - Stunts Coordinator, John Thomas - Special Effects Supervisor, Harv Zimmel - Screen Story, Larry Brothers - Screenwriter, Michael Burton - Screenwriter, Harv Zimmel - Screenwriter, Daniel Petrie, Jr. - Screenwriter, Harold Arlen - Featured Music
