Themes: Out For Revenge, Behind the Iron Curtain, Political Corruption
Main Cast: John Savage, Christopher Plummer, Marthe Keller, Arthur Hill, Ed Lauter
Release Year: 1982
Country: CA
Run Time: 111 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
CIA computer technician John Savage seeks revenge for the terrorist killing of his girlfriend. Threatening to make public his insider's information, Savage forces his reluctant bosses to train him in the art of assassination. He then heads into enemy territory (at least, it was enemy territory back in 1982) on a search-and-destroy mission. There is nothing in The Amateur that we haven't seen elsewhere, but Savage and a solid cast of supporting players Christopher Plummer,Marthe Keller, Arthur Hill, Ed Lauter, Nicholas Campbell, Jan Rubes et. al.-- keep the proceedings lively. Robert Littell co-adapted the film's screenplay from his own novel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Nicholas Campbell - Schraeger; Jan Rubes - Kaplan; Graham Jarvis - Porter; Chapelle Jaffe - Gretchen; Jan Triska - Rodzenko; Miguel Fernandes - Botaro; Lynne Griffin - Sarah; John Marley - Molton; Jacques Godin - Argus; George Coe - Rutledge; Vladimir Valenta - Uncle Ludvik; Robert Beatty - Ambassador Neville; Deirdre Bowen; Lee Broker - Sharp-Eyed Man; George Buza - 4th Terrorist; Neil Dainard - Slater; Erin Flannery - Waitress; John Kerr - CIA Security Guard; Irena Mayeska - Woman Clerk; Tedde Moore - Newscaster; George R. Robertson - U.S. Consul; Guy Sanvido - News Vendor; Lisa Schrage - 1st Teenage Girl; Vlasta Vrana - Guide; Susan Young - 2nd Teenage Girl; Henry Gomez - Master Sergeant; Peter Langley - Demolitions Expert; Bob Lem - Nakamura; Mike Fenton; Jane Feinberg; Wally Bondarenko - Czech Detective; Walter Reyer - Chancellor
Credit
Richard Kent Wilcox - Art Director, Aleida MacDonald - Costume Designer, Suzanne Grace - Costume Designer, Jon Anderson - First Assistant Director, Charles Jarrott - Director, Stephen Fanfara - Editor, Richard Halsey - Editor, Mario Kassar - Executive Producer, Andrew G. Vajna - Executive Producer, Ken Wannberg - Composer (Music Score), Trevor Williams - Production Designer, Marilyn Stonehouse - Production Designer, John Coquillon - Cinematographer, Garth H. Drabinsky - Producer, Joel B. Michaels - Producer, Michael O'Farrell - Sound/Sound Designer, Dennis Drummond - Sound/Sound Designer, Wayne Griffin - Sound/Sound Designer, Joe Grimaldi - Sound Editor, Peter Shewchuk - Sound Editor, Dino Pigat - Sound Editor, Austin Grimaldi - Sound Editor, Robert Littell - Screen Story, Robert Littell - Screenwriter, Diana Maddox - Screenwriter
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