Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

Tripwire

 
Movies:

Tripwire

  • Director: James Lemmo
  • AMG Rating: starstar
  • Genre: Adventure
  • Main Cast: Terence Knox, David Warner, Isabella Hoffman, Charlotte Lewis, Andras Jones
  • Release Year: 1989
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 120 minutes
  • MPAA Rating: R

Plot

An obsessed government agent and a ruthless terrorist have some grudges to settle in this intense actioner. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide

Cast

Sy Richardson - Turbo; Marco Rodriguez - El Tigre; Viggo Mortensen - Hans; Yaphet Kotto - Lee Pitt; Meg Foster - Julia; Tommy Chong - Merle Shine; Shelby Chong - Monkey Shine Receptionist; Lou Bonacki - Reese; Corky Edgar - Trucker #1; Dave Jensen - Agent Holling; H.E.D. Redford - Fight Promoter; Oscar Rowland - Gas Station Attendant; Michael Ruud - Trucker #3; Don Shanks - Indian Fighter; George Sullivan - Trucker #4; Antonio Martin - Hector; Dean Tokuno - Mizoguchi; Craig Clyde - Magruder; Richard Stay - Jeff Szabo

Credit

James Lemmo - Director
Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics
Wikipedia: Tripwire (film)
Top
Tripwire (film 1990)
Directed by James Lemmo
Produced by Paul Hertzberg
Lisa M. Hansen
Jefferson Richard
Starring Terence Knox
Meg Foster
David Warner
Yaphet Kotto
Isabella Hofmann
Music by Richard Stone
Cinematography Igor Sunara
Distributed by New Line Cinema
Release date(s) 1990
Running time 91 min.
Country United States
Language English

Tripwire is a 1990 American film directed by James Lemmo. Cinematography by Igor Sunara. It is an action/adventure movie about a terrorist and government secret agent personal vendetta that began when a train hijacking goes badly awry and the terrorist son is accidentally killed. The original music score was composed by Richard Stone. Originally intended for a theatrical release, the movie was released directly to video and laserdisc on March 21, 1990 in the U.S. by RCA/Columbia and in Canada on video only by Cineplex Odeon. The movie has not been released on DVD and as of December 26, 2009, Sony has not announced any plans to release the movie on DVD.

Plot

A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo (David Warner) hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists scheme for world domination is Jack DeForest (Terence Knox). During the battle between good and evil the hero DeForest accidentally kills the son of the Szabo. Seeking revenge Szabo locates DeForest’s family, murders his wife and kidnaps their teenage son thereby turning their fight it into a personal vendetta.

So, DeForest must fight not only to save the world, but for his only remaining family.

Cast

External links


 
 

 

Copyrights:

Movies. Copyright © 2009 All Media Guide, LLC. Content provided by All Movie Guide ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC. All rights reserved.  Read more
Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Tripwire (film)" Read more

 

Mentioned in