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Overall Rank: 38335
Average Rating: 1.8/4
# of Ratings: 4
Theatrical Release Date: 05/30/1986
Language: English
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Andrew Lane
Actors: Wayne Crawford, Dennis Christopher, Karen Kopins, John Hurt, Leon Ames, Millie Perkins
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goodfellamike - wrote on 05/03/2008
A feeble tongue in cheek action comedy with all the charisma of a puddle of mud. Star Wayne Crawford does not pull his own weight, John Hurt is woefully over-the-top as the heavy and the script and supporting cast is undernourished. I wish Leon Ames had more. Final Grade: D
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Indyfreak - wrote on 08/30/2023
Imagine “Romancing the Stone” but if it was terrible.
This movie sucked as a comedy and as an action flick. Until the last twenty minutes when things just started getting better. And then the movie ends…Lame!
It takes so much time to get started and the lead actor is not very good. He’s kind of like a dime store version of Harrison Ford. John Hurt is the best player in the movie as the main villain.
This movie was confusing in that it looks cheap and expensive at the same time. Like a number of lower budget movies did in the’80s. There’s a lot of explosions and expensive looking action in the last act. But then the first half is the cast running around the same set doubling as an African war zone.
Two other things that I give credit for. The lead actress (looks like …
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