Fair Game is a 1995
action filmAction movies are a film genre wherein the story is largely told through physical action as opposed to dialogue. The action typically involves individual efforts on the part of the hero. While action has long been an element of films, the "Action film" as a genre of its own began to develop in the...
directedA film director, or filmmaker is a person who directs the making or production of a film. Some also consider a film producer to be a filmmaker....
by Andrew Sipes. It stars
Cindy CrawfordCindy Crawford is a former American model. Known for her trademark mole just above her lip, Crawford has adorned hundreds of magazine covers throughout her career. She was named #3 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90s...
as family law
attorneyA lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain stability, and deliver...
Kate McQueen and
William BaldwinWilliam Joseph "Billy" Baldwin is an American actor, known for his starring roles in such films as Backdraft and Flatliners .-Early life:...
as Max Kirkpatrick, a
FloridaFlorida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States...
police officer. Kirkpatrick ends up on the run to protect McQueen when she is targeted for
murderMurder, as defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with intent , and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
by ex-members of the
KGBThe KGB was the national security agency of the USSR. From 1954 until 1991, the Committee for State Security was the Communist state's premier secret police, internal security, and espionage organization, whose coat of arms—the Shield and the Sword—illustrate a national military hierarchy...
with interests in a ship owned by a
CubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city. Cuba is home to over 11 million people and is...
n man who may lose it in a
divorceDivorce or dissolution of marriage is the final termination of a marriage, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between two persons...
case being pursued by McQueen. The movie was famous for Crawford's topless and sex scene.
The film is based on Paula Gosling's novel of the same name, which was previously adapted into the 1986
Sylvester StalloneSylvester Gardenzio Stallone , nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. One of the biggest box office draws in the world from the 1970s to the 1990s, Stallone is an icon of machismo and Hollywood action heroism...
filmFilm encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects....
CobraCobra is a 1986 action film directed by George P. Cosmatos, and starring Sylvester Stallone, Reni Santoni and Brigitte Nielsen.The screenplay by Stallone was loosely based on the novel Fair Game by Paula Gosling, which was also filmed under that title in 1995; it also arose out of Stallone's...
.
The film made
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$11.5 million, but it was treated harshly by critics who singled out Crawford's poor acting.
Fair Game is a 1995
action filmAction movies are a film genre wherein the story is largely told through physical action as opposed to dialogue. The action typically involves individual efforts on the part of the hero. While action has long been an element of films, the "Action film" as a genre of its own began to develop in the...
directedA film director, or filmmaker is a person who directs the making or production of a film. Some also consider a film producer to be a filmmaker....
by Andrew Sipes. It stars
Cindy CrawfordCindy Crawford is a former American model. Known for her trademark mole just above her lip, Crawford has adorned hundreds of magazine covers throughout her career. She was named #3 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90s...
as family law
attorneyA lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain stability, and deliver...
Kate McQueen and
William BaldwinWilliam Joseph "Billy" Baldwin is an American actor, known for his starring roles in such films as Backdraft and Flatliners .-Early life:...
as Max Kirkpatrick, a
FloridaFlorida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States...
police officer. Kirkpatrick ends up on the run to protect McQueen when she is targeted for
murderMurder, as defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with intent , and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
by ex-members of the
KGBThe KGB was the national security agency of the USSR. From 1954 until 1991, the Committee for State Security was the Communist state's premier secret police, internal security, and espionage organization, whose coat of arms—the Shield and the Sword—illustrate a national military hierarchy...
with interests in a ship owned by a
CubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city. Cuba is home to over 11 million people and is...
n man who may lose it in a
divorceDivorce or dissolution of marriage is the final termination of a marriage, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between two persons...
case being pursued by McQueen. The movie was famous for Crawford's topless and sex scene.
The film is based on Paula Gosling's novel of the same name, which was previously adapted into the 1986
Sylvester StalloneSylvester Gardenzio Stallone , nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. One of the biggest box office draws in the world from the 1970s to the 1990s, Stallone is an icon of machismo and Hollywood action heroism...
filmFilm encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects....
CobraCobra is a 1986 action film directed by George P. Cosmatos, and starring Sylvester Stallone, Reni Santoni and Brigitte Nielsen.The screenplay by Stallone was loosely based on the novel Fair Game by Paula Gosling, which was also filmed under that title in 1995; it also arose out of Stallone's...
.
The film made
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$11.5 million, but it was treated harshly by critics who singled out Crawford's poor acting. It was nominated for three Razzie Awards, for Worst Actress (Crawford), Worst New Star (Crawford) and Worst Screen Couple (Crawford and Baldwin).
Locations used for the film included
Coral Gables, FloridaCoral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Downtown Miami, in the United States. The city is known as the home of the University of Miami.The population was 42,249 at the 2000 census...
,
Miami BeachMiami Beach is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The city was incorporated on 26 March, 1915. It is located on a barrier island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; the Bay separates Miami Beach from the city of Miami, Florida. The city is often referred to under the...
, and the
Florida Keys National Marine SanctuaryThe Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is a U.S. National Marine Sanctuary in the Florida Keys. It includes the only barrier coral reef in North America and the third-largest coral barrier reef in the world. It also has extensive mangrove forest and seagrass fields...
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Summary
Kate McQueen (
Cindy CrawfordCindy Crawford is a former American model. Known for her trademark mole just above her lip, Crawford has adorned hundreds of magazine covers throughout her career. She was named #3 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90s...
) is a Miami lawyer who—in the course of a divorce proceeding—attempts to seize a 157-foot freighter docked off the Florida coast in lieu of unpaid alimony.
The freighter is the current base of operations of Ilya Pavel Kazak (
Steven BerkoffSteven Berkoff is an English actor, writer and director. He is patron of the Nightingale Theatre, in Brighton, England, a fringe theatre venue, which is , a small room over a pub...
), a former KGB agent who has become an international money laundering expert, and he has also become the leader of a group of terrorists.
When Kate is unintentionally hit by a stray bullet, Miami detective Max Kirkpatrick (
William BaldwinWilliam Joseph "Billy" Baldwin is an American actor, known for his starring roles in such films as Backdraft and Flatliners .-Early life:...
) is assigned to the case, and then an attempt is made on Kate's life.
Max becomes her protector, as it turns out that Kazak wants Kate dead. Max and Kate travel throughout Florida, dealing with Kazak's henchmen along the way. When Kazak has Kate kidnapped and taken to the freighter, Max boards the freighter in an attempt to rescue Kate.
Cast
- William Baldwin
William Joseph "Billy" Baldwin is an American actor, known for his starring roles in such films as Backdraft and Flatliners .-Early life:...
- Max Kirkpatrick
- Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford is a former American model. Known for her trademark mole just above her lip, Crawford has adorned hundreds of magazine covers throughout her career. She was named #3 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90s...
- Kate McQueen
- Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff is an English actor, writer and director. He is patron of the Nightingale Theatre, in Brighton, England, a fringe theatre venue, which is , a small room over a pub...
- Colonel Ilya Kazak
- Christopher McDonald
Christopher McDonald is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his mostly-improvised role of Tappy Tibbons in Requiem for a Dream...
- Lieutenant Meyerson
- Miguel Sandoval
Miguel Sandoval is an American film and television actor.Sandoval was born in Washington, D.C. He began working as a professional actor in 1975 when he joined a mime school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He later joined the troupe full time and continued his study of pantomime. He began his film...
- Emilio Juantorena
- Johann Carlo
Johann Carlo is an American actress.She made her Broadway debut in 1983, appearing alongside Kate Nelligan as Louise in David Hare's Plenty. In 1991, she returned to Broadway for Richard Jones' La Bête...
- Jodi Kirkpatrick
- Salma Hayek
Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez is a Mexican actress, director, and television and film producer. Hayek's charitable work includes increasing awareness on violence against women and discrimination against immigrants....
- Rita
- John Bedford Lloyd - Det. Louis Aragon
- Olek Krupa
Olek Krupa is a Polish actor born in Poland, best known for playing villains and criminals like in Blue Streak and in Home Alone 3...
- Zhukov
- Jenette Goldstein
Jenette Elise Goldstein is an American actress.- Life and work :Goldstein was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Beverly Hills. Her first film role was in James Cameron's Aliens , playing the Latina character PFC J. Vasquez...
- Rosa