Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987 film)
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Wanted: Dead or Alive is a 1987
film directed by Gary Sherman and starring Rutger Hauer (in a rare US outing as a hero) as Nick Randall, the descendant of the character Josh Randall, played by Steve McQueen
in the 1958 television series of the same name.
-based bounty hunter
and an ex-CIA operative, who is asked by a former co-worker to help track down terrorist
Malak Al Rahim. However, Malak Al Rahim is also looking for Randall, and Randall's employers tell him where to find him, resulting in the death of his best friend, Sgt. Danny Quintz, and his girlfriend Terry, eventually forcing a showdown on the waterfront.
The famous ending had Randall bringing out Rahim handcuffed with a grenade jammed in his mouth while Randall is holding the pin. Randall explains to his bosses that they should send his payment to the family of Danny Quintz and he will just keep the extra bonus for bringing him in alive. As he starts to leave, he says, "Fuck the bonus" and pulls the grenade pin out.
1987 in film
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film directed by Gary Sherman and starring Rutger Hauer (in a rare US outing as a hero) as Nick Randall, the descendant of the character Josh Randall, played by Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen was an American movie actor. He was nicknamed "The King of Cool." His "anti-hero" persona, which he developed at the height of the Vietnam counterculture, made him one of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination...
in the 1958 television series of the same name.
Plot
Nick Randall is a Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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-based bounty hunter
Bounty hunter
A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent.-Laws in the U.S.:...
and an ex-CIA operative, who is asked by a former co-worker to help track down terrorist
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
Malak Al Rahim. However, Malak Al Rahim is also looking for Randall, and Randall's employers tell him where to find him, resulting in the death of his best friend, Sgt. Danny Quintz, and his girlfriend Terry, eventually forcing a showdown on the waterfront.
The famous ending had Randall bringing out Rahim handcuffed with a grenade jammed in his mouth while Randall is holding the pin. Randall explains to his bosses that they should send his payment to the family of Danny Quintz and he will just keep the extra bonus for bringing him in alive. As he starts to leave, he says, "Fuck the bonus" and pulls the grenade pin out.
Cast
- Rutger Hauer as Nick Randall
- Gene SimmonsGene SimmonsGene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
as Malak Al Rahim - Robert GuillaumeRobert GuillaumeRobert "Bob" Guillaume is an American stage and television actor, best known for his role as Benson Du Bois on the TV-series Soap and the spin-off Benson, voicing the mandrill Rafiki in The Lion King and as Isaac Jaffe on Sports Night...
as Philmore Walker - Mel HarrisMel HarrisMel Harris is an American actress.-Personal life:Harris was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the daughter to Mary Michael "Mike", a high school science teacher, and Warren Harris, a university football coach...
as Terry - William RussWilliam RussWilliam Russ is an American actor, best known for his role as Alan Matthews on Boy Meets World.-Early life:Russ was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, and is the son of a naval officer...
as Det. Sgt. Danny Quintz - Susan MacDonald as Louise Quintz
- Jerry HardinJerry HardinJerry Hardin is an American actor who has made many television and film appearances. He played illegitimate heir, Wild Bill Westchester, in the failed 1982 television series Filthy Rich. One of his most recognizable roles was that of the character Deep Throat in the series The X-Files...
as John Lipton - Hugh GillinHugh GillinHugh Gillin was an American film and television actor. Gillin was born in Galesburg, Illinois. He is best known for playing Sheriff John Hunt in Psycho II and III. Gillin has appeared in a total of 75 films and television series...
as Patrick Donoby - Robert HarperRobert Harper (actor)Robert Harper is an American actor. He is perhaps most well known for his role as Sharkey in Once Upon a Time in America. He has also portrayed Charlie Gereson in Creepshow and Bubba 'Si' Weisberger in the CBS sitcom Frank's Place...
as Dave Henderson - Eli DankerEli DankerEli Danker is an Israeli actor who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the father of Ran Danker.-Career:...
as Robert Aziz - Joseph Nasser as Hasson
- Suzanne Wouk as Jamilla
- Gerald Papasyan as Abdul Renza
- Nick Faltas as Amir
- Hammam Shafie as Chemical Expert
- Sam LongoriaSam LongoriaSam Longoria is an American independent filmmaker and former Hollywood visual effects engineer.Longoria began making movies in 1970 at the age of 14...
as FBI Agent (uncredited)