When a large group of escaped convicts take Ike Slayton, a Vietnam veteran's wife hostage, Slayton enlists the help of his old army friend in a furious search to find her, while a hard-nosed National Guardsman leads a platoon of solders determined to kill or capture all the convicts, even if it means killing all the hostages in the crossfire.
Acting
Brad Davis commits to simmering rage like rent is due.
Practical Effects
Real explosions, real sweat, real questionable decisions.
Director
Peter Maris
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Jan-Michael Vincent's late-career cash grab during his well-documented personal struggles; he reportedly filmed all scenes in three days.
Hangfire exemplifies the early '90s direct-to-video action boom where Vietnam vet rage was the default protagonist motivation and every small town needed a hostage crisis.
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