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Die Hard on a train with B-list legends and zero budget — absolutely unhinged.
TMDB
66
IMDb
46
Rotten Tomatoes
25
Audience Score
25
Google
47
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Evasive Action (1998)

90s VHS nostalgiachaotic good-badtrain robbery core

Overview

ActionThriller

When Redwood Federal Penitentiary closes, there are going to be several hundred prisoners looking for a new home. Several of the most dangerous, all killers, will be transported by train to Santa Ana, a new high tech prison for the worst of the worst. Included in this transfer are: -Ian Kelly, explosions expert who has set off terrorist bombings worldwide. -Lorenzo "Enzo" Martini, a mafia kingpin who enjoyed nationwide fame before finally being put away. -Karl "The Killer" Miller, a serial killer with absolutely no conscience and an unquenchable thirst for blood. -Tommy "Zimm" Zimmer, a man who's serving life for killing his wife and her lover. -Luke Sinclair, who's finishing up the last nine months of a fifteen-year sentence for killing the man who murdered his wife. When the prisoners, under heavy security, board the last car of the train, it quickly becomes clear that an escape plan has been hatched

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Content warning
blunttrainexhilaratedplayful
prison industrial complexjustice vs. vengeanceinstitutional failureredemption under duress

Standout Aspects

Acting

Roy Scheider phones it in magnificently as mob boss.

Practical Effects

Real train stunts that look dangerous because they probably were.

Editing

Chaotic cuts that accidentally create comedy gold.

Best for:Streaming: Perfect for ironic group watch with snacks and roasting.·Friends: Bond over spotting which actor needed rent money.·Background: Fold laundry to explosions you can predict from space.
Heads up:Violence: Mid-90s TV-movie gunplay, not graphic but constant.
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Director

Jerry P. Jacobs

ReleasedJan 1, 1998
Runtime1h 31m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Royal Oaks Entertainment Inc.

Top Cast

Dorian Harewood

Dorian Harewood

Luke Sinclair

Ray Wise

Ray Wise

Sheriff Wes Blaidek

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Enzo Marcelli

Delane Matthews

Delane Matthews

Zoe Clark

Ed O'Ross

Ed O'Ross

Warden Jack Kramer

John Toles-Bey

John Toles-Bey

Tommy Zimmer

Clint Howard

Clint Howard

Hector Miller

Don Swayze

Don Swayze

Ian Kellen

Richard Foronjy

Richard Foronjy

Vince

Steven Barr

Steven Barr

Joe Manetti

Michael Tucci

Michael Tucci

Judge

Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten

Parole Officer

Blake Gibbons

Blake Gibbons

Officer Ralph Kantor

Chick Vennera

Chick Vennera

Edward

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Jerry P. Jacobs mostly produced direct-to-video action films; this was his rare directing credit.

Cultural

Ray Wise appeared here between Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and his iconic Leland Palmer resurgence — a fascinating career valley.

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