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The cop who shoots first, drinks second, and asks questions never.
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Terminal Force (1989)

so-bad-it's-art80s cheese overdoseB-movie royalty

Overview

AdventureActionScience FictionThriller

Renegade cop Nick Tyree gets suspended after blowing away a liquor store robber who interrupts his alcohol purchase. His hot-headed chief wants him back when the young daughter of a key witness against mob boss Johnny Ventura is kidnapped because Tyree's law pushing ways are the only solution.

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Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Explosions that clearly wanted to be bigger.

Acting

Richard Harrison's mustache deserves separate billing.

Direction

Fred Olen Ray squeezes 84 minutes from 40 minutes of plot.

Best for:Friends: Mystery Science Theater 3000 energy required.·Background: Perfect for folding laundry while laughing at explosions.·Rewatch: Deeper cuts with every viewing. You'll quote it.
Heads up:Violence: Casual gunplay in a liquor store, as one does.·Triggers: Child kidnapping plot, handled with expected subtlety.
Fred Olen Ray

Director

Fred Olen Ray

ReleasedAug 1, 1989
Runtime1h 24m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
American Independent Productions
Austin Enterprises

Top Cast

Richard Harrison

Richard Harrison

Nick Tyree

Troy Donahue

Troy Donahue

Slim

Dawn Wildsmith

Dawn Wildsmith

Delilah

John Henry Richardson

John Henry Richardson

Johnny Ventura

Cleve Hall

Cleve Hall

Leonard

Jimmy Williams

Jimmy Williams

Harry Gale

Tom Shell

Tom Shell

Stu

Fox Harris

Fox Harris

Hendrix

Vincent Barbi

Vincent Barbi

Vito

Ralph Lucas

Ralph Lucas

Store Owner

Alex Veadov

Alex Veadov

Hold-up Man

Joseph Pilato

Joseph Pilato

Detective

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Richard Harrison was a genuine spaghetti western star who somehow ended here. The Italian film industry collapsed; direct-to-video action happened.

Cultural

Fred Olen Ray shot this in approximately 8 days for Roger Corman's Concorde Pictures, proving 1989 had no minimum quality threshold for theatrical release.

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