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Die Hard in a missile silo, but make it aggressively mid-90s direct-to-video.
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Warhead (1996)

B-movie adrenalineCold War hangoverCable TV midnight

Overview

ActionThriller

Terrorists seize an American nuclear missile site and threaten to launch the missiles at Washington unless the President resigns immediately and $1 billion is placed in a Swiss account in 8 hours.

Flag of USUS
Content warning
Redemption arc obsessionMilitary-industrial anxietyClock-running-out fatalism

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Real helicopters, real fireballs, fake everything else.

Stunts

Frank Zagarino's hair defies physics harder than the plot.

Best for:Background: Fold laundry while explosions happen. You won't miss much.·Friends: Drinking game: sip every time someone says 'nuclear' wrong.·Rewatch: Never. Unless you're writing a thesis on 90s VHS action.
Heads up:Violence: Standard 90s shootouts, some blood, one very fake neck snap.
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Director

Mark Roper

ReleasedMay 22, 1996
Runtime1h 32m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Nu Image

Top Cast

Frank Zagarino

Frank Zagarino

Jack Tannen

Joe Lara

Joe Lara

Kraft

Elizabeth Giordano

Elizabeth Giordano

Jessica Evans

Brian O'Shaughnessy

Brian O'Shaughnessy

Todd Jensen

Todd Jensen

Tom Lansdale

Ian Yule

Ian Yule

Colonel #1

Jamie Bartlett

Jamie Bartlett

Wilson

Grethe Fox

Grethe Fox

Victoria Palmer

Keith Van Hoven

Keith Van Hoven

Allen

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Mark Roper directed seven action films in the 90s, all starring Frank Zagarino. Their loyalty is almost beautiful.

Cultural

This came out four years after the USSR collapsed, yet treats nuclear terror like it's still 1983. Post-Cold War denial is a hell of a drug.

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