A family man and a mob witness hunt for a hit-man who has mistakenly kidnapped the family man's son.
Acting
Rip Torn's unhinged mob boss monologues in a tracksuit.
Stunts
Genuinely brutal car chases through actual 1989 Los Angeles.
Direction
William Lustig's grindhouse instincts colliding with studio notes.
Director
William Lustig
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jan-Michael Vincent was so deep in addiction during filming that crew members allegedly had to physically prop him up between takes.
This was William Lustig's attempt to go 'mainstream' after Maniac Cop, but distributors buried it; it barely existed outside VHS until recent cult rediscovery.
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