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Shoot to Kill

- It's about staying alive.

When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to enlist the aid of expert tracker Jonathan Knox. It's a turbulent yet vital relationship they must maintain in order to survive... and one that becomes increasingly desperate when Knox's girlfriend Sarah becomes the killer's latest hostage!

Release Date : 1988-02-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Century Park PicturesSilver Screen Partners IIITouchstone Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Mountain ManShoot to Kill

Cast

Character Name : Warren Stantin

Original Name : Sidney Poitier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jonathan Knox

Original Name : Tom Berenger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarah Renell

Original Name : Kirstie Alley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Steve

Original Name : Clancy Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norman

Original Name : Richard Masur

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harvey

Original Name : Andrew Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ben

Original Name : Kevin Scannell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ralph

Original Name : Frederick Coffin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fournier

Original Name : Michael MacRae

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minelli

Original Name : Robert Lesser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Berger

Original Name : Milton Selzer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff Arnett

Original Name : Les Lannom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam Baker

Original Name : Walter Marsh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crilly

Original Name : Frank C. Turner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inspector Hsu

Original Name : Sam Hiona

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lawyer

Original Name : Michael Chapman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Berger

Original Name : Janet Rotblatt

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Ken Camroux-Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Howard Storey

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Fred Henderson

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Jerry Wasserman

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Gloria Lee

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Freda Perry

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Kevin McNulty

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : William S. Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Ric Reid

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Claire Vardiel

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Blu Mankuma

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Gary Hetherington

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Allan Lysell

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Michele Goodger

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Beatrice Boepple

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Andrew Rhodes

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Bill Croft

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Noah Beggs

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : John Molnar

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : John Ryan

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Jim Van Dijk

Gender : Male

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-11

I guess I'm giving it a 10, I mean, Sidney Poitier is always believable. I think that is the best thing you can say about him. But the problem here is that he has a legendary reputation and this is just a throw-away cop movie. So you see his name attached and you start thinking it's going to be Oscar worthy off the bat, and, it's not. But, at the same time, Sidney Poitier is believable, and Berenger is creepy is just the right sort of way. And that is not a complaint, because he really is the hermit that is oddly uncomfortable and still perfect for the role. So, if you ask me, this is one of Tom Berenger's better roles in a not Oliver Stone flick. It's just Alley that is sort of an eye roll. She doesn't do a bad job, but Berenger nailed it and Poitier was as believable in the role as always... and then Alley was just playing 80s girl, and that is sort of the killer. That is sort of what takes it from a great movie to another throw away genre movie. But, you have two actors, Berenger and Poitier, who repentantly looked at the script and thought, this is a challenge, lets see if we can bring more to the roles than anyone expects. And they are VERY generous with each other, and it sort of kills me that they weren't in more films together. So, what you have is an 80s throwaway that two people really stepped up to sell, so it sticks with you despite it being just another cop movie. And that sort of determines my score for me.

kevin2019

@kevin2019

2024-02-09

"Shoot to Kill" makes extremely good use of some absolutely breathtaking outdoor locations. It is also a very well paced and totally engaging film throughout and it features an admittedly heart stopping stunt that will literally take your breath away when Knox falls from a rope suspended over a picturesque and deadly gorge after he has been struck by the trolley used to transport people across the head spinning and nausea-inducing gulf. There are also a wide range of wilderness survival tips and tracking techniques employed which help to place you in Poitier's predicament and it leaves you feeling as lost as he so obviously is when these necessary techniques come into play. It also teaches us the valuable lesson that if we were ever stranded in the unforgiving wilderness we would be incredibly lucky to survive for five seconds.