Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987 film)
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | |
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| Directed by | Gary Sherman |
| Produced by | Robert C. Peters |
| Written by |
Michael Patrick Goodman and Brian Taggert & Gary Sherman |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Joe Renzetti |
| Cinematography | Alex Nepomniaschy |
| Edited by | Ross Albert |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $7,555,000 (USA) |
Wanted: Dead or Alive is a 1987 action film directed by Gary Sherman and starring Rutger Hauer as Nick Randall, the descendant of the character Josh Randall, played by Steve McQueen in the 1958 television series of the same name.
Plot
Nick Randall is a Los Angeles-based bounty hunter and an ex-CIA operative, who is asked by a former co-worker to help track down terrorist Malak Al Rahim. However, Malak Al Rahim is also looking for Randall, and Randall's employers tell him where to find him, resulting in the death of his best friend, Sgt. Danny Quintz, and his girlfriend Terry, eventually forcing a showdown on the waterfront.
In the end Randall brings out Rahim handcuffed with a grenade jammed in his mouth. Randall explains to his bosses that they should send his payment to the family of Danny Quintz and he will just keep the extra bonus for bringing him in alive. As he starts to leave, he says, "Fuck the bonus" and pulls the grenade pin out.
Cast
- Rutger Hauer as Nick Randall
- Gene Simmons as Malak Al Rahim
- Robert Guillaume as Philmore Walker
- Mel Harris as Terry
- William Russ as Det. Sgt. Danny Quintz
- Susan MacDonald as Louise Quintz
- Jerry Hardin as John Lipton
- Hugh Gillin as Patrick Donoby
- Robert Harper as Dave Henderson
- Eli Danker as Robert Aziz
- Joseph Nasser as Hasson
- Suzanne Wouk as Jamilla
- Gerald Papasyan as Abdul Renza
- Nick Faltas as Amir
- Hammam Shafie as Chemical Expert
- Sam Longoria as FBI Agent (uncredited)