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Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0086162118630 Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Release Date: August 02, 1990 Running Time: 111 minutes Sales Rank: 4476 Studio: 20th Century Fox
Rating: - "I'll get right on top of this"
This flick starts with a pre-opening credits teaser along the lines of the James bond films. Armand Assante, a forceful, charismatic actor grabs your attention and for the most part keeps it. The absolutely gorgeous Barbara Carrera makes a stunning femme fatale. Not a bad update of Spilanes first Mike Hammer book. It even retains the famous final line. Much truer to the hard-boiled private eye then the watered down tv version of the 80's.
Rating: - Not Quite Spillane
While I have to admit that I find this movie -- in a goofy way -- rather entertaining, Spillane it is not. Still, Assante makes a short swaggering Mike Hammer, Judson Scott as one of the more bizaare villains in movie history, Barbara Carrera and the killer ending like the book.
Rating: - Armand Assante is Awesome
No doubt he was compared to Pacino at the time, but Assante IS Mike Hammer. His tough as nails attitude that he brings to the role is mesmerizing. The opening title sequence, with music by Bill Conti was very well done. I also think that the filmakers were hoping this would be the first of many sequels or chapters ( much like James Bond 007 ). Sadly, this was the only one starring Assante. I would have loved to have seen a series of Mike Hammer adventures on the big screen, but we were instead jilted into the awful TV Series starring Stacey Keach. I, the Jury, remains a first class thriller. The ... Read More
Rating: - Watchable but not top tier thriller
This is a 1980's updating of the classic 50's pulp novel by the great Mickey Spillane and it has its fair share of violence and sex -and is not recommended for those who find such elements unacceptable .
The script is by Larry Cohen -who was originally slated to direct but was removed from the project after shooting began .His script has little to do with the original book and if you want a movie that follows the Spillane plot then you need to go back to the original .
Mike Hammer goes hunting for the guys who killed his old army buddy and in so doing finds himself up to his ears in ... Read More
Rating: - Armand Assante as "Mike Hammer".
For Mature Adults Only! Contains male nudity and full frontal female nudity. Scenes of orgy and sexual situations. Rated "R".
Based upon the novel by Mickey Spillane.
Armand Assante is "Mike Hammer", a private detective in new York City. There is a killer on the loose. He has already killed a one-arm cop in his home. Then each furthur victim has some connection to the first victim. Mike Hammer is close on the trail and meets some sexy women along the way. This case is so dangerous he can't even trust his friends on the force.
Armand Assante really made this film for ... Read More
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