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1990 film directed by Deran Sarafian

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Death Warrant is a 1990 action, crime, and mystery film directed by Deran Sarafian with a screenplay by David S. Goyer. The movie features Jean-Claude Van Damme, Robert Guillaume, Cynthia Gibb, and Art LaFleur in its cast. Gary Chang composed the score, while Russell Carpenter served as the director of photography. The narrative is set in California and originates from Canada and the United States, with English as the original language.

The film has a runtime of 89 minutes and carries the tagline "He loves a good fight." It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix via video on demand. Production involved MGM-Pathé Communications and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with a budget of $4,000,000 and revenue of $46,700,000. Critical reception includes a review score of 3.4/10, 34/100, and 0%, alongside an IMDb rating of 5.7 and a TMDb vote average of 6.243.

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Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding martial arts skills, is able to save his life and make himself respected in this violent world.

Released: 1990-09-1489 minDir: Deran SarafianAction, Crime, Thriller, MysteryBudget: $4.0MBox office: $46.7M

Cast

  • Jean-Claude Van Damme as Louis Burke
  • Robert Guillaume as Hawkins
  • Cynthia Gibb as Amanda Beckett
  • Patrick Kilpatrick as Christian 'The Sandman' Naylor
  • Art LaFleur as Sergeant DeGraf
  • George Dickerson as Tom Vogler

Themes

  • prison
  • martial arts
  • showdown
  • prisoner
  • undercover
  • fight
  • psychopath
  • revenge
  • murder
  • los angeles, california

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Ratings

IMDb

5.7/10

23,215 votes

Year
1990
Runtime
89 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Mystery

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
David S. Goyer
Composer
Gary Chang
Cinematographer
Russell Carpenter
Narrative location
California
Duration
86
FilmAffinity ID
736705
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1990-01-01
title
Death Warrant
distributed by
Netflix
review score
0%
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