Malone (1987)
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Malone (Burt Reynolds) has been a "wet" operative for the CIA for many years, serving his country by performing assassinations. He is tired of his job and wants to get out of "the company" (as it is called) and live a normal life. He is looking along the Pacific Northwest for a… More Malone (Burt Reynolds) has been a "wet" operative for the CIA for many years, serving his country by performing assassinations. He is tired of his job and wants to get out of "the company" (as it is called) and live a normal life. He is looking along the Pacific Northwest for a place to settle down when his much-cherished classic Mustang breaks down outside the town of Comstock. He manages to get to a small gas station and is treated like family by a Vietnam veteran, who is the station's owner, and his daughter. They are suffering from the nefarious activities of a local bigwig (Cliff Robertson) to take over all the land in the city in a hare-brained development scheme. He soon runs afoul of the town sheriff, who is basically an employee of the developer, but eventually wins his respect. Meanwhile, the CIA is none too pleased to hear of Malone's intended retirement and send a succession of hit-men after him to ensure that he divulges none of their dirty secrets. Malone destroys the first two killers at some cost to his own well-being. The next assassin turns out to be a woman who is susceptible to his charms. Meanwhile, he has a thorough-going local scoundrel to put out of business. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Harley Cokeliss
- Written By
- Christopher Frank
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- May 1, 1987 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
Burt is in top form in this predictable, but watchable modernization of Shane.
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Cast
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Burt Reynolds
as Richard Malone
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Cliff Robertson
as Charles Delaney
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Kenneth McMillan
as Sheriff Hawkins
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Cynthia Gibb
as Jo Barlow
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Scott Wilson
as Paul Barlow
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Lauren Hutton
as Jamie
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Philip Anglim
as Harvey
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Tracey Walter
as Calvin Bollard
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Dennis Burkley
as Dan Bollard
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Alex Diakun
as Madrid
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Duncan Fraser
as Malone's Target
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Brooks Patterson Gardner
as Patterson
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Christianne Hirt
as Girl in Wagon
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Mike Kirton
as Frank
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Campbell Lane
as Tom Riggs
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Don MacKay
as Dr. Florian
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Blu Mankuma
as Rev. Danby
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Walter Marsh
as Congressman
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Tom McBeath
as Stringbean
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Mavor Moore
as Hausmann
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Janne Mortil
as Helen
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Don S. Davis
as Buddy
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Stephen E. Miller
as Clinton
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Frank C. Turner
as Andy
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Bill Buck
as Banker
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Graydon Gould
as Lawyer
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Tom Herton
as Eli
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Dwight McFee
as Harry
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Donna White
as Nurse
