Andrew Robinson, Clancy Brown, Frederick Coffin

FBI agent Warren Stantin (Sidney Poitier) has just been paired with tracker Jonathan Knox (Tom Berenger) in order to find a killer who's led law enforcement officials into the treacherous forest of th...( read more  read more... )e Pacific Northwest. The two mismatched professionals must get over their personality differences in order to catch the elusive murderer, who has just taken Knox's girlfriend (Kirstie Alley) as his most recent hostage.

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R, 109 min.

Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode

Release Date: February 12, 1988

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DVD Release Date: April 6, 2004

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  • January 11, 2008
    A truly unique 80s action thriller: in order to chase a killer and diamond thief, an FBI agent (Poitier) has to team up with an expert hiker (Berenger) whose girlfriend (Alley) leads a group of men through the mountains to the Canadian border, among them: the killer. The movie t...( read more)akes this idea and creates a breathless trip through beautiful scenery, adding lots of action, suspense and guessing which one of the hikers the killer actually is. Additionally, Poitier's performance adds so much humor to the excitement that you won't look at your watch once during the movie. Some minor plot holes at the connection points to the showdown back in civilization don't really ruin the overall perfect impression this movie leaves, especially the first time you see it.
    A little known gem of the genre. Not only for fans. They just don't make such action thrillers anymore!
  • March 26, 2008
    Brilliant movie showing Poitier hadnt lost it.
  • June 9, 2009
    very nice film..at the beggining its hard to guess who is the killer
  • September 29, 2008
    I was a little dissapointed. The story line was really weak and even the acting was a less than great.
  • September 7, 2008
    PLOT: Warren Stantin, an FBI agent (Sidney Poitier), and tracker Jonathan Knox (Tom Berenger), are paired together to track a killer who has kidnapped Knox's girlfriend, played by Kirstie Alley. They must over come their personality differences in order to catch the elusive murd...( read more)erer.

    This was a great action/thriller 80's movie, with a little comedy here and there by Sidney Poitier. It was nice to see Berenger and Alley in their younger days.
  • August 8, 2008
    Pretty action packed for a movie from the 80's.... Alley is extremely hot!!
  • June 18, 2008
    Sidney Poitier was so funny in this the way he faced that bear.......funny
  • March 8, 2008
    This could've had a better ending.
  • January 26, 2008
    action, suspense a really good movie
  • December 3, 2007
    Great Movie - terrific cast

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