The Package (1989)
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64% of critics liked it
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42% of users liked it
(4,124 ratings)
The Package, a thriller involving political assassination and intrigue, is an excellent action feature using a familiar theme and providing good performances by the cast. Boyette (Tommy Lee Jones) is a prisoner entrusted to Gallagher (Gene Hackman) for transportation back to the United States.… More The Package, a thriller involving political assassination and intrigue, is an excellent action feature using a familiar theme and providing good performances by the cast. Boyette (Tommy Lee Jones) is a prisoner entrusted to Gallagher (Gene Hackman) for transportation back to the United States. Boyette escapes and Gallagher must find him. In doing so, Gallagher finds himself getting into far more than he had bargained for as he becomes involved in a political assignation plot that he must stop. Both Hackman and Jones are excellent in reprising familiar roles. Hackman is never better than when portraying the decent man in a precarious position, and Jones plays Boyette with the same cunning and intelligence that he brought to The Executioner's Song. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi
- Directed By
- Andrew Davis
- Written By
- John Bishop (II)
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
- In Theaters
- Aug 25, 1989 Wide
- Studio
- Orion Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Rita Kempley, Washington Post
The best in mindless entertainment.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Smarter than most contemporary thrillers.
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Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Gripping little thriller with dependable Hackman in charge.
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Boo Allen, Denton Record Chronicle (TX)
Decent thriller.
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Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Style and drive are everything in movies that have storylines that don't hold up to scrutiny, and The Package is as flat and bland as they come.
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Cast
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Gene Hackman
as Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
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Joanna Cassidy
as Lt. Col. Eileen Gallagher
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Tommy Lee Jones
as Thomas Boyette
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John Heard
as Col. Glen Whitacre
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Dennis Franz
as Milan Delich
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Pam Grier
as Ruth Butler
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Kevin Crowley
as Walter Henke
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Reni Santoni
as Chicago Police Lieutenant
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Ron Dean
as Karl Richards
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Thalmus Rasulala
as Secret Service Commander
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Nathan Davis
as Soviet Press Secretary
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Chelcie Ross
as Gen. Thomas Hopkins
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Joe V. Greco
as Gen. Robert Carlson
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Ike Pappas
as Himself
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Mike Bacarella
as Paramedic
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Gene Barge
as Secret Service Agent
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Dennis Cockrum
as Computer Technician
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Dick Cusack
as Secretary of State
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Anatoly Davydov
as Col. Gregor Malekov
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Ralph Foody
as Building Manager
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Cody Glenn
as Johnny's Field Soldier
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Greg Goossen
as Soldier in Provost Marshal's Office
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Allen Hamilton
as American General
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Don James
as Command Post Soldier
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Michael James
as Nazi Goon
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Nick Kusenko
as Gen. Carlson's Aide
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Harry J. Lennix
as Johnny's Field Soldier
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Boris Leskin
as Soviet Foreign Minister
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Hilda McLean
as Old German Woman
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Miguel Nino
as Thug
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Juan Ramírez
as Thug
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Carlos Sanz
as Johnny's Field Soldier
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Mik Scriba
as Thug
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Mary Seibel
as Henke's Mother
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Marco St. John
as Marth
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Michael Tomlinson
as Johnny's Field Soldier
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Wilhelm von Homburg
as West Berlin Police Lieutenant
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Otto von Wernherr
as East German Army Lieutenant
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Gregory Alan Williams
as Col. Woods
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Will Zahrn
as Nazi Goon
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Jack Gold
as Governor
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Ivory Ocean
as Washington DC Witness
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Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
as Ft. Belvoir Duty MP
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Nancy Baird
as Milan's Wife
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Steve Barbo
as Hotel Police Officer
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Gary Berkovich
as Soviet General
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Lana Berkovich
as Translator
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Billy Bosco
as Milan's Son
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Dr. Christine Cassel
as Speaker at Governors Conference
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John D'Amico
as Soviet General Secretary
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Johnny Lee Davenport
as MP
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Metta Davis
as Washington DC Witness
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Oksana Fedunyszyn
as Eileen's Secretary
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Tina Gloschenko
as Henke's Girl Friend
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Henry Godinez
as Lock-up Police Officer
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Danny Goldring
as Undercover Bum
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Kathryn Joosten
as Waitress
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Jack Kandel
as Soldier with Orders
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Joe D. Lauck
as Sen. Bruce
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Katherine Lynch
as Henke's Wife
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Walter Markley
as Secret Service Agent
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Charles Mueller
as Backpacker
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William Musyka
as Soviet General
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Greg Noonan
as Command Post Commander
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Dmitri Polytnsev
as Translator
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Phillip Prerost
as Hospital Police Officer
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Alex Ross Perry
as Liquor Store Clerk
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Leon Samoilovich
as Soviet Security Agent
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Michael Skewes
as M. P
- Ray Starr
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Harry Teinowitz
as Command Post Soldier
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Dianne Timmerman
as Backpacker
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Joe Guzaldo
as Press Secretary Rogers
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Gary Goldman
as Command Post Soldier
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Ray Allen
as United States President
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John W. Hardy
as Sky Cap
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Chad Smith
as Milan's Son
