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Shoot to Kill
Directed by
Roger Spottiswoode
R
1988
1h 49m
Action
,
Adventure
,
and more
6.8
100%
65%
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An F.B.I. Agent teams up with a tracker to pursue a murderer after he vanishes into the mountains and infiltrates a hiking group.
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Cast of Shoot to Kill
Sidney Poitier
Warren Stantin
Tom Berenger
Jonathan Knox
Kirstie Alley
Sarah Renell
Clancy Brown
Steve
Richard Masur
Norman
Andrew Robinson
Harvey
Kevin Scannell
Ben
Frederick Coffin
Ralph
Michael MacRae
Fournier
Robert Lesser
Minelli
Milton Selzer
Mr. Berger
Les Lannom
Sheriff Arnett
Walter Marsh
Sam Baker
Frank C. Turner
Crilly
Sam Hiona
Inspector Hsu
Michael Chapman
Lawyer
Janet Rotblatt
Mrs. Berger
Ken Camroux-Taylor
Howard Storey
Fred Henderson
Jerry Wasserman
Gloria Lee
Freda Perry
Kevin McNulty
Bill Taylor
Ric Reid
Claire Vardiel
Blu Mankuma
Gary Hetherington
Allan Lysell
Michele Goodger
Beatrice Boepple
Andrew Rhodes
Bill Croft
Noah Beggs
John Molnar
John Ryan
Jim Van Dijk
Roger Spottiswoode
Director
Harv Zimmel
Writer
Michael Burton
Writer
Daniel Petrie Jr.
Writer / Producer
Ron Silverman
Producer
Shoot to Kill Ratings & Reviews
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Excellent movie, real edge of your seat action. I was just a bit young to watch Sidney Portier movies but his acting in this one is fantastic. I can't believe he was in his early 60s when he made this rugged, physically demanding film! Tom Berenger does an outstanding job opposite him and a young Kirsty Alley holds her own as the only female character. I don't think Clancy Brown ever gets enough credit, he is always a good "bad guy". The movie opens and moves quickly, it's scary how uncaring these murderers can be. It goes from the Frisco city area, at night, very quickly up into the open, beautiful Pacific Northwest ending up in Canada. Absolutely fantastic cinematography. The escaped killer / jewel thief is unknown to us, the viewer, for almost the first half of the film, you see his movements through his eyes. Finally, to escape pursuit from Sidney Portier and federal agents and Tom Berrenger he next is seen as part of a group of men on an outdoor fishing and hiking adventure led by knowledgeable Kirsty Alley. Again, we don't know which of the men he is so we become part of the group. When he decides to start killing everyone but the guide, we are as surprised as they are. This is a real clever twist. The pace and action during this time are split between this outdoor adventure which turns deadly as he takes Kirsty captive., and Sidney and Tom struggling to keep up to get him and save her. Bad weather at one point doesn't help but the two men trudge on. It's interesting that Tom is a highly skilled mountain man who doesn't like Sidney because he's an office type government man who slows him down until Sidney saves Tom's life. It's from that point on that we begin to respect Sidney and his skills and knowledge which then take over Tom through the Canadian suburbs and city through the end of the movie. Oddly, there is quite a bit of humor in the movie between Tom and Sidney which keeps the tense struggles to survive and move forward from becoming too heavy and monotonous. Clancy is a scary, disgusting creature with no value for anyone yet he looks like a nice, clean cut guy. The endings fast pace continues onto a shuttle, transport boat through the boats levels as he tries to get away. I won't give the ending away but honestly felt it could go either way. Don't miss this well acted, top notch, suspenseful movie. It should get more stars.
El Nuevo Herald (Miami)
Rene Jordan
he fractured film reiterates Spottiswoods as a skilled director. [Full review in Spanish]
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...an erratically-paced yet generally better-than-average old-school thriller.
United Press International
Cathy Burke
It's good to have veteran and able actor Sidney Poitier back on the screen again, and his contribution to Shoot to Kill helps make this action-thriller set in the mountain wilds of the Northwest a slick and satisfying film.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Satisfactory but forgettable manhunt thriller.
FulvueDrive-in.com
Chuck O'Leary
A gripping manhunt thriller that's also part buddy movie and part outdoor, man-against-the-elements adventure. Might have been taken for granted in 1988, but Shoot to Kill is a corker by today's standards.
7M Pictures
Kevin Carr
Awesome thriller!
FromTheBalcony
Bill Clark
An underrated, well-directed action flick with a superb performance by Sidney Poitier.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Shoot to Kill is a rip-roaring movie from start to finish.
Moviehole
Caffeinated Clint
You'll feel the sweat dripping off your back. Thrilling beyond belief.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
It marks Sidney Poitier's return to acting after 10 years behind the camera. He is probably not going to win any awards for this performance, but it's nice to have him back.
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