Assassination (1987)

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Release Date: Jan 9, 1987 Wide

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In Assassination, a routine political thriller directed by Peter Hunt, Jay Hillion (Charles Bronson) is a secret service agent assigned to protect First Lady Lara Royce Craig (Jill Ireland). Lara hates Hillion and tries to get away from him but finds she needs him when her life is threatened by a series of assassination attempts which may have originated from the White House. This routine actioner has little to offer that is new or different, but it tells its tale at a good pace and has some

PG-13, 1 hr. 33 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Peter R. Hunt

In Theaters: Jan 9, 1987 Wide

On DVD: Sep 10, 2002

Media Home Entertainment

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Cast

Charles Bronson
Jay Killian
Jill Ireland
Laramie Royce Craig
Jan Gan Boyd
Charlotte Chang
Randy Brooks
Tyler Loudermilk
Erik Stern
Reno Bracken
Michael Ansara
Sen. Hector Bunsen
James Staley
Briggs
Kathryn Leigh Scott
Polly Sims
Chris Alcaide
Chief Justice
Robert Axelrod
Finney
Lucille Bliss
Crone
Stephen Elliott
Fitzroy
Mischa Hausserman
Danzig
John Hawker
Porter
William Hayes
Pritchard Young
Charles Howerton
President Calvin Craig
Peter Lupus
TV Announcer
Jim McMullan
The Zipper
William Prince
H.H. Royce
Larry Sellers
Indian Joe
Beverly Thompson
June Merkel
Michael Welden
FBI Agent
James Acheson
Osborne Weems
Jack Gill
Kerry Fane
Ed Levitt
FBI Agent
Paul McCallum
Sandy Ott
Frank Zagarino
Secret Service Driver
Robert Dowdell
Capt. Ogilvy
Natalie Alexander
Claire Thompson
David L. Bilson
Wally Maine
Tony Borgia
Bomb Squad Man
Arthur Hansel
Barstow
Linda Harwood
Sally Moore
Elizabeth Lauren
Moonbeam
J. Michael Patterson
Conductor
John Salvi
Platt
Jason Scura
Capt. Hammond
Lori Stephens
Female TV Reporter
Susan J. Thompson
Journalist
Mihoko Tokoro
Reporter
Vivian Tyus
Maid
James Clark
Locomotive Engineer

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I remember thinking, even as a kid, aren't these Bronson movies kind of crappy? Luckily I grew up and now revel in the crap.

January 17, 2008

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