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The Package (1989)

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Reviews Counted: 15 Fresh: 10  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 5.3/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Synopsis: After bungling an important security detail in Europe, Army officer Johnny Gallagher is assigned to escort a soldier to trial. After being jumped by thugs in a washroom, allowing the prisoner to escape, he begins to suspect that he has stumbled onto something big. He's not sure who's behind... After bungling an important security detail in Europe, Army officer Johnny Gallagher is assigned to escort a soldier to trial. After being jumped by thugs in a washroom, allowing the prisoner to escape, he begins to suspect that he has stumbled onto something big. He's not sure who's behind it, or why, but one thing's for sure: they're out to get him before he figures it out. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Tommy Lee Jones, John Heard, Dennis Franz

Director: Andrew Davis

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 18, 2000

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Pan & Scan - 1.33
  • Letterboxed - Anamorphic - 1.85
  • Dual Side - Single Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround - English
  • Dolby Digital Surround - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Access

Additional Products:

  • Collectible Behind-the-Scenes Booklet

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4/5

Gripping little thriller with dependable Hackman in charge.

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Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Derek Adams
Time Out
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Emanuel Levy
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Decent thriller.

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05/12/05
Boo Allen
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)
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Vincent Canby
New York Times
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Jordan Hiller
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Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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Christopher Null
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Shannon J. Harvey
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Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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Jeffrey Westhoff
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07/27/02
Scott Weinberg
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2/4

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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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Mark R. Leeper
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The best in mindless entertainment.

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Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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Smarter than most contemporary thrillers.

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Chicago Sun-Times
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