Excessive Force

1993

Excessive Force

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Movie Info

Martial arts hero Thomas Ian Griffith wrote, produced, and starred in this action thriller. Terry McCain (Griffith) is a Chicago police officer who is bent on revenge after his partners are killed by Mafia gunmen. McCain knows that he won't be able to get the justice he demands within the system, so he persuades his boss, Devlin (Lance Henriksen), to keep him off the list of suspects after he kills mob kingpin Sal DiMarco (Burt Young). McCain changes his mind about killing the crime boss, but someone else with a grudge guns down DiMarco instead; however, when he tries to meet with Devlin to explain what's happened, he's met by a squad of killers. McCain learns that his partner Frankie (Tony Todd) is actually still alive and was in cahoots with Devlin to steal $3 million in drug money away from DiMarco, a deal scotched by McCain's desire for revenge. The supporting cast includes James Earl Jones and Charlotte Lewis.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Action & Adventure
Directed By:

Jon Hess, Jon D. Hess
Written By:

Thomas Ian Griffith, Grant Morris
In Theaters:

May 14, 1993 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Sep 7, 2004
Runtime:

87 minutes
Studio:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Cast

Thomas Ian Griffith
as Terry

Lance Henriksen
as Devlin

James Earl Jones
as Jake

Charlotte Lewis
as Anita

Tony Todd
as Frankie

Burt Young
as Sal

W. Earl Brown
as Vinnie

Jane Alderman

Doreen Lane

Bobby Bass
as Limo Driver

Steve Chambers
as Thug #2

Antoni Corone
as Fat Tommy

Liza Cruzat
as Hooker

Leon Delaney
as Hitman #1

Tony Epper
as Delivery Man

Danny Goldring
as Lt. Landry

Brian Leahy
as Irish Leader

Rom Milanovich
as Mario

E.J. Murray
as News Reporter

James Ryder
as Make-up Artist

Sam Sanders
as Dexter

Dick Sollenberger
as Judge

Susan Wood
as Lisa

Carl Ciarfalio
as Guard #1

Mario Roberts
as Guard #2

Charles Picerni Sr.
as Thug #1

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Critic Reviews for Excessive Force

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (4)

Succeeding only in living up to the brutal expectations of its title by delivering the goods.

Feb 29, 2016 | Rating: B_ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The movie that failed to turn Griffith into the next big action star.

Jul 25, 2002 | Rating: 1/5

Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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Audience Reviews for Excessive Force

Jan 16, 2008

Similar to Stephen Segal type movies. A karate chopping detective kicks mobster's butts.

Ida K Super Reviewer
Jan 07, 2008

Good cast and an unexpected, eleventh-hour snap of the tail enliven this otherwise standard kill-or-be-killed actionfest. Plenty of kicks and licks and enough intelligent plotting to furrow a few brows.

Dean M Super Reviewer