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      Death Before Dishonor

      R 1987 1 hr. 35 min. Action List
      Reviews 34% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score A gung-ho Marine sergeant (Fred Dryer) tries to rescue a colonel (Brian Keith) kidnapped by terrorists in the Mideast. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Dec 01 Buy Now

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      Audience Member This was typical of the one-sided, unintentionally funny, and jingoistic action movies that came out during the Reagan Administration, and as such, clearly shows its age. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member After years of solid work on NBC's Hunter program, Fred Dryer finally gets a starring role on the big screen--and delivers a credible performance. A lot of flag-waving and a somewhat anti-Arab sentiment. If only Dryer had chosen acting sooner in life... Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member American soldiers team with Mossad to battle terrorists in a middle eastern country. The typical US soldier is really shown here in a glowing light. Fred Dryer hunts down terrorists like he used to hunt down quarterbacks for the LA Rams. The type of film that could have used the Golan-Globus touch. Decent film but I still prefer Fred Dryer as Hunter. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member You know a "Rah Rah American" movie is going to be bad when even Chuck Norris passes on it. "Death Before Dishonor" went to TV star Fred Dryer, who shows is nearly every frame here why he never successfully transitioned to major motion pictures. His presence is less than commanding, and the scenes where he has to be tender, as when he sheds a single tear over a fallen Marine, are mostly laughable. He gets no help from his mostly unknown supporting cast, although it is fun watching sixty-five year old Brian Keith slug it out with a bunch of Middle Eastern bad guys. As far as the plot goes, it's the same old story we're used to from low budget '80's action movies. The makers set their film in the fictional country of Jamal, presumably not to offend anyone, but these terrorists are so cartoonish that it's downright offensive. They are ridiculous caricatures, and it's fairly distasteful that they are exaggerated so much to make them easy hate targets for the dumb people who thrive on films like this. It was the only feature to be directed by Terry Leonard, who was primarily a stunt person and second unit director, and it's easy to see why this new career never panned out for him. This is a dull, bland-looking picture where the action sequences consist chiefly of destroying a record number of fruit carts and mowing down an unlimited number of indiscriminate rag-headed extras. "Death Before Dishonor" is a relic of a bygone era where a one man army blows away Middle Eastern terrorists without regard for personal safety or foreign policy. I guess that would be forgivable if this was at least entertaining. This can't even manage that much. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member American soldiers team with Mossad to battle terrorists in a middle eastern country. The typical US soldier is really shown here in a glowing light. The type of film that could have used the Golan-Globus touch. I prefer Fred Dryer as Hunter. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Very bigoted film that glorifies US/Israeli violence while condemning Arabs as being crazy and violent. Pure bull. Even the action sequences are mediocre. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times There isn't a lick of original thinking in it. Rated: 1/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 16, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Typical rah-rah, flag-waving actioner. Rated: 1.5/5 Jul 26, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A gung-ho Marine sergeant (Fred Dryer) tries to rescue a colonel (Brian Keith) kidnapped by terrorists in the Mideast.
      Director
      Terry Leonard
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Action
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 10, 2012
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $3.8M
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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