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Movie Info
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Director -
Walter Hill -
Producer -
Gordon Carroll , Walter Hill -
Screenwriter -
Harry Kleiner , Walter Hill , Troy Kennedy Martin -
Distributor -
TriStar Pictures -
Production Co -
Carolco Pictures Inc. -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Action -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 17, 1988, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 23, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$35.0M -
Runtime -
1h 43m -
Sound Mix -
Surround
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