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High Velocity

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In a Third World country run by a vicious military junta, rebel forces kidnap Andersen (Keenan Wynn), the belligerent CEO of a heartless corporation that's been exploiting the country's workers. Ex-mercenary Baumgartner (Ben Gazzara) and his partner, Watson (Paul Winfield), are hired by Andersen's right-hand man, Martel (Alejandro Rey), to track down his boss. But Martel, whose various misdeeds include an affair with his boss's wife (Britt Ekland), doesn't want Andersen brought back alive.

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Audience Member A largely forgotten little action flic. Among the first with a "bummer" ending, a la "To live and die in LA". I first saw it on late-nite TV in the late 70's and liked it a lot: two old military buddies on a last coerced mission where no one has clean hands. Maybe a bit slow to the action but it pays off. I found a Canadian rental VHS copy in the early 90's which fortunately wasn't copyright encoded and burned myself a few DVDs. Why this film hasn't been released on DVD, considering the yearly ton of CRAP that goes from studio straight to disc is a mystery to me. A true loss. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member High stakes as a Thai corporation hires an American Vietnam marine vet to carry out a rescue mission for a man who has been kidnapped by a guerilla organization. I was familiar with Ben Gazzara from seeing him as a character actor in many films over the years, felt he carried the lead role in this action film reasonably well. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Retired mercernary is coerced to retrieve corporate executive after he is kidnapped by guerrilla forces in an unidentified jungle nation. Film never connected with me, you never became sympathetic to the the plight of the executive or the cause of the guerrilla forces. Does feature a solid cast of veteran actors. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Remi Kramer

Director

Ben Gazzara

Clifford Baumgartner

Britt Ekland

Mrs. Andersen

Paul Winfield

Watson

Keenan Wynn

Mr. Andersen

Alejandro Rey

Alejandro Martel
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Synopsis In a Third World country run by a vicious military junta, rebel forces kidnap Andersen (Keenan Wynn), the belligerent CEO of a heartless corporation that's been exploiting the country's workers. Ex-mercenary Baumgartner (Ben Gazzara) and his partner, Watson (Paul Winfield), are hired by Andersen's right-hand man, Martel (Alejandro Rey), to track down his boss. But Martel, whose various misdeeds include an affair with his boss's wife (Britt Ekland), doesn't want Andersen brought back alive.
Director
Remi Kramer
Producer
Takafumi Ôhashi
Screenwriter
Remi Kramer, Michael Parsons
Production Co
First Asian Films of California, Velocity Properties
Rating
PG
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 46m