Killing American Style (1988)
There are all kinds of killings. The best is American style.
Género : Acción, Crimen, Suspense
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 41M
Director : Amir Shervan
Sinopsis
A gang of hot headed brutes lead by Tony Stone and sexual sadist John Lynch execute a robbery with some inside help. A bloody shoot-out with the LAPD ensues and the criminals are apprehended. After a brief stint in the slammer, the gang escapes a prison-bus with the help of Tony s brother Jesse who is critically wounded in the process. He needs a doctor, fast. A hospital visit too risky, they seek out other options. Now on the run, they commandeer a palatial residence, taking hostages. All - American good guy John Morgan returns home becoming a pawn; sent out to retrieve the doctor.
La acción tiene lugar en París, cuando un preso llamado Jacques Costard (Victor McLaglen) escapa de la cárcel con el objetivo de salvar a su hija Manon(Helen Mack) de una banda de delincuentes que la ha raptado para servir en redes de prostitución. Algo que no será fácil porque no sabe adónde han llevado a la muchacha.Además, para enredar las cosas, ella cree que su padre murió como un héroe en la Primera Guerra Mundial.
The film is an emotional journey of a common man to an unknown place with the hope to come home and lead a better life. The film revolves around a story of human survival adapted from a newspaper article of a real-life crisis event, when three oil workers from India were kidnapped and taken hostage in Sudan.
Norman Sandel, con el objeto de vengar la muerte de su padre y advertir al coronel Cook, compañero de armas de su progenitor, del peligro que se cierne sobre él, decide partir hacia Danger City junto con dos ex soldados que sirvieron en el regimiento del coronel y un vendedor de whisky. Una vez allí se encontrará con una situación dantesca: los secuaces del bandolero Ramón, que buscan el oro de la Confederación escondido por Cook, han sitiado el pueblo y tomado como rehenes a todos los hombres a los que torturan de forma sistemática, por lo que, junto con sus hombres, decidirá tomar partido por las mujeres y defenderlas de las acometidas de la banda de Ramón. El desigual y fatídico enfrentamiento está servido.
Un hombre, Roy (Michael Shannon), y su hijo de 8 años Alton (Jaeden Lieberher) son perseguidos por el gobierno cuando el niño desarrolla poderes especiales.
In this movie filmed and released in 1961 (and not a 1962 production), an escaped convict returns to town and begins a reign of terror. Marked for death are Dr. Dean Knudtson, his wife Janice, formerly married to the killer, and Jeff Baxley, on whose testimony the man was originally sent to prison. Sheriff Charles Morton and deputy Sam Freed head a posse tracking down the killer in the desert. The man is found dead of the wounds inflicted by a prison guard trying to prevent his escape. The sheriff resigns his job and heads west with Joan. Written by Les Adams
Una banda de rock es enviada a Albania con el fin de localizar a unos estadounidenses secuestrados en un alejado castillo.
Negotiations with the Far East have failed, and the unthinkable has happened: all-out nuclear war. With civilization as we know it at an end, the United States President is whisked away to safety in an underground bunker. Along with him is a team of scientists and advisors, as well as an elite fighting force of the best assassins and soldiers in the country. This Presidential Security team is hand-selected to protect and preserve the government in this time of crisis.
Two bikers stop on the road to help a family with car troubles. An argument ensues leaving the father dead, and the others are held hostage in a barn. As police investigate, the fate of the hostages is uncertain.
Annie empieza a trabajar de niñera gracias a su novio. En un principio tiene que cuidar unos días de una niña, Katie, de quien se encariña rápidamente. Lo que no sabe Annie es que está siendo utilizada por su novio con oscuros fines: secuestrar a la pequeña con la complicidad del novio de la madre de Katie.
In her search for her biological father, after a long journey eastbound, Suzanne discovers a shrouded and horrifying part of her own past, that turns her greatest dream into a dark nightmare.
Two ruthless criminals take two teenage couples hostage at a remote mountain cabin in Colorado following a botched bank robbery.
Un grupo de terroristas árabes secuestran un avión en vuelo a Nairobi. Entre los pasajeros se encuentra Tommy aquejado de una grave enfermedad, y tiene que llegar urgentemente al hospital es el nieto predilecto del coronel Shaw, curtido militar que decide planear el rescate.
Mr. Magoo invites a friend to his lakeside cabin, unaware that a bloodhound has pursued an escaped convict to that isolated location.
The former convicted Eddie from Oslo meet Suzanne, the daughter of a tyrannic Swedish police chief, in a discotheque by coincidence. Together they run off to France. The father starts the hunt for them, thinking they're doing drugs.
A man who escaped from a prison comes to his inmate's village to find his wife, after having been told how wonderful she is. He hides at her place only to find out that she receives "night visits" from the village men. He starts a killing spree, causing panic among the locals.
Christina Fisher arrives in Sardinia to spend a holiday with her university friend, Francesco. As they are touring the island, they are trapped by mountain terrorists. Francesco is kidnapped, but Christina is permitted to leave. She is determined to contact the police, but is persuaded not to by Francesco's best friend, Gambino. Together they try to find the kidnappers, but she becomes suspicious of everyone including Gambino. Confused and paranoid, she sets out alone to contact the police.
Un avión en el que se está celebrando una fiesta de cumpleaños es secuestrado. El oficial de la fuerza aérea que vuela como guardaespaldas tendrá que recuperar el control de la nave.
Una peligrosa banda de traficantes de droga rapta al equipo de gimnasia de los Estados Unidos. Para liberarlos, será preciso buscar a unos hombres resueltos y perfectamente entrenados para esta misión: los Seal, el cuerpos de élite de operaciones especiales del Ejército norteamericano. Mike McBride liderará un comando que deberá trasladarse a la exótica isla del Diablo, para, una vez allí, rescatar a los rehenes y eliminar a los peligrosos criminales.
A female assassin named "Quick" is hired to bring in a Mafia accountant, who is under police protection. Double crossed by the mafia, she takes her hostage to California to retrieve $3M that he took before running. The mafia and Quick's untrustworthy boyfriend are on the trail.
El inspector Vanni tras seguir la pista del famoso delincuente francés apodado "El ángel negro" en un tiroteo, mata a su hermano, creando una inesperada venganza donde asesinara a la esposa del inspector Vanni. Ademas con una serie de contactos, roba unos cientos de kilos de dinamita y se le unen unos cuantos peligrosos delincuentes mas.
