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MONEY
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Made its money back 3.8Γ over at the box office.
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Marked for Death
"He's a good cop. In a bad mood."
1990 1h 33m EN
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METACRITIC
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5.9
IMDB
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6.1TMDB Β· 620π₯«27%Rotten Tomatoesβ49Metacriticβ
5.9IMDB Β· 25,309
ActionCrimeDramaThriller
Synopsis
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Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths with a ferocious Jamaican drug lord who vows that Hatcher and his family are now marked for death.
βHe's a good cop. In a bad mood.β
Cast
Steven Seagal
John Hatcher
Basil Wallace
Screwface
Keith David
Max
Tom Wright
Charles
Joanna Pacula
Leslie
Elizabeth Gracen
Melissa
Bette Ford
Kate
Danielle Harris
Tracey
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dwight H. Little
- Writers
- Michael Grais, Mark Victor, Matt Golden
- Languages
- Russian, English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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36 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.
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CAST
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216+ people credited in cast and crew β a small city's worth of labour.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Dwight H. Little, shot by Ric Waite. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor O. Nicholas Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Steven Seagal and Basil Wallace and Keith David carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Dwight H. Little directs. Ric Waite behind the camera. James Newton Howard scores. O. Nicholas Brown cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Made its money back 3.8Γ over at the box office.
- 236 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.
- 4216+ people credited in cast and crew β a small city's worth of labour.
- 5Directed by Dwight H. Little, shot by Ric Waite. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor O. Nicholas Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Steven Seagal and Basil Wallace and Keith David carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "He's a good cop. In a bad mood.".
- 10IMDB entry: tt0100114 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Classified under 14 themes, including "voodoo", "cop", "murder", "family".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ric Waite
- Original score
- James Newton Howard
- Editing
- O. Nicholas Brown
- Production design
- Robb Wilson King
- Costume design
- Isabella B. Van Soest
- Makeup / hair
- Jef Simons
- Sound
- Paul Massey
- Stunt coordinator
- Conrad E. Palmisano
- Runtime
- 93 min Β· 1h 33m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Box office
- $46,044,400
- Return
- 384% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 27% π₯« Rotten
- Metacritic
- 49/100
- IMDB rating
- 5.9/10 Β· 25,309 votes
- MPAA
- R
Also by
Dwight H. Little
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- CinemaSerfβ 5/10
"Hatcher" (Steven Seagal) has to come out of retirement when a lethal gang of Jamaican drug dealers decide to avenge themselves upon him and his family after he killed one of their number when he was an American DEA agent. After some initial skirmishes, he sets out with his two friends "Max", a singularly deadly football coach (Keith David) and Chicago cop "Charles" (Tom Wright) to hunt down "Screwface" (Basil Wallace). It's procedural, totally devoid of any originality and brutal at times - but then it is a Steven Seagal film, so that ought not to be a surprise. The dialogue ("I'd give you the sweat off my balls!") is best overlooked most of the time and the quality of the acting from the star on down is pretty ropey. In it's favour, it is an end-to-end action movie with plenty going on, but after you have seen it I suspect you will wonder just how Seagal ever became such an hot box office property. He is completely charm free, as is much of this mediocre vendetta movie.
- GenerationofSwineβ 10/10
The best thing about movies like this is that the supporting cast, in this case Keith David, does a better job than the lead. I mean, watching Steven is like watching a cardboard cutout do kung-fu. But... the baddies are over the top and over acted to perfection. The plot is basic, the violence is amped up, and the script sucks, there is ample T&A... in other words it's a fun action movie in the best possible way. And it's the kind of action movie that we don't see any more... and the kind that really should have been direct to video fun when it came out. It sucks, but it's entertaining and that's all you should really ask for.
Production companies
Who made it
- ST
Steamroller Productions
US
- VI
Victor & Grais Productions
20th Century Fox
US
Key crew
- ProducerMark Victor
- ProducerSteven Seagal
- EditorO. Nicholas Brown
- ProducerMichael Grais
- StuntsGlory Fioramonti
- StuntsG.A. Aguilar
- Stunt CoordinatorConrad E. Palmisano
- Second Unit DirectorConrad E. Palmisano
- CastingPamela Basker
- StuntsSteven Lambert
- StuntsRichard E. Butler
- Hair SupervisorJef Simons
- Makeup ArtistGandhi Bob Arrollo
- StuntsKenny Bates
- CastingFern Champion
- First Assistant DirectorJerry Ziesmer
- StuntsRichard L. Blackwell
- Associate ProducerJulius R. Nasso
- Second Assistant DirectorMichael-McCloud Thompson
- StuntsHarold Burns
- CastingSue Swan
- StuntsRobert Apisa
- StuntsMichael Pecina
- Costume DesignIsabella B. Van Soest
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- voodoo
- cop
- murder
- family
- angry
- aggressive
- suspicious
- dreary
- ambiguous
- apathetic
- clichΓ©
- mocking
- tragic
- vibrant
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1990-10-05R
Also known as
International titles
- Naznaczony ΕmierciΔ PL
- DΓ©signΓ© pour mourir - Marked for deathFR
- Zum TΓΆten freigegebenDE
- Marcado para la MuerteCL
- 倩ιΎζθ¦CN
