Quiet Fire

"When you kill a man...make sure he's dead!!"

1991 1h 33m EN

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5.2

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★5.2TMDB · 8

DramaAction

Synopsis

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Loner Jessie Palmer must piece together information from a growing body count, including the murder of his best friend, in order to bring down a corrupt U.S. Senate candidate.

“When you kill a man...make sure he's dead!!”

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Cast

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Jesse Palmer
Robert Z'Dar
Russo
Lance Lindsay
J. William Whelan
Karen Black
Kim Martino
Nadia Marie
Jana
Jastereo Coviare
Overstreet
David Elliot
Frank
Michael Ferrare

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Writers: John Knoerle
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, shot by F. Smith Martin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Weidner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Robert Z'Dar and Lance Lindsay carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When you kill a man...make sure he's dead!!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102743 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs directs. F. Smith Martin behind the camera. John Weidner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, shot by F. Smith Martin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor John Weidner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Robert Z'Dar and Lance Lindsay carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "When you kill a man...make sure he's dead!!".
7IMDB entry: tt0102743 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: F. Smith Martin
Editing: John Weidner
Makeup / hair: Lisa Buono
Stunt coordinator: Cole S. McKay
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Quiet Fire (1991)

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JPV8522025-04-18
★ 1/10
Really lackluster action-thriller that I had hoped would be in that good-bad territory but outside of a few scenes, not worth sitting through. Doesn't help the star, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs has the personality of paper bag with zero depth even on the lower end of a movie like this. 1.25/5

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