Dead Men Can't Dance

"The Cold War just got hot. Time to Rock 'N' Roll."

1997 1h 45m EN

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3.9

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★3.9TMDB · 10

ActionThriller

Synopsis

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To stamp out the threat of nuclear war, a special ops team must travel to North Korea to carry out a covert mission to destroy a nuclear power plant. Everything does not go as planned. Their communications are cut off and they must remember their survival training to get them through.

“The Cold War just got hot. Time to Rock 'N' Roll.”

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Cast

Michael Biehn
Robert Hart
Adrian Paul
Shooter
Kathleen York
Victoria Elliot
R. Lee Ermey
Senator Fowler
John Carroll Lynch
Plonder
Jennifer Blanc-Biehn
Sgt. Susie Warzenak (as Jennifer Blanc)
Shawnee Smith
Cooper
Kelly Jo Minter
Sgt. Chrissie Brooks

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephen Milburn Anderson
Writers: Paul Sinor, Mark Sevi, Bill Kerby
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stephen Milburn Anderson, shot by Levie Isaacks. 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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Original score by Richard Marvin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Michael Biehn and Adrian Paul and Kathleen York carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The Cold War just got hot. Time to Rock 'N' Roll.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0118941 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stephen Milburn Anderson directs. Levie Isaacks behind the camera. Richard Marvin scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Directed by Stephen Milburn Anderson, shot by Levie Isaacks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Richard Marvin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Michael Biehn and Adrian Paul and Kathleen York carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Cold War just got hot. Time to Rock 'N' Roll.".
7IMDB entry: tt0118941 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.