Joshua Tree (1993)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Vic Armstrong

Writer (WGA):

Steven Pressfield (written by)

Release Date:

27 March 1993 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

When it comes to getting even, he's taking revenge into overdrive.

Plot:

A framed prison escapee unknowingly kidnaps a female cop en-route to a rendezvous with the corrupt cop who put him behind bars.

Plot Keywords:

Cable | Lamborghini | Chinese | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Coyote

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	Wellman Anthony Santee
George Segal	...	Lt. Franklin L. Severence
Kristian Alfonso	...	Rita Marek
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Sheriff Cepeda
Beau Starr	...	Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
Michelle Phillips	...	Esther Severence
Matt Battaglia	...	Michael Agnos
Bert Remsen	...	Woody Engstrom
Michael Paul Chan	...	Jimmy Shoeshine
Khandi Alexander	...	Maralena Turner
Marcus Brown	...	E.G. Turner
Nick Chinlund	...	Deputy Tomay
Ken Foree	...	Eddie Turner
Edward Stone	...	Detective Jordan
Rondi Reed	...	Detective Chelsey

Also Known As:

Army of One (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

102 min (cut version) | 106 min (unrated version) | UK:97 min (heavily cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Germany:18 (re-release) (uncut) | West Germany:18 (video release) (cut) | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (cut TV version) | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:16 | Spain:18 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | USA:R | Australia:R | France:-12 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:Unrated (DVD/VHS release)

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Epic Productions

Trivia:

The script only called for Santee to kill five henchmen at the warehouse, but for the sake of more action it was changed to dozens and dozens of them.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Reflected in villains' car (pan and scan video only).

Quotes:

Wellman Anthony Santee: You can open the safe with your balls or without 'em.
Jimmy Shoeshine: First choice.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Are We Alone? (2006) (V)

Car Chase Heaven (Almost)!

Low budget, c list actors, expanses of wide open scenery but for all that a really good film. There are some parallels with Vanishing Point but generally stands out on its own. Dolf does a reasonable job but the character just isn't believable. Just a note all the cars used are replicas, but then what a crime it would be if they were real. Just ordered it on DVD from the US hope it is better than the UK video release was as the quality of that was the worst I had ever come across. Looking for something to kill a couple of hours and enjoy car chases then add this to the list of classics : Bullit, The Hidden, Ronin, Taxi, Gone In 60 Seconds, The Rock, Vanishing Point.