Richard Thursby is murdered and his wife Janice is being abducted. Former cop and martial arts expert, Philip Sloane, is retained by family and flies to Manila in search of clues.Richard Thursby is murdered and his wife Janice is being abducted. Former cop and martial arts expert, Philip Sloane, is retained by family and flies to Manila in search of clues.Richard Thursby is murdered and his wife Janice is being abducted. Former cop and martial arts expert, Philip Sloane, is retained by family and flies to Manila in search of clues.
- Pete Saimi
- (as Raoul Aragonn)
- Sal Anaya
- (as Victor Ordoñez)
- Richard Thursby
- (as George Mahlberg)
- Bartender
- (as Ponce De Guzman)
- Crowbar
- (as Arthur 'Turko' Cervantes)
- Chan Se's man
- (as José Estrada)
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- TriviaAction behind the camera rivalled the action in front: a guerilla army was shooting at Americans, passports were confiscated by military dictator's wife, an actress attempted to leave country with screenwriter in tryst during last week of shoot and had her passport revoked by the Americans who kidnap her at Manila airport and forced her back to the set, sabotage, the Lone Ranger (from the original radio series) saved the film, the original director of the film escaped the producer's wrath and fled to South Africa, crew members critically sunburnt, weapons and drugs allegedly smuggled across international borders and crew members supporting and meeting with key figures in a forthcoming political revolution!
- Quotes
Philip Sloane: [after causing henchmen to drive into a pond] Hope you brought the rubber ducky!
Cynthia Thursby: Are they dead?
Philip Sloane: Nah, they're just taking a bath, that's all.
Cynthia Thursby: Sloane, you're crazy!
- Alternate versionsUK versions are cut 58 seconds for an '18' rating.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Worst Movies of All Time: Sloane - Die Gewalt im Nacken (2021)
"Sloane" is an example of hwo a film is doomed to failure if it doesn't begin with a workable script. Dull actioner was filmed in 1984 in the Philippines and Los Angeles, but was released directly to video cassette domestically this year.
Handsome Robert Resnik portrays Sloane (his name is repeated constantly by the supporting cast in a reminder), a former L. A. cop sent to Manila (where he lived for many years) to find kidnapped Janice Thursby (Ann Milhench). He's been hired by Janice's dad, whose son-in-law Richard Thursby (George Mahlberg) was murdered during the kidnapping.
In Maila, Sloane reluctantly teams up with Richard's sister Cynthia (Debra Blee) to try and find Janice. They're aided by Sloane's Filipino pal Pete (Raul Aragon), whose pretty sister Naili (Carissa Carlos) quickly becomes Sloane's bedmate. Uneventfu search is padded by okay car chases and violent shootouts. Entire plot, concerning some money supposedly stolen by Richard from an international religious cult, is sloughed off in a quick speech by Peter near the end of the picture.
Cast becomes increasingly bored with the pointless exercise and any audience is likely to join in the sentiment. For a good guy, Resnik's character of Sloane is distastefully ruthless and clashes horribly with the actor's niceguy personality. When he's called upon to laugh maniacally while mowing down bad guys in the final reel, Resnik really has egg on his face. Co-star Blee (who starred in Crown's "The Beach Girls") is styled as a tomboy but delivers one requisite topless scene for her fans. Supporting csst is weak, with several thesps doubling (as usual in a low-budtgeter) as soundman, location coordinator, etc.
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- Mar 13, 2023
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
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