Bounty Tracker | |
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Directed by | Kurt Anderson |
Written by | Caroline Olson |
Produced by | Pierre David |
Starring | Lorenzo Lamas, Matthias Hues |
Cinematography | Ken Arlidge |
Edited by | Michael Thibault |
Music by | Richard Bowers |
Distributed by | Ascot Video, Multicom Entertainment Group |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Bounty Tracker is a 1993 direct-to-video action film starring Lorenzo Lamas and Matthias Hues. It was directed by Kurt Anderson.
Staff in a tax advisor office are brutally killed by a group of professional assassins led by the ruthless Erik Gauss; used survivor is Paul Damone unaware that his colleague, Greco, used the office to launder the dirty money of the gangster Louis Sarazin, and that he found testimony as head of his impending trial. Paul's brother Johnny is an ex-cop turned bounty hunter in Boston. When he arrives in Los Angeles he finds him in his brother's house, he is associated by the police assigned to protect him; in a second ambush, however, the killers manage to kill Paul in his home, so Johnny goes on their trail to take revenge. [1]
Actor | Role |
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Lorenzo Lamas | Johnny Damone |
Matthias Hues | Erik Gauss |
Cyndi Pass | Jewels |
Eric Mansker | Ramses |
Brooks Gardner | Max Talton |
Eugene Robert Glazer | Luis Sarazin |
Judd Omen | Alberto Manuel |
Eddie Frias | Tony |
George Perez | Tiny |
Whip Hubley | Detective Ralston |
Paul Regina | Paul Damone |
Steve Cohen | Alec |
Alisa Christensen | Isabelle Damone |
Leo Lee | Kuto |
Ray Laska | Torrelli |
Ken Ober | Marty Silk |
Marty Dudek | Wendy |
Christopher Kriesa | Grey |
Anthony Peck | Greco |
TV Guide said, "Despite its busy script, BOUNTY TRACKER never gives way to confusion or loses its momentum in expository details. More concerned with visceral action than suspense, the film is a valid showcase for Lamas' athletic prowess." [2] The film was internationally distributed, for example in Germany as Head Hunter [3] and in Italy as Poliziotto a Los Angeles [4] The film's martial art scenes were generally noted as one of its key features. [5] [6]
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