Demonstone

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Demonstone
Directed by Andrew Prowse
Written by
  • John Trayne
  • David Phillips
  • Frederick Bailey
Produced by
Starring
Production
company
International Film Entertainment
Distributed by Fries Entertainment
Release date
  • 9 February 1990 (1990-02-09)
Countries
  • Australia
  • USA
  • Philippines
LanguageEnglish

Demonstone is a 1990 Australian action thriller film directed by Andrew Prowse. The film stars R. Lee Ermey, Jan-Michael Vincent and Nancy Everhard. The film tells the story of two US Marines in Manila investigating a series of crimes. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Cast

Production

It was shot under the working title Heartstone. [6]

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References

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  2. "Demonstone". The Film Journal. Vol. 93, no. 1–6. Pubsun Corporation. 1990. p. 9. Retrieved 28 February 2022 via Google Books.
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