Legion (1998 film)

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Legion
Written byPatrick Highsmith
Evan Spiliotopoulos
Directed byJon Hess
Starring Parker Stevenson
Terry Farrell
Corey Feldman
Rick Springfield
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Avi Nesher
Running time97 minutes
Production companiesConquistador Entertainment
Mahagonny Pictures
The Kushner-Locke Company
Release
Original releaseApril 18, 1998 (1998-04-18)

Legion is a 1998 action horror television film directed by Jon Hess (aka John Daniel Hess and Jon Daniel Hess) with screenplay by Patrick Highsmith and Evan Spiliotopoulos. It was produced by Avi Nesher for Mahagonny Pictures and Conquistador Entertainment Inc. [1] and aired first on April 18, 1998.

Contents

The film stars Terry Farrell (best known for her performances in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Becker ), Corey Feldman, Rick Springfield and Trevor Goddard.

Nesher is also known for his screenplay Doppelganger (1993) and as director of the HBO films Savage and Mercenary (both 1996).

Plot

The story is set in the year 2036 and revolves around a special forces team led by Major Agatha Doyle (Farrell) formed from death-row prisoners and their ensuing mission.

Captain Aldrich is a former war hero convicted and on death row who is offered the chance at a pardon if he will join the team and undertake their mission to infiltrate an enemy facility. Once they have gained access to the base they are confused by the apparent lack of resistance and upon further inspection they find their enemies bodies piled up in a storeroom. Their state of mind is weakened when they are attacked and some of them are killed without seeing the perpetrator. After finding a computer disk holding information they listen to the account given by the enemy team commander about how events unfolded leading to their enemies demise. Finally it dawns on them that the unknown killer that picked their enemies off one by one is now stalking them. The surviving members of Doyle's team have to try to destroy the demon enemy before it destroys them.

Cast

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References

  1. "Legion 1997". Variety. 2010-01-01.[ dead link ]