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| Directed by | Cirio H. Santiago |
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Stranglehold is a 1994 American film directed by Cirio H. Santiago starring Jerry Trimble and Vernon Wells. It was one of five films Trimble made with Santiago. [1]
Reviewer Eoin of theactionelite.com wrote, "This is the ultimate guilty pleasure movie and by God is it entertaining; Wells hams it up as the villain and is even funnier than Bennett from Commando. It’s like he just knew exactly the kind of movie he was in and just totally went for it." [2]
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