The Expert (1995 film)

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The Expert
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VHS release poster
Directed by Rick Avery
William Lustig
Written byJill Gatsby
Max Allan Collins
Produced byNicholas Barbaro
Andrew W. Garroni
Starring
CinematographyLevie Isaacks
Edited byBob Murawski
Music by Ashley Irwin
Distributed byNew City Releasing
Release date
  • April 6, 1995 (1995-04-06)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Expert is a 1995 American action thriller film about an ex-special forces trainer who decides to exact revenge on the murderer of his sister after his death sentence is commuted. The film was directed by Rick Avery and William Lustig (who was uncredited) and stars Jeff Speakman, Jim Varney and James Brolin.

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Plot

John Lomax is an ex-Special Forces trainer whose sister is attacked and murdered by serial killer Martin Kagan. Kagan represents himself at trial, calling in testimony from Dr. Alice Barnes that the murders were committed by Martin Mirman, one of Martin Kagan's other personalities. He is nevertheless sentenced to electrocution. John Lomax breaks into the prison where Kagan is being held to seek his own justice at the same time that Kagan is conducting a prison break of his own.

Cast

Production

Larry Cohen did some uncredited work on the script. He later recalled:

I only did a little work on The Expert. My daughter, Jill Gatsby, wrote that movie. I just got the job for her, that’s all. I really had nothing to do with the film, so I couldn’t comment on it. I saw The Expert, but I don’t remember much. I thought it was passable. The movie was supposed to be a remake of Brute Force but it wasn’t very good. Once again, somebody fucked around with the script. [1]

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References

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