Direct Hit (film)

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Direct Hit
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Directed byJoseph Merhi
Written byJacobsen Hart
Produced byJoseph Merhi
Richard Pepin
Starring William Forsythe
Jo Champa
Richard Norton
John Aprea
Juliet Landau
George Segal
CinematographyThomas L. Callaway
Edited byCharles Bornstein
Music by Marc Bonilla
Distributed byHeller Highwater Productions
Release date
  • December 14, 1994 (1994-12-14)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Direct Hit is a 1994 direct-to-video action film starring William Forsythe and directed by Joseph Merhi. [1] [2]

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Plot

After informing his CIA handlers that his next hit will be his last, John Hatch (Forsythe) discovers that his target isn't a criminal at all. Refusing to take the woman out, Hatch instead takes it upon himself to protect her and expose the web of corruption at work.

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References

  1. "Forsythe nabs lead in 'Direct Hit'". variety.com. 7 June 1993. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. "DIRECT HIT (1994)". bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-14.