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Excessive Force

  • 19931993
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  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
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Thomas Ian Griffith in Excessive Force (1993)
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A group of Chicago cops are involved in a raid from which $3,000,000 disappears. The local mob go after them and the body count starts to rise. The new Chief of Police makes it clear to the ... Read allA group of Chicago cops are involved in a raid from which $3,000,000 disappears. The local mob go after them and the body count starts to rise. The new Chief of Police makes it clear to the last remaining officer that he will look the other way if he takes the law into his own ha... Read allA group of Chicago cops are involved in a raid from which $3,000,000 disappears. The local mob go after them and the body count starts to rise. The new Chief of Police makes it clear to the last remaining officer that he will look the other way if he takes the law into his own hands. When the policeman finds he can't follow through on this someone else does and he fin... Read all
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  • Director
    • Jon Hess
  • Writer
    • Thomas Ian Griffith
  • Stars
    • Thomas Ian Griffith
    • James Earl Jones
    • Lance Henriksen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jon Hess
  • Writer
    • Thomas Ian Griffith
  • Stars
    • Thomas Ian Griffith
    • James Earl Jones
    • Lance Henriksen
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    • 30User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
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    Top cast

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    Thomas Ian Griffith
    Thomas Ian Griffith
    • Terry McCainas Terry McCain
    James Earl Jones
    James Earl Jones
    • Jakeas Jake
    Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    • Devlinas Devlin
    Tony Todd
    Tony Todd
    • Frankie Hawkinsas Frankie Hawkins
    Burt Young
    Burt Young
    • Sal DiMarcoas Sal DiMarco
    Antoni Corone
    Antoni Corone
    • Fat Tommyas Fat Tommy
    Liza Cruzat
    • Hookeras Hooker
    Leon Delaney
    • Hitman #1as Hitman #1
    Danny Epper
    • Hitman #2as Hitman #2
    Tony Epper
    • Delivery Manas Delivery Man
    Christopher Garbrecht
    • Redas Red
    Danny Goldring
    Danny Goldring
    • Lieutenant Landryas Lieutenant Landry
    Ian Gomez
    Ian Gomez
    • Lucasas Lucas
    Paula Anglin
    • Yvonneas Yvonne
    Bobby Bass
    Bobby Bass
    • Limo Driveras Limo Driver
    Tom Hodges
    Tom Hodges
    • Dylanas Dylan
    Marie Jagger
    • Waitressas Waitress
    W. Earl Brown
    W. Earl Brown
    • Vinnie DiMarcoas Vinnie DiMarco
    • Director
      • Jon Hess
    • Writer
      • Thomas Ian Griffith
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      New Line Cinema were hoping that lead actor Thomas Ian Griffith would become a studio/stable star, similar to then-future owner Warner's then-arrangement with Steven Seagal.
    • Goofs
      When approaching the crime scene at the garbage dump, the coroner has already laid out a body bag next to the dead body. For the close up however, the same body bag is being placed next to the body.
    • Quotes

      Terry McCain: Give it up.

      Hitman #2: Fuck you!

      Terry McCain: Oh, that's original.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK video was cut by 26 seconds with edits to kicks and punches, a man's head being pushed through a car window, a dustbin lid beating, and a man's legs being hit with a baseball bat. The cuts were fully waived for the DVD release.
    • Connections
      Followed by Excessive Force II: Force on Force (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      The Pigeon On The Gate
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      Performed by James Early

      Courtesy of Rego Records

    User reviews30

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    Top review
    7/10
    S10 Reviews: Excessive Force (1993)
    Thomas Ian Griffith (who was introduced to film audiences as the slimy Terry Silver in The Karate Kid part III) wrote, produced and stars in this action flick about Terry McCann, a Chicago cop with a short fuse (and one hell of a kick) who becomes engulfed in an inside plot to steal $3 million in mob money from a crime scene. They don't like that. He now has to unravel the plot before it gets him killed and those he loves around him.

    I really enjoyed Excessive Force (1993). Griffith is a very likable and watchable action hero. The plot isn't the most original thing going for it but it moves fast and has good energy. An interesting cast was assembled for the film which included genre fave Lance Henrikson, Vader's voice James Earl Jones, Candyman himself Tony Todd, Rocky's brother-in-law Burt Young and the exotic Charlotte Lewis. The cast I think is what saved it from becoming standard action fare.
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    • Mar 14, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 14, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Den våldsamma hämnden
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • 3 Arts Entertainment
      • Ian Page Productions
      • New Line Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,152,117
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $308,499
      • May 16, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,152,117
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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