Nowhere to Run (1993)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Robert Harmon

Writers (WGA):

Joe Eszterhas (story) &
Richard Marquand (story) ...

Release Date:

15 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Romance | Drama

Tagline:

When the law can't protect the innocent, the only hero left is an outlaw.

Plot:

Escaped convict Sam Gillen single handedly takes on ruthless developers determined to evict Clydie - a widow with two young children...

Plot Keywords:

Motorcycle | Police | Farm | Widow | Escaped Convict

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Sam Gillen
Rosanna Arquette	...	Clydie Anderson
Kieran Culkin	...	Mike 'Mookie' Anderson
Ted Levine	...	Mr. Dunston
Tiffany Taubman	...	Bree Anderson
Edward Blatchford	...	Sheriff Lonnie Cole
Anthony Starke	...	Billy
Joss Ackland	...	Franklin Hale
Allan Graf	...	Bus Driver
Leonard Termo	...	Bus Guard
Robert Apisa	...	Prisoner
Jophery C. Brown	...	Prisoner (as Jophery Brown)
Tony Brubaker	...	Prisoner
Ron Howard George	...	Prisoner
Voyo Goric	...	Prisoner

Also Known As:

Crossing the Line (USA) (working title)
Ganar o morir (USA: Spanish title) (TV title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Sonoma County-Occidental, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Van Damme's motorcycle is a 1969 650cc Triumph T120 Bonneville.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the lunch scene, Mookie asks Sam to pass the salt. Sam gives the salt shaker to the kid and you can see Mookie taking it with his left hand. In the next shoot, from another angle, he is taking it with his right hand.

Quotes:

Franklin Hale: You bastard! Do you know who I am?
Sam Gillen: [Smacks a door in his groin] I know *what* you are.

Movie Connections:

References E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Soundtrack:

AFTER ALL

Claude & Roseanna Show Off

This is another Jean-Claude Van Damme action flick, but a definite notch above many of his other films, at least in production values. The photography and stereo sound are excellent.

Actually, this is pretty simple stuff and old storyline of a low-key good guy rescuing the girl from local meanies. Here, Van Damme defends Rosanna Arquette and her small kids.

In another respect, the movie is just another avenue for the two stars to show off their incredible bodies. Neither has ever been shy about doing that and certainly aren't in this movie. My only objection is having one of the kids make a sexual remark, which is done in here. There is no excuse for that.

Ted Levine, who has turned nice guy in the hit TV series "Monk," is an effective bad guy in here. He played a lot of villains before "Monk" came around.

Anyway, it's fairly low-brow entertainment, but at least it is entertaining and fun to watch.