Nightstick (film)
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| Nightstick | |
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| Written by | James J. Docherty |
| Directed by | Joseph L. Scanlan |
| Starring | Bruce Fairbairn Kerrie Keane Walker Boone Leslie Nielsen Robert Vaughn John Vernon[1] |
| Music by | Robert O. Ragland |
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| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Martin Walters |
| Cinematography | Robert Fresco |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Release | September 1987 |
Nightstick , also released as Calhoun, is a 1987 Canadian-American made-for-television action film which had theatrical release and later released to video and to theaters outside the United States.[2] Directed by Joseph L. Scanlan, the film stars Bruce Fairbairn, Kerrie Keane, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Vaughn, and John Vernon.[3]
Under the working title of Cahoun, production began December 1986 shooting on locations in Toronto and New York.[4]
Plot[edit]
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Jack Calhoun (Bruce Fairbairn) is a "renegade cop" assigned by his boss Thad Evans (Leslie Nielsen) to ward off a group of terrorists
Cast[edit]
- Bruce Fairbairn as Jack Calhoun
- Kerrie Keane as Robin Malone
- Walker Boone as Roger Bantam
- Tony De Santis as Jerry Bantam
- David Mucci as Pat Bantam
- Robert Vaughn as Ray Melton
- Leslie Nielsen as Thad Evans
- Eric Murphy as Thomas Grant
- Philip Akin as Price
- John Vernon as Adam Beardsly
- Mark McManus as Banker #2
- Chris Benson as Sam
- Ron White as Sid Stanton
- Glen Chin as Hop Sing
- Tony Rosato as Tony
- Jackie Richardson as Woman Singing
- Roger Dunn as Sgt. Finn
- François Klanfer as Dr. Case
- Diana Reis as Gloris Grant
- Sam Moses as Omar
- George Hevenor as Banker #1
- Patricia Moffatt as Banker #3
- Nicholas Pasco as Charlie
- Orest Ulan as FBI Agent Wilkins
- Dave Arkell as FBI Agent Spradley
- Howard Jerome as Mel Silverman
- Michael A. Miranda as Ismael
- Errol Slue as Floyd Edwards
- Aloa El Sayed as Young Arab
- Corinne Conley as Lynette Beardsly
- Reg Dreger as Alley Cop
- John Gardiner as Police Commissioner
- Phillip Jarrett]as Airport Cop #1
- Ralph Small as Airport Cop #2
- Catherine Gallant as Nurse Maria
- Alan Fawcett as Dr. Fred
- Angelo Rizacos as Jimmy Reilly
Reception[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Nightstick (1987)".
- ^ Nash, Jay Robert; Nash, Stanley Ralph (1988). The Motion Picture Guide ... Annual. Cinebooks. p. 204. ISBN 9780933997165.
- ^ Nash, Jay Robert (1 April 1997). The Motion Picture Guide 1988 Annual: The Films of 1987. Cinebooks. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-933997-16-5.
- ^ Pecchia, David (31 December 1986). "The Movie Chart". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
External links[edit]
- Nightstick at IMDb
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