Summaries

Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power-hungry auto magnate who is systematically eliminating his competition.

Jericho "Action" Jackson is a Detroit police sergeant who was demoted from lieutenant for almost tearing the arm off of sexually violent sociopath Sean Dellaplane, whose father is Peter Dellaplane, a major car manufacturer. But Dellaplane himself is violent as well. Dellaplane kills his wife Patrice by shooting her. And then he plants her body in Jackson's apartment, framing Jackson. Dellaplane won't miss Patrice very much, because he has a drug-addicted mistress named Sydney Ash. He keeps Sydney hooked with a free supply of heroin. Jackson suspects Dellaplane of masterminding a murder spree against local officials from the auto workers' union. Dellaplane's mission is to gain a political power base and choose the next president of the United States. Because of what happened to Dellaplane's son Sean, Dellaplane has taken a particular dislike to Jackson. Jackson gets Sydney's help in going after Dellaplane.—Todd Baldridge

Details

Keywords
  • assassin
  • frame up
  • businessman
  • mistress
  • union leader
Genres
  • Action
  • Thriller
  • Comedy
  • Crime
Release date Feb 11, 1988
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations 380 South San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA
Production companies Silver Pictures Lorimar Film Entertainment

Box office

Budget $7000000
Gross US & Canada $20256975
Opening weekend US & Canada $5424783
Gross worldwide $20256975

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 36m
Sound mix Dolby SR
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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