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Point of No Return

Point of No Return

The government gave her a choice. Death. Or life as an assassin. Now, there's no turning back.

19936.21h 48m

Overview

Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom killer and subdued into obedience.

Directed by John Badham
Written by Alexandra Seros, Luc Besson, Robert Getchell
Produced by Art Linson
Box Office0Revenue: $30.0M

Top Cast

Bridget Fonda

Bridget Fonda

Maggie Hayward

Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Bob

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

J. P.

Miguel Ferrer

Miguel Ferrer

Kaufman

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

Amanda

Olivia D'Abo

Olivia D'Abo

Angela

Richard Romanus

Richard Romanus

Fahd Bahktiar

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Victor the Cleaner

Lorraine Toussaint

Lorraine Toussaint

Beth

Geoffrey Lewis

Geoffrey Lewis

Drugstore Owner

Themes & Keywords

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About Point of No Return

Point of No Return is a action, crime, thriller film released in 1993 exploring themes of death penalty, assassin, washington dc, usa, new orleans, louisiana, doomed man, lethal injection. Directed by John Badham, it stars Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney. Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom killer and subdued into obedience.

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