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Boiling Point

Boiling Point

He's a cop who reached the Boiling Point.

19934.91h 32m

Overview

Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred.

Directed by James B. Harris
Written by Gerald Petievich, James B. Harris
Produced by Leonardo De La Fuente, Marc Frydman
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $10.1M

Top Cast

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Jimmy Mercer

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Rudolph 'Red' Diamond

Lolita Davidovich

Lolita Davidovich

Vikki Dunbar

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Ronnie

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Virgil Leach

Jonathan Banks

Jonathan Banks

Max Waxman

Christine Elise

Christine Elise

Carol

Tony Lo Bianco

Tony Lo Bianco

Tony Dio

Valerie Perrine

Valerie Perrine

Mona

James Tolkan

James Tolkan

Levitt

Themes & Keywords

prisonheroescapeundercover

About Boiling Point

Boiling Point is a drama, action, crime, thriller film released in 1993 exploring themes of prison, hero, escape, undercover. Directed by James B. Harris, it stars Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Lolita Davidovich. Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred.

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