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Excessive Force

Excessive Force

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19934.91h 27m

Overview

Chicago policeman Terry McCain is determined to put away mobster Sal DiMarco, who always gets acquitted on technicalities. While monitoring a drug sale, a shootout ensues, and one of Terry's fellow officers gets away with $3 million of Sal's money. Suspecting Terry took the cash, the mobster sends his men to kill Terry's brother, Dylan, and partner, Frankie Hawkins. Furious, Terry sets out to take his revenge by any means necessary.

Directed by Jon Hess
Written by Thomas Ian Griffith
Produced by Oscar L. Costo, Thomas Ian Griffith, Erwin Stoff
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $1.2M

Top Cast

Thomas Ian Griffith

Thomas Ian Griffith

Terry McCain

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

Devlin

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Jake

Burt Young

Burt Young

Sal DiMarco

Tony Todd

Tony Todd

Frankie Hawkins

Antoni Corone

Antoni Corone

Fat Tommy

Charlotte Lewis

Charlotte Lewis

Anna Gilmour

Carl Ciarfalio

Carl Ciarfalio

Guard #1

Danny Epper

Danny Epper

Hitman #2

S

Susan Wood

Lisa

Themes & Keywords

policeshootoutshoulder holsterpolice shootout

About Excessive Force

Excessive Force is a action film released in 1993 exploring themes of police, shootout, shoulder holster, police shootout. Directed by Jon Hess, it stars Thomas Ian Griffith, Lance Henriksen, James Earl Jones. Chicago policeman Terry McCain is determined to put away mobster Sal DiMarco, who always gets acquitted on technicalities. While monitoring a drug sale, a shootout ensues, and one of Terry's fellow officers gets away with $3 million of Sal's money. Suspecting Terry took the cash, the mobster sends his men to kill Terry's brother, Dylan, and partner, Frankie Hawkins. Furious, Terry sets out to take his revenge by any means necessary.

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