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Point Blank

Point Blank

It's Not Just Another Day at the Mall

19984.41h 30m

Overview

Convicted corporate criminal Howard engineers a prison break as he and a number of fellow inmates are being transferred to a new facility. The escapees storm a shopping mall and take a group of shoppers hostage (after killing many more of them) before making their demands. Only Rudy, a former mercenary and brother of one of the fugitives, can take out the criminals before more of the hostages die.

Directed by Matt Earl Beesley
Written by Chuck Konzelman, Cary Solomon, Daniel Raskov
Produced by Nile Niami, Patrick D. Cheh
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0M0

Top Cast

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Rudy Ray

Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo

Wallace

Kevin Gage

Kevin Gage

Joe Ray

James Gammon

James Gammon

Dad

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Mac Bradford

Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor

Howard

Werner Schreyer

Werner Schreyer

Billy

Michael Wright

Michael Wright

Sonny

R

Robert Zachar

Armani

N

Nina Savelle

Tracey Deakin

Themes & Keywords

snipers.w.a.t.hostagemercenarytransport of prisonerssiegeshopping mallescaped convict

About Point Blank

Point Blank is a action, drama, crime film released in 1998 exploring themes of sniper, s.w.a.t., hostage, mercenary, transport of prisoners, siege. Directed by Matt Earl Beesley, it stars Mickey Rourke, Danny Trejo, Kevin Gage. Convicted corporate criminal Howard engineers a prison break as he and a number of fellow inmates are being transferred to a new facility. The escapees storm a shopping mall and take a group of shoppers hostage (after killing many more of them) before making their demands. Only Rudy, a former mercenary and brother of one of the fugitives, can take out the criminals before more of the hostages die.

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