SYNOPSICS
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986) is a English movie. Gary Sherman has directed this movie. Rutger Hauer,Gene Simmons,Robert Guillaume,Mel Harris are the starring of this movie. It was released in 1986. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986) is considered one of the best Action,Crime,Drama,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
This movie features a character who is a descendant of the character played by Steve McQueen in the television series of the same name. And like McQueen's Josh Randall, Hauer's Nick Randall is also a bounty hunter and also an ex-C.I.A. operative, who is asked by his former employer to help them track down a terrorist Malak Al Rahim (Gene Simmons), who is in the country, and has already made a move. But he is also looking for Randall, and the people, for whom Randall is working, are telling Malak where he can find Randall.
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Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986) Reviews
Classic slice of Rutger Hauer
I recently revisited "Wanted Dead Or Alive" after a period of almost 20 years. The film's really stood the test of time and it's a shame there weren't any sequels produced. Rutger Hauer's time as an action hero was short-lived. The film's low budget roots can't be missed but there are enough strong performances from the cast to carry the movie. Hauer's bachelor loft is the ultimate guy pad and, in my opinion, worth watching the movie for. To say his crib is cool is the understatement of the year. Gene Simmons delivers the goods as a thoroughly nasty baddie. Great '80s "B"-movie fun.
Good Rutger Film!
Rutger's the MAN! I found this film at Best Buy about 4 or 5 months after September 11th, and it just hit the spot! I had never heard of the movie but being a Rutger fan I usually will spend the money to add his films to my ever growing collection. Sometimes he's the only thing that adds to the life of some very dreary films and he's in a bunch of them. The '80's however seems to have been his decade and this film is a pretty good outing for him. It is in the B-Movie range, for sure, but it works well. Gene Simmons plays a great villain. The action and pacing of the film works well, and frankly the subject matter couldn't be more up-to-date. I wish they were making more movies like this today where the terrorists get what they deserve and the audience can enjoy the pay back and feel like they are participating in the action. The very end of the film is great and it certainly is a statement that works even better today. I think most people would feel the same way as Rutger does at the end of this movie and want to do the same thing. I certainly did! For fans of action and/or Rutger hunt this movie down!
Hauer is the good guy this time
After making his mark playing vicious characters in NIGHTHAWKS, THE HITCHER and FLESH + BLOOD, Rutger Hauer plays the hero in a solid action thriller,set in LA. While it is not as slick as the first LETHAL WEAPON movie, it is still quite witty and entertaining. Gene Simmons gives an understated, menacing performance as the terrorist and there's some good action.
A great action film, a must-see in its genre.
Action all the way, this is Hauer at his best. I first saw this movie about ten years ago, and remembered it only for its final scene; I still remembered the line "**** the bonus!". When watching the film again all these years later, unlike most movies, I actually got more from it than the first time I saw it. For action fans everywhere, put this on your must-see list.
Violence galore!
Recap: Nick Randall is a former agent that has burned his bridges with his former superiors in the justice system and now makes a living as a bounty hunter. But not any bounty hunter, he is the meanest, and most effective, bounty hunter around. Malak Al Rahim on the other hand is one of the few that got away from Randall's agent days. And in vengeance he becomes the worst terrorist around. Now they both are in L.A. and a showdown is inevitable, especially since Randall's former superiors use him as bait. Comments: Eastwood, Stallone, none of them has anything on Rutger Hauer. He just is the meanest bounty hunter/cop in movies. Just watch the presentation in the intro. Well, anyway that also sets the standard for the movie. This is an entertaining exposé in violence. And it does it very good, like they did in the middle of the eighties, with big guns and massive explosions. More surprising though is that it actually got a decent story. It's the classic revenge thing with an extra edge in the wedge Randall is in between Rahim and his deceitful ex-superiors. Combined with the limitless violence it is really very entertaining. If you like these kind of movies that is. You'll like it even more if you, like I, is a fan of Hauer. I won't say it is his best because I can't imagine ever can top Split Second (or Blind Fury for that matter) but it is right up there at the very top. This is really one for you fans out there. 7/10