Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.
- chicago
- illinois
- prisoner
- hitman
- sergeant
- christmas
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Gene Hackman
Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
Joanna Cassidy
Eileen Gallagher
Tommy Lee Jones
Thomas Boyette
John Heard
Col. Glen Whitacre
- Dennis Franz — Lt. Milan Delich
- Pam Grier — Ruth Butler
- Ron Dean — Karl Richards
- Nathan Davis — Soviet Press Secretary
- Chelcie Ross — Gen. Hopkins
- Joe Greco — Gen. Carlson
- Ike Pappas — Ike Pappas
- Marco St. John — Marth
- Reni Santoni — Chicago Police Lieutenant
- Kevin Crowley — Walter Henke
- Michael Skewes — MP
- Directed
- Andrew Davis
- Written
- John Bishop
Production
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 · 285 ratings
- Studio
- Orion Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
