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Point Blank
Why this pick
A brutally focused revenge odyssey with an alienated man moving through sleek, hostile Los Angeles; its fractured editing and cool, abstract style strongly anticipate The Limey.
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MOVIE1999 1h 29m USA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
An Englishman named Wilson travels to Los Angeles to investigate the death of his daughter, Jenny. She reportedly had died in a car accident, but Wilson suspects she was murdered. Recently released from a British prison, he is a hardened man. Arriving in Los Angeles, he meets Jenny's friends Eduardo and Elaine and questions them. Finding they pass his initial inquiry, he elicits their help in investigating Jenny's death. One suspect who emerges is Jenny's boyfriend, a record producer named Terry Valentine. Investigating him it's learned that besides his legitimate record company business, Valentine has involvement in drug trafficking. His involvement is managed through his security consultant, Avery. Wilson locates a warehouse used by the drug trafficker and questions the men there. Laughing at him, they beat him, insult his daughter and throw him out onto the street. Undeterred, Wilson draws a hidden pistol and returns to the warehouse, shooting dead all but one of the employees. As the survivor flees, Wilson shouts "Tell him... I'm coming!"
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Terence Stamp
Wilson
Peter Fonda
Terry Valentine
Melissa George
Jennifer 'Jenny' Wilson
Lesley Ann Warren
Elaine
Luis Guzmán
Eduardo
Bill Duke
Head DEA Agent
Barry Newman
Jim Avery
Joe Dallesandro
Uncle John