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Brief Synopsis
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Mex Escalante (Reynolds) is a self-assured, all-knowing Las Vegas bodyguard. Holly (Karen Young), a hooker who has been roughed up by Danny DeMarco (Neill Barry), the psychopathic son of a Mafia don, asks for Mex's help in getting revenge. Meanwhile, Cyrus Kinnick (Peter MacNicol), a clean-cut computer wizard, hires Mex first as his chaperon to make the rounds of the casinos and later to teach him self-defense. Naturally, taking revenge on a sadistic Mafiosa leads to trouble.
Cast & Crew
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Stan Barrett
Director
Burt Reynolds
Peter Macnicol
Howard Hesseman
Diana Scarwid
Karen Young
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
New Century/Vista Film Company
Location
Venice, Italy; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Synopsis
Mex Escalante (Reynolds) is a self-assured, all-knowing Las Vegas bodyguard. Holly (Karen Young), a hooker who has been roughed up by Danny DeMarco (Neill Barry), the psychopathic son of a Mafia don, asks for Mex's help in getting revenge. Meanwhile, Cyrus Kinnick (Peter MacNicol), a clean-cut computer wizard, hires Mex first as his chaperon to make the rounds of the casinos and later to teach him self-defense. Naturally, taking revenge on a sadistic Mafiosa leads to trouble.
Cast
Burt Reynolds
Peter Macnicol
Howard Hesseman
Diana Scarwid
Karen Young
Michael Lovell Ferris
Chris O'rourke
Mone Swann
Joe Bernard
Alfie Wise
Pete Koch
Wendell Burton
Barry Polkowitz
Ron Tombaugh
Joe Klecko
Joey Villa
Himself
Robert Drake
Neill Barry
Joseph Mascolo
Deborah Rush
Joanne Jackson
Reno Nichols
Robert Vento
Crew
Manny Acosta
Makeup Assistant
J H Barnes
Electrician
Stanton Barrett
Stunt Coordinator
Peter Bentley
Sound
Bobby Bernhardt
On-Set Dresser
Jim Blair
Gaffer
Ralph Blane
Song
Jerry G Callaway
Camera Operator
Barbara Carlile
Location Manager
Al Cartlidge
Electrician
Leigh Christiansen
Assistant Set Dresser
Pamela Collett
Other
K.c. Colwell
Assistant Director
James A Contner
Director Of Photography
Rusty Coppleman
Sound Editor
Alan Corder
Sound Editor
Roger Dietz
Construction Coordinator
Marco Donati
Production Manager
Dick Durock
Stunts
Roy Egan
Song
Tom Ellingwood
Makeup
Cassian Elwes
Executive Producer
Anthony Eposito
Hair
Andy Epper
Stunts
Duke Fenady
Stunts
Richard Fettes
Sound Editor
George Fisher
Stunts
David Friedman
Photography
Vincent Galindez
Assistant Camera Operator
Joe Gallagher
Sound Editor
Michael Gibbs
Music
Tim Gilbert
Stunts
William Goldman
Screenplay
William Goldman
Source Material (From Novel)
Bob Hathaway
Music Editor
Paul Haynes
Special Effects
John Hayward
Sound
Paula Herald
Casting
Mark Herman
Assistant Editor
Paul Holderbaum
Original Music
Don Howe
Transportation Coordinator
Kevin Howe
Production Coordinator
Lamar Jackson
Stunts
Pepper Janicki
Wardrobe
Page Jeffers
Other
Gus Kahn
Song
Kenny Kaplan
Electrician
Elliott Kastner
Producer
Harriet Katz
Production Associate
Mike Kirton
Stunts
Jack T Knight
Foley Editor
Gabor Kover
Assistant Camera Operator
Robert Lattin
Hair Assistant
Robert Leitelt
Grip
Dick Lewzey
Sound
Steve Mackey
Boom Operator
Douglas T Madison
Property Master
Douglas T Madison
Props
Rena Mahoney
Casting
Ken Mancebo
Production Associate
Barry Manilow
Music
Simon Manley
Music Editor
Lynn Marchionno
Post-Production Accountant
Hugh Martin
Song
Ed Mcdonald
Craft Service
Nick Mclean
Director Of Photography
Joe Merwin
Other
Mike Moad
Dolly Grip
Tim Moore
Key Grip
George Neil
Best Boy
Clay Nicholas
Assistant Art Director
Patrick O'doherty
Electrician
Jim Odgren
Music
Bud Otto
Script Supervisor
Richard Pagano
Casting
George Pappas
Producer
Mark Payne
Hair Assistant
Suzanne Pillsbury
Assistant Editor
Michele Posse
Casting
Sylvia Privett
Assistant
Rodney Read
Consultant
Chantal Ribeiro
Post-Production Coordinator
Howie Rice
Music
Allan Dennis Rich
Theme Lyrics
Keith Rotman
Producer
Norman Saling
Costume Designer
Richard Sands
Gaffer
George Shiroky
Grip
John Slattery
Apprentice
Jerry Sobul
Assistant Director
Marina Spinola
Producer
Paul Swim
Assistant
Vicki Taft
Associate Producer
Derek Tarrant
Post-Production Accountant
Dean Tavoularis
Consultant
Bill Trent
Dialogue Editor
Michael Trent
Assistant Editor
Lynn Troupe
Grip
Alan Trugman
Costume Supervisor
John Vane
Associate Producer
Fred Waugh
Stunts
Richard A. Whiting
Song
Dennis Wilson
Song
Jeffrey Wolf
Editor
Carole Wood
Storyboard Artist
Chris Wood
Titles
Jerry Wunderlich
Art Director
John Zane
Production Manager
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
New Century/Vista Film Company
Location
Venice, Italy; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring March 13, 1987
Began shooting March 3, 1986.
Released in United States Spring March 13, 1987
