A man like dynamite

Movie
German title	A man like dynamite
Original title	10 to midnight
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1983
length	101 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	J. Lee Thompson
script	William Roberts
production	Cannon Films Lance Hool
music	Robert O. Ragland
camera	Adam Greenberg
cut	Peter Lee-Thompson Charles Simmons
occupation
Charles Bronson : Leo Kessler Lisa Eilbacher : Laurie Kessler Andrew Stevens : Paul McAnn Gene Davis : Warren Stacey Geoffrey Lewis : Dave Dante Wilford Brimley : Captain Malone Robert F. Lyons : Nathan Zager Bert Williams : Mr. Johnston Ola Ray : Ola Kelly Preston : Doreen Cosie Costa : Dudley Jeana Tomasina : Karen June Gilbert : Betty Sam Chew Jr .: Minister

A man like dynamite (Original title: 10 to Midnight ) is an American thriller from 1983 by J. Lee Thompson based on a script by William Roberts . The main role is played by Charles Bronson .

action

Police officers Leo Kessler and Paul McAnn track down the serial killer Warren Stacey, who kills women after they reject his sexual advances. Since his way of flirting is considered scary by women, it happens a lot. Kessler is able to arrest Stacey, but for lack of solid evidence he is released again. Convinced of Stacey's guilt, Kessler forges evidence to put Stacey behind bars, but in court, Kessler is betrayed by McAnn, who refuses to participate in the hoax, and is dishonorably dismissed from service.

Stacey targets Kessler's daughter Laurie as revenge. Kessler is now no longer holding anything, he clings to Stacey's heels, but cannot prevent the latter from killing three of Laurie's roommates and friends. When Stacey pursues Laurie, he is caught by Kessler and the arriving police. Stacey yells that he will claim to be insane and therefore insane and that he will soon be free again and the whole world will hear from him. Kessler then kills Stacey with a headshot .

Reviews

Kino.de said: "Exciting, well-made and [...] grippingly designed action shocker and vigilante film. Kessler, like some of his role models embodied by Bronson, despairs of the complicated legal system and turns to vigilante justice. Very attractive as Bronson's daughter: Lisa Eilbacher. Very good as a criminal defense attorney: Geoffrey Lewis. Likewise, the color photography by cameraman Adam Greenberg, which plunges LA into gloom. "

Cinema described the film as a "simple-minded Bronson vehicle".

The lexicon of international films ruled: "Bloodthirsty, ideologically questionable and technically poor vigilante justice film."

background

The film was shot mostly in Los Angeles . He played just under 7.2 million in the cinemas of the United States dollar one.

Web links

• A man like dynamite in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• A man like dynamite at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• A man like dynamite at Metacritic (English)
• A man like dynamite in the online film database
• A man like dynamite in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ A man like dynamite on kino.de
2. ↑ A man like dynamite on cinema.de
3. ↑ A man like dynamite. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
4. ↑ Filming Locations
5. ↑ box office results