One tough bastard
| Movie | |
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| German title | One tough bastard |
| Original title | One Man's Justice |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1995 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
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| Director | Kurt Wimmer |
| script | Steven Selling |
| production | Kurt Anderson , Deborah Brock , Robers Lansing Parker , Carol Schuler , Thomas A. Schuler , William Webb , Gary Wichard |
| music | Anthony Marinelli |
| camera | Jürgen Baum , John Huneck |
| cut | Michael Thibault |
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One Tough Bastard is an American action thriller directed by Kurt Wimmer from 1995 based on a screenplay by Steven Selling . Brian Bosworth played the leading role . The US rapper MC Hammer , Hollywood actor Jeff Kober and the British actor Bruce Payne appeared in major supporting roles .
action
John North is a Master Sergeant in the US Army and lives separated from his wife Darlene and their daughter, Marianne . When North's wife and daughter are killed by unscrupulous arms dealers, North is able to kill 2 of 3 killers. The third wounded North badly. When North wakes up in the hospital, he seeks revenge and goes in search of the killer. He gets to know little Mikey and his mother. Mikey's mother is worried that her son will be in criminal circles. Mikey sells drugs for Marcus without realizing that he has North's family on his conscience. Meanwhile, North penetrates a tightly woven network of drugs , guns, gangs and juvenile delinquency , in which even corrupt FBI agents, first and foremost the big-footed agent Karl Savak , are involved. Savak is in contact with the Afro-American mafia boss Dexter, to whom he is supposed to deliver highly developed military weapons. Savak, disguised as a police officer, shoots Dexter's brother and thus provokes a shootout between Dexter's people and the FBI . Since Savak Dexter's people didn't send real weapons, just dummies , the henchmen were shot by the FBI. North later learns that Marcus is his family's killer and is working with Savak. When North is about to uncover Savak's plan, he shoots Marcus and Dexter. North goes in pursuit of Savak when he takes Mikey hostage. On the roof of a skyscraper there is a fight between North and Savak, in the course of which Savak falls to his death.
Reviews
- Cinema mentioned the "story overload and the almost sadistic violence" that "let the steam out early in the game" . Bosworth could "not cry" .
Web links
- One Tough Bastard in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Comparison of the cut versions FSK-18 tape - JK-tested tape from One Tough Bastard at Schnittberichte.com