Most Wanted (1997 film)
| Most Wanted | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | David Hogan |
| Produced by | Eric L. Gold |
| Written by | Keenen Ivory Wayans |
| Starring |
Keenen Ivory Wayans Jon Voight Jill Hennessy John Diehl Robert Culp Eric Roberts Paul Sorvino Tito Larriva |
| Music by | Paul Buckmaster |
| Cinematography | Marc Reshovsky |
| Edited by |
Michael J. Duthie Mark Helfrich |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
Release dates | October 10, 1997 |
Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $11,838,218[1] |
Most Wanted is a 1997 film starring Keenen Ivory Wayans (who also wrote the film) and Jon Voight.
Plot
James Dunn (Wayans), a United States Marine who served in the Gulf War, is wrongly accused of an assassination of an officer he had disputed with. Dunn is later saved from death row and recruited for a top-secret special operations squad led by Lt. Col. Grant Casey (Voight). Their mission is to neutralize criminals who had avoided conventional law enforcement methods. On his first mission, Dunn finds that his purpose is to actually be falsely perceived as the man who assassinated the first lady. Soon, a search begins for Dunn and Dr. Victoria Constantini (Hennessy) who happened to videotape what occurred. One of the forces looking for him is the military, led by General Adam Woodward, which is in fact the real name for Grant Casey.
Cast
- Keenen Ivory Wayans as Gunnery Sergeant James Anthony Dunn
- Jon Voight as Lt. Col. Grant Casey/Gen. Adam Woodward
- Jill Hennessy as Dr. Victoria Constantini
- Wolfgang Bodison as Captain Steve Braddock
- Robert Culp as Donald Bickhart
- Simon Baker as Stephen Barnes
- Paul Sorvino as CIA Deputy Director Kenneth Rackmill
- Eric Roberts as Assistant Deputy Director Spencer
- John Diehl as Police Captain
- Tito Larriva as Gangbanger #2
Reception
Most Wanted received negative reviews from critics, as it currently holds a rating of 16% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 25 reviews. Jon Voight was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his performance in both this film and U Turn, but lost the trophy to Dennis Rodman for Double Team.
References
External links
- Most Wanted at the Internet Movie Database
- Most Wanted at Box Office Mojo
- Most Wanted at Rotten Tomatoes
- Most Wanted at AllMovie