Killpoint

Killpoint
Theatrical poster to Killpoint
Directed byFrank Harris
Written byFrank Harris
Produced byFrank Harris
Starring
CinematographyFrank Harris
Edited byFrank Harris
Music by
  • Herman Jeffreys
  • Diane Stevenett
  • Daryl Stevenett
Distributed byCrown International Pictures
Release date
  • March 1984 (1984-03)
Running time
80 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Killpoint is a 1984 American action film directed by Frank Harris that stars Richard Roundtree, Cameron Mitchell, Leo Fong, Stack Pierce, Hope Holiday, and Diane Stevenett.

Synopsis

A psychopathic illegal arms dealer,[1] Joe Marks (Mitchell), and his gang headed by Nighthawk (Pierce), rob a National Guard armory with the intent of selling arms to gangs and criminals in Los Angeles. Lt. James Long (Fong), and FBI agent Bill Bryant (Roundtree), go after Marks.[2]

Cast

  • Leo Fong as Lieutenant James Long
  • Richard Roundtree as FBI Agent Bill Bryant
  • Cameron Mitchell as Joe Marks
  • Stack Pierce as "Nighthawk"
  • Hope Holiday as Anita
  • Diane Stevenett as Candy (credited as Diana Leigh)
  • Wardell Campbell as Sylvester
  • Richard L. Johnson as R.J.
  • Lee Wagner as Lee
  • Anthony Rivera as Sanchez
  • Michael Farrell as Captain Skidmore (credited as Captain Michael Farrell)
  • Larry Lunsford as FBI Agent Crawford (credited as Special Agent Larry Lunsford)
  • Ed Michelotti as Leo De Julio
  • Alvin Cunningham as "Snake"
  • Joey Greenwood as Brad
  • Jesse Lee Hunter as Jess
  • Ron Adams as FBI Agent Ron Adams
  • James P. Parker as Dan, The Bartender
  • James Lew as Nighthawk Gunman #1
  • Steve 'Nasty' Anderson as Nighthawk Gunman #2
  • Ray Dalke as Nighthawk Gunman #3
  • Ed Otis as Nighthawk Gunman #4
  • Branscombe Richmond as Informant In Locker Room (uncredited)
  • Troy Zuccolotto as Muscleman
  • Bill Wallace as Sparring Partner (credited as Bill 'Superfoot' Wallace)
  • Laverne Lucille Brown as Hooker In Bar (credited as Laverne Lucille 'Jazzy' Brown)
  • Suzanne Spicer as Dancer
  • Jill Fischer as Dancer
  • Cynthia Boehm as Dancer

Background

The music for the film was provided by Herman Jeffreys and Darryl Stevenett. Stevenett performed four songs for the film which were I'm Getting Old", "Truck Drivin' Man", "Cheatin' On Yer Daddy", and "Good Men Die Young". Ramona Gibbons sang the Herman Jeffreys composition "Livin' On The Inside".[3][4]

Two characters in the film were played by genuine law enforcement officers: Michael Farrell, a real-life police captain, played Lieutenant James Long's boss Captain Skidmore; and Agent Crawford was played by real-life Special Agent Larry Lunsford.[5][6]

According to the American Film Institute, part of the film is based on a real-life events. Real policemen and gang members were hired for the film. A scene, the mass killing at a Chinese restaurant was one of them. Director and producer Frank Harris was a news reporter who personally witnessed the violence in the streets. He had also worked on police training films.[7]

Sequel

Fong reprised his role as James Long in the 1993 film Showdown, which he also directed.

References

  1. ^ MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema, March 12, 2009 - . Killpoint
  2. ^ 10K Bullets, August 31st, 2006 - 9 Deaths of the Ninja/Kill Point Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Turner Classic Movies - Killpoint(1984), Full Credits, Music, Ramona Gibbons - Song Performer ("Livin' On The Inside")
  4. ^ American Film Institute - KILLPOINT (1984), CREDITS
  5. ^ The Action Elite - Killpoint (1984), Review Archived 2017-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Turner Classic Movies - Killpoint (1984), Full credits
  7. ^ American Film Institute - KILLPOINT (1984), HISTORY


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