Stars: Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, John Heard, Dennis Franz, Pam Grier, Kevin Crowley, Ron Dean, Anatoly Davydov

Director: Andrew Davis

Summary: Sgt. Johnny Gallagher is severely reprimanded after a breach in security allowed a terrorist attack on a disarmament conference. He is given the menial task of escorting a court-martialled soldier back to America. On the way he is beaten up and the soldier absconds. His investigations lead Johnny to believe that the soldier wasn't who he claimed to be...

A United States Army sergeant (Gene Hackman) unknowingly gets involved in a subversive plot while transporting a prisoner back to the U.S. from West Germany. But the prisoner escapes and the sergeant is joined by his ex-wife to clear his name and recapture this mysterious man.

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Gene Hackman is a career officer assigned a routine mission well beneath him: deliver a prisoner (Tommy Lee Jones) from Europe to the United States. However, the simple assignment becomes a daring cat-and-mouse game played as the last flames of the Cold War are flickering. This is the first of three films that teamed Jones with director Andrew Davis. In 1989 Jones was a wild card: an actor respected but only popping up in grade B fare. After Davis' Under Siegeand The Fugitive, Jones was America's favourite gruff character actor, with an Oscar on his mantel. With a weaker script, Davis still creates the same kind of magic here. Hackman is superb as the officer, an action role similar to others that the nearly 60-year-old unexpectedly excelled at (Bat 21, Narrow Margin) during this period. Tight, tense and with no letup in the third act, The Packageis a good gem for a Saturday night flick. --Doug Thomas

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menu, Chapter Search, Original Theatrical Trailer, Trivia, Production Notes
Year:	1989
Release Date:	July 24, 2000
Runtime:	103 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	17037 D V D
Keywords:	General, Package, Drama
Genre:	Drama