Stars: Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, Herbert Berghof, Guy Boyd, Gayle Hunnicutt, Josef Sommer

Director: Arthur Penn

Summary: Gene Hackman and Matt Dillon star as father and son in this unique blend of family relationships and international intrigue. Walter Lloyd (Hackman) is a simple businessman raising his normal family in a Texas suburb. He and his wife, Donna, love each other very much. Walter and his son, however, do not quite get along. But when Donna disappears during a trip to Europe, father and son must work together to save her. During the adventure, the son learns that his father is not whom he seems to be--and that the life he once led might have something to do with the mother's disappearance. The story takes place in late-cold-war Europe, where old agents and spies from both sides still haunt the cities. Time has passed, but the scars remain from the old days, and Walter puts himself and his son in grave danger when he re-enters the spy network that never really forgot him. TARGET is a mixture of action film, relationship story, and spy movie, pulling off the combination in a way that is believable and original while never seeming forced. Some great chase scenes, unpredictable plot twists, and excellent performances from Hackman and Dillon make TARGET something much more than an average spy thriller.

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Jean-Claude Van Damme, aka "the Muscles from Brussels", has sought to revitalise his flagging career by working with the most adrenalised directors from Hong Kong action films. His first such effort was this, the umpteenth remake of The Most Dangerous Game, which teamed him with Hong Kong's most fluid action poet, John Woo (director of M:I2). Woo does what he can but, as much magic as he injects into the action, he can't turn Van Damme into an actor. Still, this is above-average fare for the wooden Belgian, in which he plays a guy trying to bust a ring of hunters who pay for the right to track and kill human quarry. And Woo has the ever-reliable Lance Henriksen as the chief bad guy, always a plus. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	1985
Release Date:	July 5, 2004
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P H E 8525
Keywords:	Action, Target, General, Adventure
Genre:	Action/Adventure