Most Wanted
New Line Home Video (10/10/1997)
Action, Thriller
In Collection
#8822
0*
Seen ItYes
794043463525
IMDB   5.5
1 hr 39 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   R
Keenen Ivory Wayans Sergeant James Dunn
Robert Kotecki Marine Lieutenant
Rick Cramer Bus Guard #1
Kenn Whitaker Bus Guard #2
Wolfgang Bodison Captain Steve Braddock
Jon Voight Gen. Adam Woodward, alias Lt. Col. Grant Casey
Eric Roberts
Jillian Hennessy
Paul Sorvino
Robert Culp
Simon Baker Denny
Eddie Velez Sergeant Peyton
Michael Marich Omega 3
Simon Baker Stephen Barnes
Jill Hennessy Dr. Victoria Constantini
Director
David Hogan
Producer Keenen Ivory Wayans
Eric L. Gold
Tony Mark
Writer Keenen Ivory Wayans
Cinematography Marc Reshovsky
Musician Paul Buckmaster


Comic actor Keenen Ivory Wayans made a creditable effort to expand his career horizons by writing the script for this action thriller, in which he also stars. Wayans plays U.S. Marine Sgt. James Dunn, a military hero who refuses an order to shoot a young shepherd during the Gulf War. His insubordination leads to a lethal struggle with a superior officer and a subsequent murder conviction against Dunn.

Plucked from his death sentence by a covert unit of Marines, however, Dunn soon finds himself in a shadowy world of undercover wars under the command of one Lt. Col. Grant Casey (Jon Voight). Offered freedom in exchange for aiding a mission against a corrupt industrialist (Robert Culp), Dunn agrees and then discovers he's actually been set up to take the fall for an assassination. Suddenly, he's the most wanted man in the world, with police, the military, the Secret Service, and legions of reward seekers chasing him around Los Angeles. Jill Hennessy stars as an eyewitness who happened to catch the killing on videotape and can clear Dunn if she would only cooperate with him--a problem, since he has kidnapped her.

Directed by David Glenn Hogan, Most Wanted works just fine as a well-oiled action piece with a capable star and competent action sequences. The story ideas (especially Dunn's Rambo-esque flight through the city and his reliance on esoteric survival skills) feel overly familiar, but that only makes Most Wanted all the more enjoyable as a potboiler instead of a serious original. --Tom Keogh

Edition Details
Edition DVD
Distributor New Line Home Video
Chapters 24
Release Date 2/18/1998
Packaging Snap Case
Screen Ratio 2.35:1
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Layers Dual Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Star Highlights featuring clips from three other New Line films!
Original Theater trailer!
Isoloated stereo audio track of the film score!
Cast biographies, filmographies, animated menus and more!