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Synopsis: A retired special agent named John Matrix led an elite unit and has left the armed forces to live in a secluded mountain home with his daughter Jenny. But now he is forced out of retirement when his daughter is kidnapped by a band of thugs intent on revenge! Unbeknownst to Matrix, the members of his former unit are being killed one by one. Even though Matrix' friend General Franklin Kirby gives Matrix armed guards, attackers manage to kidnap Matrix and Jenny. Matrix learns that Bennett, a former member of his Matrix' unit who was presumed dead has kidnapped him to try to force Matrix to do a political assassination for a man called Arius (who calls himself El Presidente), a warlord formerly bested by Matrix who wishes to lead a military coup in his home country. Since Arius will have Jenny killed if Matrix refuses, Matrix reluctantly accepts the demand.
Director(s): Mark L. Lester
Production: 20th Century Fox
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
51
Rotten Tomatoes:
70%
R
Year:
1985
90 min
517 Views


- Sounds like he's mad at you.

OK. Well, I like you, too.

All right.

Talk to you soon. Bye.

Love and careers. It's tough.

Sounds like you need a date.

Well, I don't.

Girls like you meet

a lot of nice boys at airports.

Listen, you're really

bugging me.

Hey!

Hey, slow down.

- I got something to give you.

- I'm not interested.

You don't know

what you're missing.

It looks like a nightmare.

Please leave me alone!

You f***ing whore.

Don't move.

I'm not going to hurt you.

- Step aside.

- You said, "Don't move."

Do it. Get in the car.

Ah!

Ah!

Do exactly what I tell you.

- I've got a 7:
30 karate class.

- You're not going to make it.

Follow him.

I knew you would say that.

Don't get offended, but are you

going to kill me or something?

No.

You wouldn't tell me

if you were.

- Sure, I would.

- Really?

Trust me.

Stay close to him. Faster!

That's good.

Can you tell me

what this is about?

A guy I trusted for years

wants me dead.

I've only known you 5 minutes,

and I want you dead, too.

Out. Come on.

Hurry up.

- If you're in a hurry, I can...

- I'm almost through with you.

Listen to me.

My daughter has been kidnapped.

He's the only chance I've got

of finding her.

If he sees me or I lose him,

they'll kill her.

I need you to follow him,

tell him you're crazy about him.

Bring him over here.

I will do the rest.

You go back to your normal life.

Got it?

- No.

- Please, help me.

You're the only

chance I've got.

She has less

than 10 hours left.

They're going to kill her.

OK. All right. I'll help you.

There's this huge guy outside

in a green t-shirt.

He's a paranoid maniac,

and he's kidnapped me.

I need your help.

- I'll check it out.

- Thank you.

I hear you're great

with transmissions.

That's right.

Oh, yeah.

This will work just fine.

Biggs, are you there?

There's a guy over here

that may be wacko.

- I doubt I can handle him alone.

- I'll be there.

Want to see me kick ass?

- Wait here, miss.

- Thank you.

Attention all units.

Emergency on the theater level.

Suspect, 6'2", brown hair.

He's one gigantic

motherf***er.

This used to be a great place

for hunting slash.

It's got crowded now.

I think I found

something, though.

See you.

- What are you doing here?

- I'm waiting for my...

Hey, you looking for me?

Come with us.

Eh!

What?

Matrix.

I need a quarter.

Give me a quarter!

Move it!

Son of a b*tch!

- Out of the way.

- Freeze!

Aah!

Get him!

Come on.

- Stop or I'll shoot!

- No!

Hey, lady! Stop!

Wait for me!

Don't you go anywhere!

Who the hell are you, huh?

You steal my car,

rip the seat out, kidnap me,

you ask me to help find your

daughter, which I kindly do,

then you get me in a shoot-out

where people are dying.

You rip a phone booth

out of the wall,

swing from

the ceiling like Tarzan,

then a cop's going to shoot you,

and I save you,

and he starts chasing me!

Are you going to tell me

what's going on or what?!

No.

No? No?

Oh, my god! Watch out!

What are you doing?

Oh, look out! Aah!

This is not my day!

Whoa!

Whoa!

My car!

Aah!

- Are you all right?

- I'm dead.

You're all right.

Wait for me.

Where is she?

- Kiss my ass.

- I can't hear you!

I'll say it louder:

get f***ed.

Your loyalty is very touching,

but it's not the most important

thing in your life right now.

But what is important

is gravity.

I have to remind you, Sully,

this is my weak arm.

You can't kill me.

You need me

to find your daughter.

Open the door

Cook knows.

I'll take you where I meet him.

- No, you won't.

- Why not?

Because I already know.

Remember I promised

to kill you last?

That's right, Matrix.

You did!

I lied.

Aah!

Now you don't have a car.

Now I do.

- What did you do with Sully?

- I let him go.

Andale!

I'm sorry

I got you involved.

Tell me

what this is about.

- It's about her.

- Is this your daughter?

People are using her

to force me to do a job.

If I don't get to her soon,

they'll kill her.

- Did you do the job?

- No.

They would kill her

even if I did it.

Our only chance

is to get to her...

before they find out

what I'm doing.

All that matters

to me now is Jenny.

Let's go. Out!

Stay put.

- What are you doing?

- Helping you get her back.

- Check the drawers.

- All right.

It's Cook.

Mess up the bed.

Act like you had

a good time with Sully.

Look at this.

All right.

Yeah?

- Where's Sully?

- In the shower.

- Who are you?

- Room service.

Open the door.

Move over there.

Hey, Sully!

Oh!

Aah!

You scared, motherf***er?

Well, you should be.

This Green Beret's

going to kick your big ass.

I eat Green Berets

for breakfast,

and right now

I'm very hungry.

I can't believe

this macho bullshit.

F*** you, a**hole.

F*** you, a**hole.

These guys eat

too much red meat!

Ah!

Where is she?

Cook!

Let's go.

This must be Cook's car.

Let's search it.

I think

I found something.

Look at this.

What is this?

Coastal is a fuel depot

that supplies planes.

To whom, the airlines?

Usually smaller,

private aircraft.

Are you sure?

This is where my

flight instructor gets his fuel.

There are a lot of warehouses

on Pecondo Street.

Harris must be keeping

a plane there.

Let's go.

We'll take Cook's car.

He won't be needing it.

This is it.

Patria Enterprises.

This is where I was

this afternoon.

Go this way

and wait for my signal.

Cindy? Come on.

I've seen all the equipment,

but there's no airplane.

What about your daughter?

Harris and Bennett

aren't here.

She's wherever they are.

OK. Look at this.

These coordinates are

somewhere near Santa Barbara.

Longitude...

There's something going on

at this island north of here.

This must be where

they've taken Jenny.

Look, here's a photo

of an amphibian airplane.

- Maybe they use it to fly there.

- Let's look at that invoice.

Type 4 fuel is amphibian.

to the island and back.

But it isn't here.

I've seen everything.

It was refueled at pump station

That's San Pedro.

- How long to fly to the island?

- About two hours.

- Are we going to the plane?

- Not yet.

- Where are we going?

- Shopping.

Shopping?

Come on. Come on!

Wow!

- What's that?

- Rocket launcher.

Go!

Freeze! Don't even think

about it!

- Stick him in the truck.

- Come on. Come on.

If you call

General Franklin Kirby,

he will explain everything.

Kirby, huh? I think

we ran him in last week.

Hey.

Hooker.

Not bad.

- What's she doing?

- She's got something for us.

I bet she does.

Sh*t!

What the hell was that?!

Jesus Christ!

- Where did you learn to do that?

- I read the instructions.

What time do you expect Matrix

to arrive in Val Verde?

Just over two hours.

Do you think he's

going to give us any problems?

He'll do exactly as

he's told...

as long as he thinks

he'll get his daughter back.

- It's all clear.

- Good. OK, go.

Ah!

Did anybody ever tell you

you have a lot of hostility?

Come on. Let's move.

I hope I can fly

this plane.

Oh, sh*t!

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Steven E. de Souza

Steven Edward de Souza (born November 17, 1947) is an American producer, director and screenwriter. He is among a handful of screenwriters whose films have earned over US$2 billion at the worldwide box office. more…

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