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Plot

Sidney Poitier makes his long-overdue return to films in the 1988 thriller Shoot to Kill. Poitier plays an FBI agent, on the trail of an elusive killer. Reluctantly teamed with tracker Tom Berenger, the citified Poitier braves the wilds of the Pacific Northwest in search of his quarry. For Berenger, the pursuit is personal; the killer, whose identity is not immediately revealed, has joined a hunting party being guided through the country by the tracker's girlfriend Kirstie Alley. Though only bearing the slightest resemblance to Real Life (you'll love the scene between lifelong city-dweller Poitier and a huge grizzly bear), Shoot to Kill delivers the goods in the suspense department.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Action
Run Time:
115min.
Theatrical Release Date:
02/12/1988
DVD Release Date:
04/06/2004
Distributor(s):
Buena Vista
Director(s):
Roger Spottiswoode
Starring:
Sidney Poitier , Tom Berenger , Kirstie Alley , Clancy Brown , Richard Masur
Themes:
Woman In Jeopardy,Survival in the Wilderness
Tone:
Atmospheric,Tense,Stirring
Keywords:
agent [representative],chase,guide,hostage,hunting,investigation,kidnapping,killing,murder,on-the-run,pursuit,rescue,search,survivor,wilderness
Country of Origin:
USA (02-12-1988)
Language:
English