No Way Back (1995 film)
| No Way Back | |
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| Directed by | Frank A. Cappello |
| Written by | Frank Cappello Derrick DeMarney |
| Starring | Russell Crowe Helen Slater Michael Lerner Etsushi Toyokawa |
| Cinematography | Richard Clabaugh |
| Edited by | Sonny Baskin |
| Music by | David C. Williams |
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| Distributed by | Sony |
Release date | December 20, 1996 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
No Way Back is a 1996 American crime drama and action film directed by Frank Cappello and starring Russell Crowe and Helen Slater.[1]
Plot
When an undercover FBI agent with a secret agenda (Kelly Hu), murders the skin head son (Ian Ziering) of high-ranking crime boss Frank Serlano (Michael Lerner), the mafioso retaliates by kidnapping the son of Zach Grant (Russell Crowe), the FBI agent in charge of the botched undercover sting. Simulataneously, Yuji (Etsushi Toyokawa), wanted dead by the Yakuza for forthcoming legal testimony, breaks free from Grant's supervision during a trans-Atlantic flight. Thus, causing their airplane, along with Mary (Helen Slater), the ditzy stewerdess accompanying them, to make an emergency-landing. In an attempt to free Yuri from the gaze of the Yakuza and regain custody of Zach's child from the mafia, the three crash survivors go off of the grid and set into motion a dangerous plan that could quickly facilitate their untimely demise.[2]
Cast
- Russell Crowe as FBI Agent Zack Grant
- Helen Slater as Mary
- Etsushi Toyokawa as Yuji Kobayashi
- Michael Lerner as Frank Serlano
- Kyūsaku Shimada as Tetsuro
Reception
The movie has received mixed-to-negative reviews with Rotten Tomatoes reporting a 30% audience approval rating[3]. The performances of Crowe and Slater, in particular, were lauded as being a cut above the quintessential action-genre norm.[4]
References
External links
- No Way Back at IMDb