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ly trying to commit suicide by standing in front of an oncoming truck. Good thing Cole runs up and saves him. He then suggests that Mason call his friend and he can help get him on his feet. Seems like a good man trying to help another person out. Oh, and Jack Mason is played by the under rated Ice-T. Yeah, he is a great actor and does not get enough credit. Trespass and New Jack City alone show you he has the chops. Not to men tion Mean Guns but that comes after this flick. And Cole, Walter Cole, is played by Charles S. Dutton, who everyone knows from ROC , but also a ton of really great flicks including Alien 3 . Anyway, back to the story, he gets on a plane to meet Thomas Burns, played by the magnificent Rutger Hauer. And if I need to explain the flicks that guy is in, well, stop reading now because this may not be the right type of movie for you. Anyway, Mason gets flown to the remote cabin owned by Burns, and it is in the pris tine wilderness. Here is where we meet the rest of the group he will be with. The rest of the cast are a really great who’s-who. Rounding out the hunt ing party that Mason will be the guide for is Doc Hawkins, played by the insane Gary Busey, who I love in Point Break and Big Wednesday, but nom inated for an Oscar for playing Buddy Holly in 1980, I think. Next is Derek Wolfe Sr, played by the wonderful F. Murray Abraham who won an Oscar for playing Salieri in Amadeus which is very solid. Also fun fact, pretty sure his real name is just Murray Abraham and he added the F. as an homage to his dad. Okay, in the cast next is his son Derek Wolfe Jr, played by William McNamara. Not a huge star, but I know him from the old ’89 Corey Haim, Feldman flick Dream a Little Dream. And the last of the hunting crew, John Griffen played by John C. McGinley. He is in a ton of films and a ton of TV but mostly known as Dr Cox on Scrubs . I never watched the show but have seen the memes and I understand Walker Young is cracking through them now. Just an all-star cast all around. Back to the story, after we meet all the players, they have a wonderful din ner and celebrate the wonderful upcoming hunt. You get to learn a bit about the group over dinner and they all are just a bit off. The next morn ing is here and Mason wakes up to a gun pointed at his head. He is then told he is the hunt and not the hunting guide. And he has the time the group takes to eat breakfast as a head,s start. And that begins a great action flick. I won’t share anymore of the story but it is a great flick with great scenes and great explosions. Now to the people in charge of making this flick. The director: Ernest Roscoe Dickerson. Insanely underrated director. He made Juice, which is an absolute classic but also Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight which is so under-rated. He is originally from Newark NJ, and was a regular collab orator with Spike Lee. I believe he worked on Malcom X and Jungle Fever as the Cinematographer. Anyway, a tremendous eye for action and just
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