The read
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do. Most of the 753 1980s action movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes24%
Metacritic36/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
298 audience votes
Key crew
- Craig R. BaxleyDirector
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
- Herbie HancockOriginal Music Composer
- Robert ReneauScreenplay
Cast
- Carl WeathersSgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
- Craig T. NelsonPeter Dellaplane
- VanitySydney Ash
- Sharon StonePatrice Dellaplane
- Thomas F. WilsonOfficer Kornblau
- Robert DaviTony Moretti
- Bill DukeCapt. Earl Armbruster
- Jack ThibeauDetective Kotterwell
- Roger Aaron BrownOfficer Lack
- Stan FosterAlbert Smith
- Mary Ellen TrainorSecretary
- Ed O'RossFrank Stringer
Stills
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Themes
showdowndrug addictionsuspicion of murderboxersuspensionorganized crimeshootoutdetroit, michiganone against manymegalomaniacmaverick copframed for murder