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Hit List (1989) - Movie Browser

Rip Torn plays a mob boss so unhinged you'll forget this is supposed to be a thriller.

Direct-to-video fever dreamJan-Michael Vincent's last gaspL.A. sleaze

Overview

Action Thriller Crime

A family man and a mob witness hunt for a hit-man who has mistakenly kidnapped the family man's son.

Content warning

murder los angeles, california kidnapping shootout organized crime hitman mobster mafia gunfight

Collateral damage of crimeMistaken identity as cosmic jokeFatherhood under fireThe banality of evil in sweatpants

Standout Aspects

Acting

Rip Torn's unhinged mob boss monologues in a tracksuit.

Stunts

Genuinely brutal car chases through actual 1989 Los Angeles.

Direction

William Lustig's grindhouse instincts colliding with studio notes.

Best for:Solo·Friends·Rewatch

Heads up:Violence·Disturbing

Director

William Lustig

ReleasedMar 3, 1989

Runtime1h 27m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelmedium

CineTel Films

Top Cast

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jack Collins

Leo Rossi

Frank DeSalvo

Lance Henriksen

Chris Caleek

Charles Napier

Tom Mitchum

Rip Torn

Vic Luca

Harold Sylvester

Brian Armstrong

Jere Burns

Jared Riley

Harriet Hall

Sandy Collins

Ken Lerner

Gravenstein

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