Man on fire 1987 film

Man on fire fi, 1987 streams, tvtermine, news, dvds tv. The stellar cast includes joe pesci goodfellas, brooke adams cuba, jonathan pryce brazil, paul shenar scarface, danny aiello jacob s ladder and lou castel fist in the pocket. Man on fire 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Quinnell, and it fares little better here with tony scott spy game directing with a. In mexico city, a former assassin swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect. Long before denzil washington and tony scott started shoving literally blowing peoples asses up, scott glenn played creasy, a bodyguard who comes after the. Man on fire is remake of a notoriously dreadful 1987 movie, based on the sametitled novel by a. Plot summary excia agent john creasy scott glenn is looking for work, but hes burnt out on combat following his stint in the vietnam war. An agent newly retired from the cia scott glenn agrees to become an italian businessmans bodyguard in this adventure film. Reluctantly, he takes a job as private bodyguard for a. Movie, man on fire movie,man on fire trailer,man on fire 1987, elie chouraqui,brooke adams, danny aiello, joe pesci, scott glenn. When most people today hear the title man on fire, they probably think right away of the 2004 film starring denzel washington and dakota fanning. Overview of man on fire, 1987, directed by elie chouraqui, with scott glenn, jade berreau, joe pesci, at turner classic movies.

See the article in its original context from october 10, 1987, section 1, page 18 buy. Man on fire 1987 for an excia agent, the job of bodyguard for a twelveyear old girl should have been a breeze. The novel was first adapted into the 1987 film man on fire, starring scott glenn as creasy. Things fall apart though, when terrorists kidnap the italians. Man on fire, which opened yesterday at the embassy 4. Scott glenn in man on fire, thriller the new york times.

This movie, like the novel, was set in italy, then a major center of kidnapping. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for man on fire 1987. An excia agent is hired to protect the daughter of a rich american family. When she is abducted, creasys fiery rage is unleashed, and despite being badly wounded, embarks on a bloody revenge spree. Man on fire 1987 a former cia agent, john creasy, is hired as a bodyguard for a girl in italy, who becomes the daughter he never had. Joe pesci plays the chris walken role from the 2004. The rest of the cast includes joe pesci, jonathan pryce and a brief appearance by danny aiello as the mafia don. Things fall apart though, when terrorists kidnap the italians daughter and the agent must rescue her. Glenn and the girl bond, she gets kidnapped and glenn is a man on a mission to destroy whoever is involved.