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Rip Torn plays a mob boss so unhinged you'll forget this is supposed to be a thriller.
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Hit List (1989)

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

Overview

ActionThrillerCrime

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

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murderlos angeles, californiakidnappingshootoutorganized crimehitmanmobstermafiagunfight

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: 2 AM, questionable life choices, need for Lance Henriksen being weird.·Friends: Irony-forward crowd who quote direct-to-video trash unironically.·Rewatch: Spotting which scenes were clearly shot months apart.
Heads up:Violence: Sudden graphic shootings; a child in constant peril.·Disturbing: Jan-Michael Vincent's visible real-life decline is hard to watch.
William Lustig

Director

William Lustig

ReleasedMar 3, 1989
Runtime1h 27m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelmedium
New Line Cinema
CineTel Films

Top Cast

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jack Collins

Leo Rossi

Leo Rossi

Frank DeSalvo

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

Chris Caleek

Charles Napier

Charles Napier

Tom Mitchum

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Vic Luca

Harold Sylvester

Harold Sylvester

Brian Armstrong

Jere Burns

Jere Burns

Jared Riley

Harriet Hall

Harriet Hall

Sandy Collins

Ken Lerner

Ken Lerner

Gravenstein

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Trivia

Jan-Michael Vincent was so deep in addiction during filming that crew members allegedly had to physically prop him up between takes.

Cultural

This was William Lustig's attempt to go 'mainstream' after Maniac Cop, but distributors buried it; it barely existed outside VHS until recent cult rediscovery.

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