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6.1Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.
Released: 1989-08-25108 minDir: Andrew DavisThriller, ActionBudget: $16.0MBox office: $10.6M
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Cast
- Gene Hackman as Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
- Joanna Cassidy as Eileen Gallagher
- Tommy Lee Jones as Thomas Boyette
- John Heard as Col. Glen Whitacre
- Dennis Franz as Lt. Milan Delich
- Pam Grier as Ruth Butler
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- prisoner
- hitman
- sergeant
- christmas
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
13,102 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
68%
Metacritic
55/100
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 747176
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- publication date
- 1990-01-18
- title
- The Package
- review score
- 55/100
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Categories
1989 action thriller films1989 American films1989 crime drama films1989 English-language films1989 filmsAmerican action thriller filmsAmerican political thriller filmsCold War filmsEnglish-language action thriller filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsFilms directed by Andrew DavisFilms scored by James Newton HowardFilms shot in ChicagoFilms shot in GermanyIMDb ID (Cite Mojo) different from WikidataOrion Pictures filmsTechno-thriller filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date