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The Package is a 1989 American action, crime, and drama film directed by Andrew Davis. The cast includes Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Tommy Lee Jones, and Dennis Franz. The narrative is set in Washington, D.C., and focuses on the Cold War. Principal photography took place in Chicago, Illinois. The film was produced by Orion Pictures and distributed by Orion Pictures and Netflix.
James Newton Howard composed the score, and Billy Weber served as the film editor. Frank Tidy was the director of photography. The movie has a runtime of 108 minutes and was released with an R rating. It was originally released in 1989, with subsequent distribution occurring in 1990. The production had a budget of $16,000,000 and generated revenue of $10,647,219.
Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 6.4 based on 13,102 votes. The film holds a Rotten Tomatoes score of 68% and a Metacritic score of 55 out of 100. Additional review scores listed are 5.9 and 6.115. The film is available via video on demand. Keywords associated with the work include prisoner, hitman, sergeant, and Christmas.
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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.
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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Cold War
- Director
- Andrew Davis
- Cast member
- Joanna Cassidy
- Composer
- James Newton Howard
- Cinematographer
- Frank Tidy
- Narrative location
- Washington, D.C.
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 747176
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1990-01-18
- film editor
- Billy Weber
- title
- The Package
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 55/100
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