''Diplomatic Immunity'' is a 1991 American

action thriller film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by

Peter Maris Peter Maris is a film director, producer and editor and has over 30 films to his credit. He has also connected with SAGIndie and the Fresno Film Commission. Background Maris was born in Greece and has lived in California for many years. At pres ...

, it is based on the novel ''The Stalker'' by Theodore Taylor.

Plot

U.S. Marine Cole Hickel (Boxleitner) vows revenge on the evil psychopath Klaus Hermann (Bresnahan), who has killed his daughter. Hermann has an obsession with murdering people and photographing their dead bodies. He also has diplomatic immunity as his mother, Gerta (Foster), is the President of Paraguay, and therefore he cannot be prosecuted by conventional means. Hickel travels to Paraguay and teams up with a smuggler named Cowboy (Drago) to take his own revenge. In the end, Hickel and Cowboy track Hermann to the presidential palace. Gerta fatally shoots Cowboy and gives the pistol to her son to kill Hickel. Cowboy, with his last breath, kills Gerta with a spear gun. Hermann flees and Hickel gives chase, killing many of Hermann's henchmen in the process. After CIA agents show up and stop Hickel, Hermann goes back to his mother's dead body to photograph her, only to be blown up by C-4 explosives hidden inside his camera by Hickel. At the airport, Paraguay officials try to arrest Hickel, but in a twist of irony, the CIA agent claims diplomatic immunity for Hickel.

Cast

Bruce Boxleitner Bruce William Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950) is an American actor and science fiction and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series '' How the West Was Won'', '' Bring 'Em Back Alive'', ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King ...

as Cole HickelThe Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope Joe Kane - 2000 "DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY (1991)*** D: Peter Maris. Bruce Boxleitner, Billy Drago, Tom Breznahan, Meg Foster, Robert Forster, Robert Do'Qui, Ken Foree. 95 mins. (Fries, n.i.d.) Boxleitner toplines as an incensed marine out to nail Bresnahan as the wealthy, psychotic Paraguayan S&M artist (!) who's gotten away with his daughter's murder due to the titular protection. The pursuit picks up in Paraguay, where our hero teams with smuggler Drago, who has his own score to settle. Director ..." *

Billy Drago William Eugene Burrows (November 30, 1945 – June 24, 2019), known professionally by his stage name Billy Drago, was an American television and film actor. Drago's films, in which he was frequently cast as a villain, included Clint Eastwood's ...

as Cowboy *

Tom Bresnahan Tom Bresnahan (born January 21, 1935, in Springfield, Massachusetts) was the Offensive coordinator of the NFL's Buffalo Bills from 1992-1996. He was promoted after serving as the team's offensive line coach and would hold both responsibilities. ...

as Klaus Hermann *

Meg Foster Margaret Foster is an American film and television actress. Some of her many roles were in the 1979 TV miniseries version of ''The Scarlet Letter'', and the films ''Ticket to Heaven'', ''The Osterman Weekend'', and ''They Live''. Early years Fo ...

as Gerta Hermann *

Robert Forster Robert Wallace Forster Jr. (July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019) was an American actor, known for his roles as John Cassellis in ''Medium Cool'' (1969), Captain Dan Holland in ''The Black Hole'' (1979), Abdul Rafai in ''The Delta Force'' (1986), ...

as Stonebridge *

Robert DoQui Robert DoQui (April 20, 1934 – February 9, 2008) was an American actor who starred in film and on television. He is best known for his roles as King George in the 1973 film ''Coffy'', starring Pam Grier; as Wade in Robert Altman's 1975 fi ...

as Ferguson *

Ken Foree Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in t ...

as Del Roy Gaines *

Paul Napier Paul Vincent Napier (March 10, 1930 – February 21, 2015) was an American actor. He had small roles in multiple television series, but was known mostly for his roles in over 400 advertisements, especially for General Motors' Certified Service ...

as Kinnick *

Sharon Case Sharon Case (born February 9, 1971) is an American actress and former model. At the age of 17, Case began working as a model, relocating briefly to Japan, before pursuing an acting career. She is best known for her roles on daytime television so ...

as Ellen Hickel *

Fabiana Udenio Fabiana Udenio (born December 21, 1964) is an Italian-Argentine actress. Born in Argentina to Italian parents, she grew up in Rome. She is best known for her role as "Alotta Fagina", a Bond girl parody in the 1997 film '' Austin Powers: Internati ...

as Teresa Escobal *

Matthias Hues Matthias Hues (born 14 February 1959) is a German-born, naturalized American actor and martial artist. He was born in Waltrop, Germany, to Dr. Josef Hues and Maria Humperdinck Hues who still reside in Germany. Maria is the niece of Engelbert Hu ...

as Gephardt

Production

Development

''Diplomatic Immunity'' is based on the 1987 novel ''The Stalker'' by Theodore Taylor (who was mainly known as a children's author). One of the changes in the movie is the location of the action, which takes place in Europe in the book, but is moved to Paraguay for the movie.FantasticFiction.com: The Stalker
/ref> It was produced, and released by the Fries Distribution Company, as well as Filmkompaniet Distribution in Norway; Highlight Video in Germany; Home Cinema Group in Australia; and Scanbox Norge in Norway.

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, m/diplomatic_immunity , Diplomatic Immunity 1991 films American action thriller films 1991 action thriller films Films based on American novels American films about revenge 1990s English-language films 1990s American films