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, Linda Kerridge, Trudi Dochtermann and

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Plot

A naïve, good-hearted

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waitress does not think twice about helping her troubled roommate. Her help lands her in

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fleeing for her life with a grungy mercenary.

Cast

* Carey Lowell as Maxine *

as Reno * Trudy Dochterman as Michelle (Trudi Dochtermann) *

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as Damalas *

as Alsandro Deltoid * Linda Kerridge as Soames *

as Brady *

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as Blake (Galyn Gorg) *

as Tarah * Bambi Jordan as Suzie * Ken Wright as Mr. Wicks * Alec Markham as Captain * Eduardo Cassab as Sargento * Christabel Wigley as Theona * Joe Holland as Mickey (Tim Holland)

Release

The film was given a limited theatrical release in March 1987. The home video release was in the United States in 1990 by

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References

External links

* * 1987 films 1987 action films 1980s crime drama films 1980s crime thriller films Films set in Central America Films set in Los Angeles Films shot in Mexico Films directed by Albert Pyun American crime drama films Golan-Globus films 1987 drama films Films produced by Menahem Golan Films produced by Yoram Globus 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{crime-thriller-film-stub