''Future Force'' is a 1989

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written and directed by David A. Prior and starring

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. A 1990 sequel to the film was made called ''

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Synopsis

At some point in the near future (around 1993), law enforcement has become so ineffective that the only real hope for justice is an organization of bounty hunters known as C.O.P.S (Civilian Operated Police Systems) John Tucker (David Carradine), a Los Angeles bounty hunter sporting a metal arm piece capable of shooting lasers, is hired to protect a woman reporter (Anna Rapagna) from a gang of renegade cops. While Tucker is more interested in right defeating wrong than in payment for his services, he has become a bitter, washed up, drunken man due to all the corruption he has seen. The reporter has uncovered proof of the corruption and ineffectiveness of the police. Unfortunately, the bounty organization is run by a man who is also corrupt, and the C.O.P.S turn against the duo as well. Tucker does have an ally, Billy, who is a computer genius who utilizes a wheelchair.

Cast

as Tucker *

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as Becker * Anna Rapagna as Marion * William Zipp as Adams *

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as Grimes * Dawn Wildsmith as Roxanne * D.C. Douglas as Billy * Kimberley Casey as Alicia

Release

''Future Force'' was released direct-to-video in the United States by A.I.P. in November 1989.

Reception

From contemporary reviews, "Lor." of ''

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'' reviewed the AIP video cassette on November 12, 1989. "Lor." noted that the film "offers some offbeat social commentary in its sci-fi approach to the future of law enforcement" and that the film "is low-tech but scores high in imagination." ''Creature Feature'' gave the movie 2.5 out of five stars, praising the performance of Carradine, but found little else likeable in the film. The film has a score of 14% at

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* * American science fiction action films 1980s science fiction action films 1989 films Films scored by Mark Mancina American exploitation films Films directed by David A. Prior 1980s American films American dystopian films American action thriller films American science fiction thriller films {{1980s-sf-film-stub