Shoot to Kill (1988 film)

Shoot to Kill
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoger Spottiswoode
Screenplay byHarv Zimmel
Michael Burton
Daniel Petrie Jr.
Story byHarv Zimmel
Produced byDaniel Petrie Jr.
Ron Silverman
Starring
CinematographyMichael Chapman
Edited byGeorge Bowers
Garth Craven
Music byJohn Scott
Production
companies
Touchstone Pictures
Silver Screen Partners III
Century Park Pictures Corporation
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • February 12, 1988 (1988-02-12)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[1]
Box office$29.3 million[2]

Shoot to Kill (known outside North America as Deadly Pursuit) is a 1988 American buddy cop action thriller film[3] directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Sidney Poitier (in his first role in eleven years), Tom Berenger, Clancy Brown, Andrew Robinson, and Kirstie Alley. The film follows an FBI agent pursuing a homicidal extortionist; when the extortionist kidnaps a fishing guide in the Pacific Northwest, the agent teams up with her partner, a local wilderness guide, to rescue her.

The film was released to positive reviews from critics, who praised the film's direction, performances, and quality despite its formulaic plot.

  1. ^ "Shoot to Kill (1988)". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Shoot to Kill at Box Office Mojo
  3. ^ "Shoot to Kill (1988) - Roger Spottiswoode". AllMovie.