The Package (1989 film)

The Package
Directed byAndrew Davis
Written byJohn Bishop
Produced by
  • Beverly Camhe
  • Tobie Haggerty
Starring
CinematographyFrank Tidy
Edited by
Music byJames Newton Howard
Distributed byOrion Pictures
Release date
  • August 25, 1989 (1989-08-25)
Running time
108 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16 million
Box office$10.6 million

The Package is a 1989 American political action thriller film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Tommy Lee Jones, John Heard, and Dennis Franz.

Set during the Cold War, the film depicts the U.S. and Soviet governments as they are about to sign a disarmament treaty to completely eliminate nuclear weapons. However, elements within each country's military are vehemently opposed to such a plan, and determined to stop it at all costs.