| Traxx | |
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| Directed by | Jerome Gary |
| Written by | Gary DeVore |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Maccari |
| Edited by | Michael Kahane |
| Music by | Jay Gruska |
| Distributed by | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.5 million[1][2] |
Traxx is a 1988 action comedy and adventure comedy film that was directed by Jerome Gary.[3][4] It released on August 17, 1988 and starred Shadoe Stevens as a mercenary turned cookie maker.[5][6] The film had a budget of 6.5 million dollars and was initially intended to have a theatrical release, but was instead released direct to video.[2] Traxx was later screened in 2012 at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon.[7]
In the film, a Texas State Trooper is fired for excessive use of force. He spends the next few years as a mercenary, before deciding to change his career path and work as a gourmet cook in his hometown in Texas. Needing funds for this, he starts working as a contract killer for the local mayor and the local police chief. His job is to kill his hometown's criminals.
- ^ De Laurentiis PRODUCER'S PICTURE DARKENS: KNOEDELSEDER, WILLIAM K, Jr. Los Angeles Times 30 Aug 1987: 1.
- ^ a b Spy Aug 1989. Spy. 1989. p. 53. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "The Vulcan Vault: Josh Johnson Discusses Shadoe Stevens In TRAXX (1988)!!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ Keough, Peter (April 12, 1987). "Celluloid dream factory rises in Wilmington, N.C." Chicago Sun-Times (subscription required). Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ Rigney, Todd. "Forgotten Action Cinema: Traxx". Beyond Hollywood. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ Horovitz, Bruce; Marlowe, Shirley (28 April 1987). "Has Success Spoiled 'Fred Rated'?". LAT. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "Film Shorts". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 20 July 2014.