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Boiling Point
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Boiling Point

1993-04-16 · 92 min · ★ 4.9

Drama · Action · Crime · Thriller

Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred.

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Directors
James B. Harris
Production companies
Warner Bros. Pictures, Hexagon Films
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 9,000,000
Revenue
USD 10,058,318

Top Cast

Wesley SnipesWesley SnipesJimmy Mercer
Dennis HopperDennis HopperRudolph 'Red' Diamond
Lolita DavidovichLolita DavidovichVikki Dunbar
Viggo MortensenViggo MortensenRonnie
Seymour CasselSeymour CasselVirgil Leach
Jonathan BanksJonathan BanksMax Waxman
Christine EliseChristine EliseCarol
Tony Lo BiancoTony Lo BiancoTony Dio
Valerie PerrineValerie PerrineMona
James TolkanJames TolkanLevitt
Paul GleasonPaul GleasonTransaction Man
Lorraine EvanoffLorraine EvanoffConnie
Stephanie WilliamsStephanie WilliamsSally Mercer
Tobin BellTobin BellRoth
Bobby HoseaBobby HoseaSteve
Dan HedayaDan HedayaBrady
George GerdesGeorge GerdesHenderson
James Pickens Jr.James Pickens Jr.Prison Officer
Keith Leon WilliamsKeith Leon WilliamsCook
Rick DeanRick DeanBartender

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