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Movie Description
A United States Army sergeant unknowingly gets involved in a subversive plot while transporting a prisoner back to the U.S. from West Germany. But the prisoner escapes and the sergeant is joined by his ex-wife to clear his name and recapture this mysterious man.
Synopsis
After bungling an important security detail in Europe, Army officer Johnny Gallagher is assigned to escort a soldier to trial. After being jumped by thugs in a washroom, allowing the prisoner to escape, he begins to suspect that he has stumbled onto something big. He's not sure who's behind it, or why, but one thing's for sure: they're out to get him before he figures it out.
Film Notes
"The Package" (1989) is the first collaboration between director Andrew Davis and actor Tommy Lee Jones, followed by "Under Siege" (1992) and "The Fugitive" (1993).
Estimated budget $12 million.
Shot on location at the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin, Germany, and Chicago, Illinois, in Astro color, beginning December 12, 1988. DeLuxe prints.
Screened at the 1989 London Film Festival.
Released in North America August 25, 1989. Released on video February 22, 1990.
Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Reviewed in New York Times August 25, 1989, and Monthly Film Bulletin June 1990.
Additional cast: Kevin Crowley (Walter Henke) and Reporter Ike Pappas played himself.
Additional credits: Murray Deutch and Stu Cantor (music supervisors), Cinema Research Corporation (titles and opticals), and Jay Johnson (main title design).
Richard Davis, Tony Brown, Wayne Stewart, Mark Ohlsen, and Steve Grissette wrote and performed the song "I Don't Know" and Corelli wrote "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."
The film is dedicated to the fond memory of James A. Riccio.
Copyright 1989 Orion Pictures Corporation.
Industry Reviews
"...Director Andy Davis keeps his scenes jumping with pungent details, banter, edge-of-the-frame business sliding past fast....[The actors] are always interesting to watch..."
Los Angeles Times - Michael Wilmington (08/25/1989)
Quotations
"He's one man racing against time to stop the most explosive conspiracy in history." -- marketing line for the film
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