Messenger of Death
What the cops can't do, he will.
1988 | 91m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | J. Lee Thompson |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Rex Burns, Paul Jarrico |
| Staring: |
| Wifes and children of the Mormon Orville Beecham become victims of a massacre in his own house. The police believes the crime had a religious motive. Orville doesn't give any comment on the case, is taken into protective custody. Journalist Smith persuades him to help him in the investigation - and finds out about economic motives for the murder. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 16, 1988 |
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| Director: | J. Lee Thompson |
| Writer: | Rex Burns, Paul Jarrico |
| Genres: | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, revenge, mormon, newspaper reporter, murder of family, investigative reporter |
| Production Companies | The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,074,681
Budget: $5,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charles Bronson | Garret Smith |
| Trish Van Devere | Jastra Watson |
| Laurence Luckinbill | Homer Foxx |
| Daniel Benzali | Chief Barney Doyle |
| Marilyn Hassett | Josephine Fabrizio |
| Charles Dierkop | Orville Beecham |
| Jeff Corey | Willis Beecham |
| John Ireland | Zenas Beecham |
| Penny Peyser | Trudy Pike |
| Gene Davis | Junior Assassin |
| John Solari | Senior Assassin |
| Jon Cedar | Saul |
| Tom Everett | Wiley |
| Duncan Gamble | Lieutenant Scully |
| Jerome Thor | Jimmy |
| Sydna Scott | Sarah Beecham |
| Cheryl Waters | Magda Beecham |
| Melanie Noble | Rebecca Beecham |
| Patricia Allison | Florinda Beecham |
| Maria Mayenzet | Esther Beecham |
| Sheila Gale Kandlbinder | Ursula Beecham |
| Margaret Howell | Naomi Beecham |
| Warner Loughlin | Ruth Beecham |
| Kimberly Beck | Piety Beecham |
| Beverly Thompson | Mrs. Lucy Bigelow |
| William Phipps | Doc Turner (as William Edward Phipps) |
| Tarrish Potter | Elizabeth Beecham |
| Bert Williams | Sheriff Yates |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| J. Lee Thompson | Director |
| Rex Burns | Novel |
| Paul Jarrico | Screenplay |
| Robert O. Ragland | Original Music Composer |
| Gideon Porath | Director of Photography |
| Peter Lee-Thompson | Editor |
| Perry Bullington | Casting |
| Whitney Brooke Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Susan Carsello | Set Decoration |
| Shelley Komarov | Costume Design |
| Karin Cooper | Script Supervisor |
| Elissa Assa | Music Editor |
| Joachim H. Hansch | Music Supervisor |
| Guy Skinner | First Assistant Camera |
| Brian McLaughlin | Still Photographer |
| Sean McLin | Additional Camera |
| Tina Canny | Sound Recordist |
| Stanley B. Gill | Sound Recordist |
| Tony Pascuzzo | Sound Recordist |
| David Cunningham | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Patrick Cyccone Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Frank A. Montaño | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tony Garber | Supervising Sound Editor |
| John Kaye | Property Master |
| Manny Benmoshe | Hairstylist |
| Carla M. Fabrizi | Key Hair Stylist |
| Mary E. Jochem | First Assistant Editor |
| Noon Orsatti | Stunts |
| Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Al Jones | Stunts |
| Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
| Bob Brown | Stunts |
| Debbie Evans | Stunts |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Brian Smrz | Stunts |
| Buck McDancer | Stunts |
| Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Yoram Globus | Executive Producer |
| Menahem Golan | Executive Producer |
| Pancho Kohner | Producer |
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"Messenger of Death" harks back to a period in Charles Bronson's career when the films he selected to appear in were not almost exclusively preoccupied with the squalid and violent mean streets of "Death Wish" (1974) and the seemingly limitless stream of increasingly pale sequels and imitations it s ... pawned. Bronson rarely participates in any of the action sequences in this film and the story is much stronger and better constructed than usual. The central location of Colorado with its light dusting of snow looks exquisitely chilly and absolutely gorgeous. The most thrilling and exciting of the small ration of action sequences features a Landrover doing battle against two huge tankers and the resulting scene has been superbly put on the screen, but best of all it's good to see Charles Bronson appearing in films which have more substance than we have come to expect.