Assassination (1987)


Assassination
Release Date09 January 1987
US Box Office$6,000,000
TaglineThey were reluctant running mates . . . in a race for their lives!
GenreAction, Drama, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixStereo
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPolitical Thriller
ThemesBodyguards, Assassination Plots
TonesTense
TagsAssassin, Espionage, First Lady, President, Secret Service, Terrorism

Assassination is a 1987 action-thriller film about a bodyguard who is assigned to protect the First Lady of the United States against an assassination plot. The film was directed by Peter R. Hunt, and stars Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, and Stephen Elliott. Actor Chris Alcaide came out of retirement to play the Chief Justice.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Jay Killion

Lara Royce Craig

Fitzroy

Jan Gan Boyd
Charlotte Chong

Tyler Loudermilk

Erik Stern
Eddie Bracken

Sen. Danson

James Staley
Briggs

Polly Sims

James Acheson
Osborne Weems

Jim McMullan
The Zipper

Billy Hayes
Pritchard Young

H.H. Royce

Charles Howerton
President Calvin Craig

Chris Alcaide
Chief Justice

Kerry Fane

TV Announcer

Lora Stephens
TV reporter

June Merkel

Natalie Alexander
Featured

Linda Harwood
Sally Moore

Mihoko Tokoro
Reporter

Susan Thompson
Journalist

Arthur Handel
Barton

John Salvi
Platt

Frank Zagarino
Secret Service Driver

Tony Borgia
Bomb Squad Man

Paul McCallum
Sandy Ott

Capt. Ogilvy

Vivian Tyus
Maid

Jason Scura
Captain Hammond

David L. Bilson
Wally Maine

Larry Sellers
Indian Joe

Elizabeth Lauren
Moonbeam

John Hawker
Porter

J. Michael Patterson
Conductor

James Frank Clark
Locomotive Engineer

Ed Levitt
FBI Agent

Michael Welden
FBI Agent

Gary Pinkston
Barstow Team Member

Kyle J. Wood
Cameraman at White House

Director

Peter R. Hunt

Producer

Richard Sale
writer

Yoram Globus
executive producer

executive producer

Pancho Kohner
producer

Original Music

Valentine McCallum
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Robert O. Ragland
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Cinematographer

Hanania Baer
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Editor

James T. Heckert
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Charles Simmons
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Production Designer

William Cruse
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Production Manager

George Van Noy
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

second unit director

Craig Huston
first assistant director

Art Department

Hala Gabriel
set dresser

Sound Department

Thomas Brandau
sound mixer

Mike Le Mare
supervising sound editor

Dean Okrand
sound re-recording mixer

Karola Storr
foley supervisor

Jerome R. Vitucci
boom operator

Stunts

John Alden
stunts

Rick Avery
stunts

Christine Anne Baur
stunts

Simone Boisseree
stunts

Debbie Evans
stunts

Donna Evans
stunts

Andy Gill
stunts

stunt coordinator

Ed Hamilton
stunts

Al Jones
stunts

John F. McCarthy
stunts

stunts

Spike Silver
stunts

Charlie Skeen
stunts

Steve W. Stricklin
stunts

Mike Tillman
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Randy Shanofsky
assistant camera

Editorial Department

Omneya 'Nini' Mazen
post-production coordinator

Andrew Silver
first assistant editor

Music Department

Paula Erickson
music supervisor

Bill Jenkins
music scoring mixer

Ken Johnson
music editor

Steve Livingston
music editor

Other Crew

aerial coordinator

John F. McCarthy
stand-in

Patricia G. Payró
assistant to producer

Larry Pearson
location manager

Susan Thompson
stand-in

Mihoko Tokoro
stand-in

C. Ransom Walrod
marine coordinator

Bob Wishnefsky
production assistant

Clay Wright
helicopter pilot

Production Company

Cannon Group
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Golan-Globus Productions
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Distributor

Cannon Film Distributors

Cineplex-Odeon Films

América Vídeo

Anchor Bay Entertainment

FS Film Oy

Future Film

MGM/UA Home Entertainment

Media Home Entertainment

Nelonen

Oy Europa Vision AB

RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video
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Scotia International Filmverleih

VMP

Vestron Video International

Westlake Entertainment Group






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Films directed by Peter R. Hunt
Assassination
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