Relentless (1989 film)
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Directed by | William Lustig |
Written by | Phil Alden Robinson |
Produced by | Paul Hertzberg Lisa M. Hansen Howard W. Koch |
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Cinematography | James Lemmo |
Music by | Jay Chattaway |
Distributed by | CineTel Films |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $6,985,999 (domestic) |
Relentless is a 1989 American crime thriller film directed by William Lustig and starring Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia and Leo Rossi. The film follows two LAPD officers on a hunt for a serial killer.
Relentless was the first in a series of four films starring Leo Rossi as detective Sam Dietz trying to stop a serial killer. The three sequels were all filmed and released within three consecutive years from 1992 to 1994.
Plot[]
Sam Dietz (Leo Rossi) is a rookie Los Angeles detective recently transferred from New York City. He is paired up with veteran detective Bill Malloy (Robert Loggia) in order to find and stop a serial killer. The killer is Arthur "Buck" Taylor (Judd Nelson), the son of a former LAPD cop whose motive for killing is frustration over not having been accepted to the force and failure in the eyes of his father. Taylor chooses his targets by randomly looking up their names in the phone book and skillfully covering up his tracks by using his skills and knowledge that he learned while on the force. While in pursuit of Taylor, both Dietz and Malloy become his next planned targets for murder.
Cast[]
- Judd Nelson as Arthur "Buck" Taylor
- Robert Loggia as Bill Malloy
- Leo Rossi as Sam Dietz
- Meg Foster as Carol Dietz
- as Todd Arthur
- Ken Lerner as Arthur
- as Francine
- Angel Tompkins as Carmen
- Beau Starr as Ike Taylor
- Ron Taylor as Captain Blakely
- Roy Brocksmith as Coroner
Reception[]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 33% based on reviews from 6 critics.[1]
Direct-to-Video Sequels[]
- Dead On: Relentless II (1992)
- Relentless 3 (1993)
- Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes (1994)
References[]
- ^ "Relentless (1989)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
External links[]
- 1989 films
- English-language films
- American films
- 1980s crime thriller films
- American police detective films
- American serial killer films
- CineTel Films films
- Films directed by William Lustig
- American crime thriller films
- Fictional portrayals of the Los Angeles Police Department
- Films scored by Jay Chattaway
- Crime thriller film stubs