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Boiling Point

Boiling Point

Boiling Point

Boiling Point

He's a cop who reached the Boiling Point.

1993•1h 32m•

★4.9(130 ratings)

DramaActionCrime

Overview

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.

Director

James B. Harris

Writers

James B. Harris

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Main Cast

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Jimmy Mercer

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Rudolph 'Red' Diamond

Lolita Davidovich

Lolita Davidovich

Vikki Dunbar

Viggo Mortensen

Viggo Mortensen

Ronnie

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Virgil Leach

Jonathan Banks

Jonathan Banks

Max Waxman

Christine Elise

Christine Elise

Carol

Tony Lo Bianco

Tony Lo Bianco

Tony Dio

Valerie Perrine

Valerie Perrine

Mona

James Tolkan

James Tolkan

Levitt

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

Transaction Man

Lorraine Evanoff

Lorraine Evanoff

Connie

Full Crew

Direction

Director: James B. Harris
First Assistant Director: Jules Lichtman
Second Assistant Director: Philip M. Krystosek
Script Supervisor: Joyce 'Doc' Pepper

Writing

Novel: Gerald Petievich
Screenplay: James B. Harris

Production

Casting: Al Guarino
Associate Producer: Ramsey Thomas
Co-Executive Producer: Philippe Maigret
Co-Producer: Patrick Beaufront
Executive Producer: René Bonnell
Unit Production Manager: Ramsey Thomas

Music & Sound

Music Supervisor: Dominique Forma
Sound Mixer: Russell C. Fager
Boom Operator: Mark D. Steinbeck
Music Editor: Patrick O'Sullivan
Dialogue Editor: Steve Rice
ADR Supervisor: Barbara J. Boguski

Cinematography

First Assistant Camera: Louis Niemeyer
Second Assistant Camera: Joseph King Baggot
Camera Loader: Michael Baggot
Steadicam Operator: Kirk R. Gardner
Aerial Director of Photography: Rexford L. Metz
Still Photographer: Karen Richardson

Editing

Assistant Editor: John Morissey
Assistant Editor: Brion McIntosh
Assistant Editor: Jonny Winograd
Assistant Editor: Mark V. Phillips
Color Timer: David Bryden
Negative Cutter: June Gilham

Art Direction

Production Design: Ron Foreman
Art Direction: Russell J. Smith
Set Decoration: Rick Caprarelli
Property Master: Barbara Benz
Assistant Property Master: Michael D'Imperio
Props: Scott Stockus

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Molly Maginnis
Set Costumer: Jennifer Day Young
Costumer: Lori Eskowitz
Key Hair Stylist: Lori Guidroz
Hairstylist: Clifford Booker
Assistant Hairstylist: Donna Spahn

Keywords

prisonheroescapeundercover

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "He's a cop who reached the Boiling Point."

#2

With a budget of $9.0M, the film grossed $10.1M — a profit of $1.1M (12% ROI).

#3

The runtime is 92 minutes (1h 32m).

#4

The film was directed by James B. Harris.

#5

The screenplay was written by James B. Harris.

#6

Cinematography was handled by King Baggot.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0106455.

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Rating

4.9/10

Mixed

130 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Boiling Point

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Budget:

$9,000,000

Revenue:

$10,058,318

Production Companies:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

Hexagon Films