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Strategic Command

1997 · 90 min

A workmanlike race-against-the-clock thriller that keeps things moving without asking much of you.

Tagline
40,000,000 lives at stake.
Overview
Rick Harding is a former Marines officer, now working in the FBI as a chemical weapons designer. While packing up for the night, a group of armed soldiers led by wanted criminal Carlos Gruber, break into the FBI research lab. They steal large amounts of a newly created germ warfare chemical called Bromax-360, loosing two of their men in the process before escaping into the night.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • crime
  • violence
  • justice
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
thriller, action, drama
Directed by
Rick Jacobson
Written by
Tripp Reed, Sean McGinly
Starring
Michael Dudikoff, Richard Norton, Paul Winfield, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Robin Lange, Gina Mari, Stephen Quadros
Cinematography
Gary Graver
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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