Rent The Package (1989)
3.3 of 5 from 81 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
- Sergeant Jonny Gallagher (Gene Hackman) thinks he's been given a routine assignment: to escort a rebellious American soldier (Tommy Lee Jones) from Europe to the U.S. for a military court martial. Gallagher soon learns, however, that the assignment is anything but routine, when he uncovers a terrifying military conspiracy. The clock is ticking down to a historic superpower summit, and Gallagher must stop the deadly plot before it's too late... for him and his country.
- Actors:
- Gene Hackman, Tommy Lee Jones, Joanna Cassidy, John Heard, Dennis Franz, Pam Grier, Kevin Crowley, Ron Dean, Nathan Davis, Chelcie Ross, Joe Greco, Ike Pappas, Marco St. John, Reni Santoni, Michael Skewes, Johnny Lee Davenport, Juan Ramírez, Miguel Nino, Mik Scriba, Thalmus Rasulala
- Directors:
- Andrew Davis
- Producers:
- Beverly J. Camhe, Tobie Haggerty
- Writers:
- John Bishop
- Studio:
- MGM
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Top 10 Winter and Snow Films, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 04/12/2017
- Run Time:
- 108 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Original Trailer
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Reviews (1) of The Package
A solid and well-made Cold War political thriller - The Package review by Philip in Paradiso
Johnny Gallagher, a US Army Green Beret Master Sergeant (Gene Hackman), is in charge of a unit on patrol in West Berlin, while the US President and the Soviet General Secretary of the Communist Party are starting talks for mutual nuclear disarmament. However, some within the military are against such negotiations, and the film develops from there into a vintage political thriller. The setting is the Cold War, c.1980-1985. (The Soviet leader looks rather like Mikhail Gorbachev.) As the story progresses, J Gallagher is ordered to escort an Army sergeant, Walter Henke (Tommy Lee Jones), from West Germany back to the USA for court martial. But who is, precisely, W Henke?
This is a good film, well-made and full of suspense, structured around an alleged conspiracy at the highest level, within America's 'deep State'. In some ways, the film follows a well-trodden path and it would be excessive to call it a masterpiece of the genre. Having said that, it is very enjoyable entertainment, more particularly if you like that kind of storyline, and both Gene Hackman and Tommy Lee Jones are excellent, as always.
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