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Raven (1997)

Raven (1997)
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Originally made for and aired on the Movie Channel, but then released to video, this action thriller features Burt Reynolds as a mercenary who gets revenge upon the quartet of corrupt government officials who send him and his squad on a mission to Bosnia and then plan to kill him. Originally, these high-ranking politicos told Jerome "Raven" Katz (Reynolds) that his mission was to go to the war-torn country to steal a Soviet gadget designed to commandeer control of any of the world's computer defense networks. Katz succeeds, but only he and one other, Martin Grant, survive. Realizing that his was meant to be a suicide mission so that the crooks could sell the invention to Iran, he keeps the machine and tries to sell it himself. Grant protests, and a fearsome fight erupts. After that, word is passed that both men are dead and that each of them carries one half of the invaluable device. But both men are very much alive. Years pass and Grant gives up the mercenary business to settle down to a peaceful California lifestyle with his lover Cali. Raven has not changed and stalks Grant in hopes of getting the second half of the decoder. While slowly closing in on Grant, Raven is also methodically murdering the four crooks who betrayed him. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Starring:
Burt ReynoldsMatt Battaglia, (more)
Director(s):
Russell Solberg
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Raven

Originally made for and aired on the Movie Channel, but then released to video, this action thriller features Burt Reynolds as a mercenary who gets revenge upon the quartet of corrupt government officials who send him and his squad on a mission to Bosnia and then plan to kill him. Originally, these high-ranking politicos told Jerome "Raven" Katz (Reynolds) that his mission was to go to the war-torn country to steal a Soviet gadget designed to commandeer control of any of the world's computer defense networks. Katz succeeds, but only he and one other, Martin Grant, survive. Realizing that his was meant to be a suicide mission so that the crooks could sell the invention to Iran, he keeps the machine and tries to sell it himself. Grant protests, and a fearsome fight erupts. After that, word is passed that both men are dead and that each of them carries one half of the invaluable device. But both men are very much alive. Years pass and Grant gives up the mercenary business to settle down to a peaceful California lifestyle with his lover Cali. Raven has not changed and stalks Grant in hopes of getting the second half of the decoder. While slowly closing in on Grant, Raven is also methodically murdering the four crooks who betrayed him. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
97 mins

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Director(s):
Russell Solberg
Writer(s):
Jacobsen Hart
Producer(s):
Scott LevittaRex PianoStuart Segall
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Profanity, Violence)
Categories:
Action / Adventure
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    GEORGE W.

    This movie was among the worst I have ever seen. It was ludicrous to the extreme. There was no reality and the "Hero" was unbelievable.

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    Leslie H.

    This is a guilty pleasure 2 c Burt doing his Burt Reynoldginess. The movie is crappy but with potential story just a weak script but its aware of it and camps it up with tongue in cheeck lines. the film never tries to rise above what it is trying to be which is a good cable movie. Burt does a solid Burt performance that i gotta say impressed me, cuz I thought he might not be into the role since it wasn't high profile material. Its a nice role for him to, it reminded me of my favorite pperformance from Sharky's machine at times. the action seemed dated like "commando" dated. I liked the story it was interesting and burt was interesting, what keeps it from a better starring is how bad everyone else in it was and how bad the script was. It is worth watching and a decent view, I really liked the ending twist it reminded me of a Charles Bronson film. If you like Burt watch this I think you will appreciate the role and his performance its quality workin a less the quality film.

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