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MASTER SCORE 52.6 / 100
1983·Action / Crime / Drama·1h 35m

DEADLY FORCE

“When the cops won't, and the courts can't...Stoney Cooper will give you justice!”

Stoney Cooper, a former Los Angeles police officer, is at a low point in his life. Kicked off the force because of his anti-authority attitude, he now ekes out a living as a freelancer in New York. All this changes when the daughter of an old friend is killed by serial killer terrorizing L.A. Although almost nobody in his old home town is happy to see him back, Cooper pledges to bring the killer to justice before any more innocent people die.

Above the Line
Paul Aaron·DirectorBarry Schneider·ScreenplayRobert Vincent O'Neil·ScreenplayNorman Leigh·Director of PhotographyGary S. Scott·Original Music ComposerRoy Watts·Editor
Cast
Wings Hauser·Stoney CooperJoyce Ingalls·Eddie CooperPaul Shenar·Joshua AdamsAl Ruscio·Sam GoodwinArlen Dean Snyder·Ashley MaynardLincoln Kilpatrick·Otto HoxleyBud Ekins·Harvey BentonJ. Víctor López·DiegoHector Elias·LopezRamón Franco·Jesus
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Paul Aaron·DirectorRonald Colby·First Assistant DirectorJeanne Rosenberg·Script SupervisorJames Fitzpatrick·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Ken Barnett·StoryBarry Schneider·ScreenplayRobert Vincent O'Neil·ScreenplayKen Barnett·Screenplay
Camera· 7
Norman Leigh·Director of PhotographyJon Kranhouse·Director of PhotographyDavid Myers·Director of PhotographyDennis Smith·Camera OperatorHanania Baer·Camera OperatorMichael E. Little·First Assistant CameraPeter Lyons Collister·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Roy Watts·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Gary S. Scott·Original Music ComposerJoseph Geisinger·Boom Operator
Art & Design· 2
Alan Roderick-Jones·Art DirectionBetty Pecha Madden·Costume Design
Production· 8
Dennis Nemec·ProducerSandy Howard·ProducerJohn Daly·Executive ProducerKeith Rubinstein·Associate ProducerRoger La Page·Production ManagerCarol Hilson·Production CoordinatorHursey St. Johns·CastingWilliam Fay·Location Manager
Other Departments· 2
Bud Davis·StuntsRay Lykins·Stunts
By the Numbers
52.6
OF 100
Master Score
4.9
OF 10
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