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Assassination (1987)

PG-1301/09/1987Action, Thriller1h 28m
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A presidential bodyguard is assigned to protect an objecting first lady, as repeated attempts are made on her life.

Overview

Jay Killon is the bodyguard of the recently elected US president, but he is assigned to the first lady (Lara Royce). Lara hates Killon so she does all she can to escape. The story complicates when someone tries to kill Lara.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Charles Bronson

    Jay Killion

  2. Cast 1

    Jill Ireland

    Lara Royce Craig

  3. Cast 1

    Stephen Elliott

    Fitzroy

  4. Cast 1

    Jan Gan Boyd

    Charlotte Chong

  5. Cast 1

    James Staley

    Briggs

  6. Cast 1

    Frank Zagarino

    Secret Service Driver

  7. Cast 1

    Randy Brooks

    Tyler Loudermilk

  8. James Lemp

    Eddie Bracken (as Erik Stern)

  9. Cast 1

    Michael Ansara

    Sen. Bunsen

The people that put this film together really had no clue on how the Secret Service operates. Whether this was done on purpose to mislead anyone with less than honorable notions or out of Hollywood Ignorance, it really doesn't matter. The thought that a Protectee would be allowed to override Secret Service Policy is absurd and their continued blatant interference with the protective doctrine would not only be terminated at the first episode, but would also result in the Protectee being only kept in secure locations without venturing out into the public eye. The Protectee would not be allowed t...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$5,000,000.00

Revenue $6,075,793.00

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