Tripwire

Tripwire

87 mins | Action, Thriller | Nov. 30, 1989

A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo (David Warner) hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists' scheme for world domination is Jack DeForest (Terence Knox). During the battle between good and evil the hero DeForest accidentally kills the son of the Szabo. Seeking revenge Szabo locates DeForest’s family, murders his wife and kidnaps their teenage son thereby turning their fight it into a personal vendetta. So, DeForest must fight not only to save the world, but for his only remaining family.

Tripwire

87 mins | Action, Thriller | Nov. 30, 1989

Tripwire
A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo (David Warner) hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists' scheme for world domination is Jack DeForest (Terence Knox). During the battle between good and evil the hero DeForest accidentally kills the son of the Szabo. Seeking revenge Szabo locates DeForest’s family, murders his wife and kidnaps their teenage son thereby turning their fight it into a personal vendetta. So, DeForest must fight not only to save the world, but for his only remaining family.
IMDb rating 4.9
Producers CineTel Films
Original title Tripwire
Directors Jan Rudolph, James Lemmo
Writers B.J. Goldman, Spiro Razatos, William Lustig

Cast

Terence Knox

as Jack DeForest

David Warner

as Josef Szabo

Isabella Hofmann

as Annie

Charlotte Lewis

as Trudy

Andras Jones

as Rick DeForest

Yaphet Kotto

as Lee Pitt

Viggo Mortensen

as Hans

Tommy Chong

as Merle Shine

Sy Richardson

as Turbo

Marco Rodríguez

as El Tigre

Meg Foster

as Julia

Dean Tokuno

as Mizoguchi

Jon Richard Platten

as Major Riley

Richard Stay

as Jeff Szabo

Lou Bonacki

as Reese

Craig Clyde

as Magruder

Frank L. Bare II

as Roomer

Melinda Haynes

as Turbo's Girl

Antonio Martín

as Hector

Corky Edgar

as Trucker #1

Jerry Ferguson

as Trucker #2

Michael Ruud

as Trucker #3

George Sullivan

as Trucker #4

H.E.D. Redford

as Fight Promoter

Fenton Quinn

as Prison Guard

Oscar Rowland

as Gas Station Attendant

Richard Dutcher

as Delivery Boy

David Jensen

as Agent Holling

Russ Atkinson

as Agent #1

Wes Packer

as Agent #2

Jim Platt

as Official

Anita Rice

as Receptionist

Nancy Borgenicht

as Pitt's Secretary

Brett Palmer

as Soldier

Don Shanks

as Indian Fighter

Shelby Chong

as Monkey Shine Receptionist