Danger Zone

Aug 2, 1996

1h 32m

★ 4.2

Action at point-blank range.

Overview

Rick Morgan, an American engineer who runs a mine in East Africa, is approached one day by his friend Jim Scott, who needs someplace to store canisters of toxic waste. Unfortunately, a spill occurs a short time later, resulting in deaths and Morgan having to leave the country. A year later, he is approached by a government agent looking for a missing supply of potentially hazardous poison, which in truth hides something even more valuable.

Genres

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Mondovin BV

Nu Image

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Cast

Rick Morgan

Billy Zane

Jim Scott

Robert Downey Jr.

Monsieur Chang

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Dr. Kim Woods

Lisa Collins

Maurice Dupont

Ron Silver

Madumo

Patrick Shai

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