Directed by William Lustig   Written by Larry Cohen   Cast Robert Davi ... Det. Sean McKinney Claudia Christian ... Susan Riley Michael Lerner ... Edward Doyle Bruce Campbell ... Jack Forrest Laurene Landon ... Teresa Mallory Robert Z'Dar ... Matt Cordell Clarence Williams III ... Blum Leo Rossi ... Turkell Lou Bonacki ... Detective Lovejoy Paula Trickey ... Cheryl Charles Napier ... Lew Brady Santos Morales ... Store Clerk Robert Earl Jones ... Harry Andrew Hill Newman ... Citizen Ángel Salazar ... Traffic Officer Vincent Russo ... Cab Driver Hank Garrett ... Tom O'Henton Bo Dietl ... Detective Charlie Alfano ... Color Guard Kurek Ashley ... Police Officer #1 Nick Barbaro ... Captain of the Guards John Barnes ... Prison Guard Barry Brenner ... Medical Examiner Joe Cirillo ... Police Officer #2 Marc Chamlin ... Pedestrian Charles Croughwell ... Trustee #2 (as Charlie Croughwell) Shelly Desai ... Convict James Dixon ... Range Officer Jude Farese ... Sergeant Henry Fehren ... Priest David M. Graves ... Trustee #1 (as David Graves) Lisa Kramer ... Ambulance Attendant Lennon ... Club Host Frank Pesce ... Strip Club M.C. Sam Raimi ... Newscaster Debra Sarrategui ... Bartender Linda Silver ... Woman Cop (as Linda Stockwell) Danny Trejo ... Prisoner Audrey Marlyn ... Interviewee #1 Patrick S. Harrigan ... Interviewee #2 Glen Lloyd Hahn ... Interviewee #3 Maria D'Alessio ... Interviewee #4 Cynthia Banks ... Strip Club Girl Heather Dalberg ... Strip Club Girl Nancy Dregan ... Strip Club Girl Robin Hansen ... Strip Club Girl Manuella Mora ... Strip Club Girl Krystal Sather ... Strip Club Girl Mildred Smedley ... Strip Club Girl Ysobel Villanera ... Strip Club Girl Catherine Battistone ... (voice) Roger Aaron Brown ... (voice) Bert Rosario ... (voice) Burton Sharp ... (voice) Jason Lustig ... (voice) Lee Arnone-Briggs ... (voice) (as Lee Arnone) Rod Gist ... (as Rod L. Gist) Enrique Castillo ... (voice) (as E.J. Castillo) Jack Linden ... (voice) Paul Pape ... (voice) Uncredited Cast Thomas Paul Croce ... Prisoner Marco Rodríguez ... Convenience Store Robber Produced by Nick Barbaro   Larry Cohen   Frank D'Alessio   Anthony De Felice   John Engel   David Hodgins   Original Music by Jay Chattaway

Additional Info Premiere: July 18, 1990 DVD Release: October 23, 2007 Blu-ray Release: November 19, 2013 Country: Distributor: Blue Underground Websites: Production Companies Medusa Pictures The Movie House Sales Company Fadd Enterprises Overseas FilmGroup Distributors Live Home Video   (1991) (USA) (VHS) Avid Home Entertainment   (1992) (USA) (VHS) First Look Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Blue Underground   (2013) (USA) (DVD) Blue Underground   (2013) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Blue Underground   (2013) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Troma Team Video   (2021) (World-wide) (all media) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.9 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,880 / 21,054 Site Ranking #4,876 The Thing Called Love (1993) #4,877 Mysterious Island (1961) #4,878 Christmas Evil (1980) #4,879 The VelociPastor (2018) #4,880 Maniac Cop 2 (1990) #4,881 Love Liza (2002) #4,882 The Three Faces Of Eve (1957) #4,883 Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008) #4,884 Prey (2006)