''Perfect Target'' is a 1997 Mexican-American action/thriller film directed by

Sheldon Lettich Sheldon Lettich ( ; born January 14, 1951) is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He is best known for his collaborations with Jean-Claude Van Damme and his work in the action film genre. Early life He was born in New York City ...

and starring

Daniel Bernhardt Daniel Bernhardt (born 31 August 1965) is a Swiss actor, model, and martial artist. Career Bernhardt made his acting debut in the leading role in '' Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite'' (1996). He also appeared in two of its sequels and starred in ...

Plot

A former soldier finds mercenary work as security for the president of a foreign country and becomes the

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for an assassination plot. He escapes and joins the rebels to clear his name and expose the true person behind the president's assassination.

Cast

as David Benson *

Jim Pirri James Pirri is an American actor and fight choreographer best known for voice acting Angelo Bronte in Rockstar Studios' ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' and is also known for playing Tori Vega's dad on the Nickelodeon show ''Victorious''. He also voiced ...

as Miguel Ramirez * Dara Tomanovich as Teresa Ramirez *

Robert Englund Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing the supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger in the ''Nightmare on Elm Street'' film series. Classically trained at the Royal Academy of ...

as Colonel Shakwell *

Brian Thompson Brian Earl Thompson (born August 28, 1959) is an American actor. His career began with a small role in the 1984 film ''The Terminator''. He played the villainous "Night Slasher" in the 1986 film '' Cobra''. His first named role was on ''Werew ...

as Major Oxnard *

Julieta Rosen Julieta Rosen ((); born 8 November 1962 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Her father is Mexican and her mother is Swedish.From her biography (''Acerca de mí'') in thSpanish language versionoher official website/ref> Biography She s ...

as Isabela Santiago Casillas *

Mario Iván Martínez Mario Iván Martínez (born Mario Iván Martínez Morales on February 17, 1962, in Mexico City, Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordere ...

as President Casillas *

Bob Koherr Bob Koherr is an American TV director and director and known for directing episodes of ''Anger Management'' and various Disney Network multi-cam comedies. In 1997, Koherr made his directorial debut with the feature film '' Plump Fiction'', a ...

as Mason * Terrence Stone as Stiles * Oscar Dillon as Washington * Ramiro González as Peoples * Jimmi Hefner as Pablo * Pedro Castillo as Joselito * Guy De Saint Cyr as General Baez * René Gatica as Vice President Azusa

Production

Filming took place in

Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal ...

Nayarit Nayarit (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit), is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its ...

, and

Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalaj ...

Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

Release

The film was released direct-to-video in Germany on April 28, 1997. It was not released in the US, until September 11, 1999.

References

External links

* 1990s English-language films 1997 films 1997 action thriller films American action thriller films Cockfighting in film Films shot in Mexico Films directed by Sheldon Lettich Films scored by David Michael Frank Mexican action thriller films English-language action thriller films {{action-thriller-film-stub