Diplomatic Immunity (1991 American film)
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| Directed by | Peter Maris |
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| Based on | The Stalker (1987) by Theodore Taylor |
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| Cinematography | Gerald B. Wolfe |
| Edited by | Michael J. Sheridan Jack Tucker |
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Diplomatic Immunity is a 1991 American action thriller film directed by Peter Maris, it is based on the novel The Stalker by Theodore Taylor.
Plot
U.S. Marine Cole Hickel (Boxleitner) vows revenge on the evil psychopath Klaus Hermann (Bresnahan), who has killed his daughter. Hermann has an obsession with murdering people and photographing their dead bodies. He also has diplomatic immunity as his mother, Gerta (Foster), is the President of Paraguay, and therefore he cannot be prosecuted by conventional means. Hickel travels to Paraguay and teams up with a smuggler named Cowboy (Drago) to take his own revenge. In the end, Hickel and Cowboy track Hermann to the presidential palace. Gerta fatally shoots Cowboy and gives the pistol to her son to kill Hickel. Cowboy, with his last breath, kills Gerta with a spear gun. Hermann flees and Hickel gives chase, killing many of Hermann's henchmen in the process. After CIA agents show up and stop Hickel, Hermann goes back to his mother's dead body to photograph her, only to be blown up by C-4 explosives hidden inside his camera by Hickel. At the airport, Paraguay officials try to arrest Hickel, but in a twist of irony, the CIA agent claims diplomatic immunity for Hickel.
Cast
- Bruce Boxleitner as Cole Hickel[1]
- Billy Drago as Cowboy[1]
- Tom Bresnahan as Klaus Hermann[1]
- Meg Foster as Gerta Hermann[1]
- Robert Forster as Stonebridge[1]
- Robert DoQui as Ferguson[1]
- Ken Foree as Del Roy Gaines[1]
- Paul Napier as Kinnick[1]
- Sharon Case as Ellen Hickel
- Fabiana Udenio as Teresa Escobal
- Matthias Hues as Gephardt
Production
Development
Diplomatic Immunity is based on the 1987 novel The Stalker by Theodore Taylor (who was mainly known as a children's author). One of the changes in the movie is the location of the action, which takes place in Europe in the book, but is moved to Paraguay for the movie.[2]
It was produced, and released by the Fries Distribution Company, as well as Filmkompaniet Distribution in Norway; Highlight Video in Germany; Home Cinema Group in Australia; and Scanbox Norge in Norway.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h The Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope Joe Kane - 2000 "DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY (1991)*** D: Peter Maris. Bruce Boxleitner, Billy Drago, Tom Breznahan, Meg Foster, Robert Forster, Robert Do'Qui, Ken Foree. 95 mins. (Fries, n.i.d.) Boxleitner toplines as an incensed marine out to nail Bresnahan as the wealthy, psychotic Paraguayan S&M artist (!) who's gotten away with his daughter's murder due to the titular protection. The pursuit picks up in Paraguay, where our hero teams with smuggler Drago, who has his own score to settle. Director ..."
- ^ FantasticFiction.com: The Stalker