Firepower

1979
R
1h 44m

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Sophia Loren, James Coburn, and O.J. Simpson in Firepower (1979)

Caper Action Adventure Crime Drama Thriller

A merc is hired by the F.B.I. to track down a powerful recluse criminal. A woman is also trying to track him down for her own personal vendetta.A merc is hired by the F.B.I. to track down a powerful recluse criminal. A woman is also trying to track him down for her own personal vendetta.A merc is hired by the F.B.I. to track down a powerful recluse criminal. A woman is also trying to track him down for her own personal vendetta.

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5.1/10

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Charles Bronson was considered for the role of Jerry Fanon. Rumors had it that Bronson turned this movie down because the producers had refused to write in a role for his wife, Jill Ireland. With much of the pre-production crew already on-location in the Caribbean, Sir Lew Grade wanted to shut down the production when Bronson pulled out. Realizing how much money he had already sunk into a movie that had not properly secured its star actors and actresses, Grade saved face by moving ahead using James Coburn as a replacement for Bronson.

Goofs
During the first meeting with Sophia Loren and Vincent Gardenia in his D.C. office.

Quotes
Leo Gelhorn: The only virtue of the stupid is that they don't live long.

Alternate versions
The film was originally released theatrically in the UK with an uncut 'AA' (15) certificate and later reissued as an 'A' (PG) with cuts to some of the bloodier shootings, shots of men on fire, a wire strangling and a brief shot of a topless woman. The 1986 video was upgraded to a 15 certificate and restored the later cinema edits though 15 secs were cut from a cockfighting scene.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: A Little Romance, Love on the Run, Dawn of the Dead, Manhattan, Hanover Street, Firepower, Cannibal Girls (1979)

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Big & Loud...Scenic & Blood-Drenched...Good Cast...Slick & Sleek Satire

Director/Writer Michael Winner (best known for the "Death Wish" Series) is in Full-Throttle Mode in this Picturesque Satirical Blood-Bath.

Watch for a Boat-Scene where James Coburn is Literally Soaking a Bad-Guy with the Red-Stuff to Attract Sharks and Extract Information.

Roger Moore Bond Movies Take-Off that is an Enjoyable Grotesque.

A Sleek Presentation, the Best that Money Can Buy, Colorful and Calamitous, Colliding Confusion that is One Jaw-Dropping Scene After Another.

A Good-Looking Example of Sophomoric Bloat that Hollywood Churns-Out Routinely because it Sells.

A Fun Name-Cast and an Over-the-Top Crowd-Pleasing Picture that Wraps Up the 70's "Nicely" with an Explanation Point that Says "Having Fun Yet".

One of the Unintended Ironies is Watching O. J. Simpson Joking About Murder and this Joyful Guilty-Pleasure Never Stops.

Sophia Loren, James Coburn, O. J. Simpson, Eli Wallach, Anthony Franciosa, George Grizzard, and Vinnie Gardina all Think this is a Hoot.

And it is...

Worth a Watch.