Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon   6.2 IMDb 72% Rotten Tomatoes 49% Metacritic 82% liked this film Google users Nick Styles, a rookie cop, sends Earl Blake, a psychotic hitman, to prison. Years later, Blake escapes prison with a well-calculated plan to seek revenge on Styles. Initial release: October 4, 1991 (USA) Director: Russell Mulcahy Box office: 21.76 million USD Screenplay: Menno Meyjes, Fred Dekker, Steven E. de Souza Story by: Menno Meyjes, Fred Dekker