Relentless (1989 film)

Infobox Film
name= Relentless


caption= "Relentless" DVD cover
writer=Phil Alden Robinson
starring=Judd Nelson
Robert Loggia
Leo Rossi
Meg Foster
Patrick O'Bryan
Ken Lerner
director=William Lustig
cinematography=James Lemmo
music=Jay Chattaway
distributor=Cinetel Films
released=August 30, 1989
runtime=92 min.
country=United States
language=English
movie_series=Relentless
awards=
budget=
gross=$6,985,999 (domestic)
producer=Frank Yablans
Howard W. Koch
Hawk Koch
followed_by= (1992)
Relentless 3 (1993)
(1994)
website=
imdb_id= 0098184
amg_id=1:40871

"Relentless" is a 1989 American thriller/crime film directed by William Lustig and starring Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia and Leo Rossi. The film follows two LAPD officers on a hunt for an ex-cop turned serial killer.

"Relentless" was the first in a series of four films starring Leo Rossi as detective Sam Dietz trying to stop a serial killer. The three sequels were all filmed and released within three consecutive years from 1992 to 1994.

Plot

Sam Dietz (Leo Rossi) is a rookie Los Angeles detective recently transferred from New York City. He is paired up with veteran detective Bill Malloy (Robert Loggia) in order to find and stop a serial killer. The killer is Arthur "Buck" Taylor (Judd Nelson), a former LAPD cop whose motive for killing is sheer frustration with his former police department and the society in general. Taylor chooses his targets by randomly looking up their names in the phone book and skillfully covering up his tracks by using his skills and knowledge that he learned while on the force. While in pursuit of Taylor, both Dietz and Malloy become his next planned targets for murder.

Cast and characters

* Judd Nelson - Arthur "Buck" Taylor
* Robert Loggia - Bill Malloy
* Leo Rossi - Sam Dietz
* Meg Foster - Carol Dietz
* Patrick O'Bryan - Todd Arthur
* Ken Lerner - Arthur
* Mindy Seeger - Francine
* Angel Tompkins - Carmen
* Beau Starr - Ike Taylor
* Ron Taylor - Captain Blakely
* Roy Brocksmith - Coroner

Sequels

*"" (1992)
*"Relentless 3" (1993)
*"" (1994)

External links

*imdb title|0098184
*amg title|1:40871
*mojo title|id=relentless|title=Relentless