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Tripwire
“Revenge takes no prisoners.”
60%
Movie
1h 27m
AI Analysis
Tripwire (1989) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Tripwire (1989) — a movie tagged as Action and Thriller with tense, nostalgic, and epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists' scheme for world domination is Jack DeForest. During the battle between good and evil… Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, revenge, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~87 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Tripwire 60% (2 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
60%
from 2 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists' scheme for world domination is Jack DeForest. During the battle between good and evil the hero DeForest accidentally kills the son of the Szabo. Seeking revenge Szabo locates DeForest’s family, murders his wife and kidnaps their teenage son thereby turning their fight it into a personal vendetta. So, DeForest must fight not only to save the world, but for his only remaining family.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1989-11-30
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 91196
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What is Tripwire about?
A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Tripwire?
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How long is the movie Tripwire?
The official runtime for Tripwire is approximately 87 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast
Terence Knox
Jack DeForest
David Warner
Josef Szabo
Isabella Hofmann
Annie
Charlotte Lewis
Trudy
Andras Jones
Rick DeForest
Yaphet Kotto
Lee Pitt
Viggo Mortensen
Hans
Tommy Chong
Merle Shine
Sy Richardson
Turbo
Marco Rodríguez
El Tigre
Meg Foster
Julia
- D
Dean Tokuno
Mizoguchi
- J
Jon Richard Platten
Major Riley
- R
Richard Stay
Jeff Szabo
- L
Lou Bonacki
Reese
Craig Clyde
Magruder
- F
Frank L. Bare II
Roomer
- M
Melinda Haynes
Turbo's Girl
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