Excessive Force (1993): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Excessive Force is a 1993 action crime film directed by Jon Hess, starring Burt Young as Sal DiMarco, W. Earl Brown and Thomas Ian Griffith. It runs 1 hour 27 minutes and earned $1.2 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 27m (87 min)
- Director
- Jon Hess
- Original language
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English - Studio
- New Line Cinema
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Excessive Force About?
The premise of Excessive Force without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Chicago cop Terry McCain is obsessed with finally imprisoning mobster Sal DiMarco, who constantly evades conviction on technicalities. After a botched drug raid leaves a fellow officer with $3 million of Sal’s cash, DiMarco orders hits on Terry’s brother Dylan and partner Frankie. Enraged, Terry embarks on a ruthless vendetta.
Excessive Force Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- sex
- white man asian woman relationship
- asian woman white woman relationship
- interracial relationship
- interracial sex
- interracial love
- interracial kiss
- man woman nude in bed
- sex on a bed
- female frontal nudity
- female topless nudity
- simulated sex
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- man tied up
- tied to a chair
- arm in a sling
- barefoot male
- man and woman share a bed
- man and woman have sex in a bed
- crying man
- woman fires a machine gun
- race relations
- female star appears nude
- policeman
- police
- briefcase full of money
- exercise bicycle
- police brutality
- face in food
- hair dryer
- home invasion
- police detective
- sparring partner
- earring
- saxophonist
- saxophone
- interrogation
- forced confession
- bullet removal
- shot in the arm
- shot in the shoulder
- italian american
- irish american
- drug dealer
- broken arm
- salvation army
- removal van
- hit squad
- stabbed in the ear
- stabbed with a pen
- stolen money
Excessive Force Cast & Characters
Burt Young leads the cast as Sal DiMarco, with W. Earl Brown as Vinnie DiMarco and Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry McCain. Directed by Jon Hess; 16 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jon Hess
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Burt Young as Sal DiMarco -
W. Earl Brown as Vinnie DiMarco - Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry McCain
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Tony Todd as Frankie Hawkins
Also Starring in Excessive Force
· 12 more- Tom Hodges Dylan
- Lance Henriksen Devlin
- James Earl Jones Jake
- Charlotte Lewis Anna Gilmour
- Richard Mawe Sam Atwell
- Antoni Corone Fat Tommy
- Carl Ciarfalio Guard #1
- Danny Epper Hitman #2
- Susan Wood Lisa
- Bobby Bass Limo Driver
- Liza Cruzat Hooker
- Ray Conchado Partygoer (uncredited)
Excessive Force Plot Summary
What happens in Excessive Force from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Terry McCain is a dedicated detective with the Chicago Police Department who finds his instincts tested after a chaotic late-night drug bust against the Italian mafia. The operation ends with a shootout and the mob’s three million dollars going missing. In a tense interrogation, he coaxes a confession from a gangster that the crime boss DiMarco is behind the exchange, but the excessive force used to obtain it renders the confession unusable in court, letting the mob boss walk free. Terry’s captain, Devlin, who is poised to become chief, warns him to rein in his volatile methods because the department’s credibility and convictions are slipping, and his personal code of violence is putting colleagues at risk.
Full summary
The whole story of Excessive Force, scene by scene
Excessive Force Box Office
Excessive Force grossed $1.2 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$1.2M
- US & Canada
- $1.2M
Excessive Force Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Excessive Force.
How Well Do You Know Excessive Force?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What is the name of the Chicago police detective who leads the investigation?
Cars in Excessive Force
21 cars on screen, including the 1981 Chevrolet Impala and the 1983 Cadillac Seville.
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1981 Chevrolet Impala Main role -
1983 Cadillac Seville Important role -
1986 Dodge Diplomat Important role -
1987 Buick Electra Minor role
Excessive Force Also Known As
11 alternative titles, including “Da solo contro tutti” and “Fuerza excesiva”.
- Also known as
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- Da solo contro tutti
- Fuerza excesiva
- 暴风干探
- Excessive Force - Im Sumpf der Gewalt
- Halálos erő
- Надмірне насилля
- Neporazitelný
- Niepohamowana Siła
- Чрезмерное насилие
- 缉毒警探
- Força Excessiva
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Excessive Force FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Excessive Force, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Excessive Force?
Excessive Force runs 1 hour 27 minutes (87 minutes).
When was Excessive Force released?
Excessive Force was released on May 14, 1993.
Who directed Excessive Force?
Excessive Force was directed by Jon Hess.
More films by Jon Hess Who is in the cast of Excessive Force?
Excessive Force stars Burt Young as Sal DiMarco, W. Earl Brown as Vinnie DiMarco and Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry McCain, among 16 credited actors.
How much did Excessive Force make at the box office?
Excessive Force grossed $1.2 million worldwide.
Does Excessive Force have a post-credit scene?
No. Excessive Force has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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