Cocaine Wars
Cocaine Wars is a 1985 Argentine-American action film directed by Héctor Olivera and starring John Schneider, Federico Luppi, Rodolfo Ranni and Royal Dano. It was written by Olivera, Steven M. Krauzer and David Viñas. The associate producer of the film was Fernando Ayala. It premiered in Argentina on June 25, 1985.
| Cocaine Wars | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Héctor Olivera |
| Produced by | Roger Corman Alejandro Sessa Fernando Ayala (associate producer) Luis Osvaldo Repetto (associate producer – uncredited) |
| Screenplay by | Steven M. Krauzer |
| Story by | Héctor Olivera David Viñas |
| Starring | John Schneider Royal Dano Federico Luppi Rodolfo Ranni Patti Davis |
| Music by | George Brock Jorge López Ruiz |
| Cinematography | Victor Hugo Caula Victor Kaulen |
| Edited by | Eduardo López Edward Lowe |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Concorde Pictures Aries Cinematográfica Argentina |
Release date | June 25, 1985 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Argentina United States |
| Language | English Spanish |
Cocaine Wars is one of the ten films that Roger Corman produced in Argentina during the 1980s.[1]
Synopsis
Miami DEA undercover agent Cliff Adams goes to an unnamed country in South America to work for Gonzalo Reyes, a drug dealer who has become the biggest cocaine exporter of the region. The assignment becomes personal after the kingpin behind the drug ring murders Cliff's partner. Adams' own life is eventually jeopardized after he refuses to perform a hit for the drug lord.
Cast
- John Schneider ... DEA Agent Cliff Adams
- Federico Luppi ... Gonzalo Reyes
- Royal Dano ... Bailey
- Rodolfo Ranni ... General Luján
- Kathryn Witt ... Janet Meade
- Ivan Grey ... Klausmann
- Richard Hamlin ... Wilhelm
- Edgar Moore ... Rikki
- Armand Capo ... Oswaldo
- Martin Korey ... Gomez
- Tom Cundom ... Bailey's driver
- Ken Edgar ... Kenny
- Joe Capanga ... Miguel
- Marcos Woinsky ... Pugg
- Jacques Arndt ... Franco
- Willy Marcos ... Hernandos
- John Vitali ... Marcelo Villalba
- Patti Davis ... Rosita (as Patricia Davis)
- Haydée Padilla ... Lola (as Heidi Paddle)
- Helen Grant ... Pia
- Theodore McNabney ... TV reporter #1 (as Ted McNabney)
- Patricia Scheuer ... TV reporter #2
- Martín Coria ... Gómez
- Edgardo Moreira ... Ricky
- Arturo Noal ... Julio
- Miguel Ángel Solá
- José Pablo Feinmann
- Juan Vitali
References
- "Hollywood in Don Torcuato (first part)": When Roger Corman and his B-movies invaded Argentina Archived 2013-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Cinematófilos.com.ar (in Spanish)