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Black Moon Rising (1986)

Black Moon Rising poster
Directed by
Harley Cokeliss
Genre
action film, science fiction film, thriller film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 171 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A thief steals a prototype supercar, the Black Moon, to help a government agent. He must get it back before a criminal syndicate can use it for their own purposes.

grittysuspensefulfast-pacedslicknoir-ishexplosivelow-budget1980s-tech

What happens

Black Moon Rising is a 1986 American science fiction action-thriller film directed by Harley Cokeliss, from a screenplay co-written by John Carpenter. It stars Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn, Keenan Wynn, Richard Jaeckel, and Bubba Smith. The plot revolves around the theft of a prototype vehicle called the Black Moon. The film was released by New World Pictures on January 10, 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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