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Nightstick (1987)

Nightstick poster
Directed by
Joseph L. Scanlan
Genre
action film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
R
Rating
3.5 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police detective tries to stop a gang of terrorists who have planted bombs around New York City. The film follows his race against time to disarm the explosives and capture the criminals.

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What happens

Nightstick, also released as Calhoun, is a 1987 Canadian-American made-for-television action film which had theatrical release and later released to video and to theaters outside the United States. Directed by Joseph L. Scanlan, the film stars Bruce Fairbairn, Kerrie Keane, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Vaughn, and John Vernon. Under the working title of Cahoun, production began December 1986 shooting on locations in Toronto and New York. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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