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Traxx (1988)

Traxx poster
Directed by
Jerome Gary
Genre
action film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
R
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Texas state trooper is fired for using too much force. He becomes a mercenary before deciding to be a gourmet cook in his hometown. To raise money for his new business he works as a contract killer for the mayor and police chief.

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What happens

Traxx is a 1988 action comedy and adventure comedy film that was directed by Jerome Gary. It was released on August 17, 1988, and starred Shadoe Stevens as a mercenary turned cookie maker. The film had a budget of 6.5 million dollars and was initially intended to have a theatrical release, but was instead released direct to video. Traxx was later screened in 2012 at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon. In the film, a Texas State Trooper is fired for excessive use of force. He spends the next few years as a mercenary, before deciding to change his career path and work as a gourmet cook in his hometown in Texas. Needing funds for this, he starts working as a contract killer for the local mayor and the local police chief. His job is to kill his hometown's criminals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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