JSTOR (December 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Although the story takes place in Germany , Washington, D.C. , Arlington, Virginia , and Chicago , the film was shot entirely in Chicago and at the Soviet War Memorial in Tiergarten, Berlin.

Johnny Gallagher, a sergeant, is sent from Germany with a prisoner. He's taking a human package from West Berlin the United States. It gives us credit for being able to figure things out, and it contains characters who are devilishly intelligent. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. THE PACKAGE Year 1989 Formats DVD, Cinema Distributor(s) Virgin Vision,Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.,Rank Film Dists Ltd Classified date(s) 22/06/2000 Main language English BBFC reference AZF062329. John Heard is the stern pencil-pusher and he bristles with Hackman splendidly. A young doctor confronts a famous colleague; when he learns about the true methods of his work. Jones is given nothing to do and the conspiracy plot is muddled and does little to differentiate itself from other similar movies.

Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight. The Package (1989) Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Slipstream is a 1989 science fiction film directed by Steven Lisberger, who had previously directed the cult classic 1982 science fiction film Tron.It was produced by Gary Kurtz, best known for his collaboration with George Lucas on the first two Star Wars films and American Graffiti. Perhaps he deserved some more screentime. Aside from capturing the local flavor of Chicago, "The Package" is a consistently tense experience. The sergeant and his ex learn that something is happening in Chicago, so they go there and the sergeant asks a cop he knows to help him. Who is the prisoner - really? Attempting to track down reality in a bewildering maze of possibilities, Hackman calls on one person he knows he can trust: his former wife (It would not be fair to reveal very much more of the plot. On the positive end I loved the score from James Newton Howard, and thought Hackman did a typically solid job in the lead. Gene Hackman, as always, is reliable.

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As much as a leading Hackman is welcomed, we definitely could've used more Tommy Lee Jones since he's the key to making this whole thing work. The Chicago locales give the action a nice flavor. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Film. There's the setup, the development, and then, instead of a payoff, we get a routine chase and shoot-out. There's not a lot to build on. Later, when one of his ex's people is killed and fearing that she's in danger, the sergeant gets away and saves her just as some people are trying to kill her. Chicago features well in the film. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. You also get Joanna Cassidy, Pam Grier, John Heard and Dennis Franz. With Hackman, Jones and direction by Andrew Davis ("The Fugitive", "Under Siege") this should be a lot better than it is. I wonder if Joanna Cassidy being higher ranked than her husband (GH) in the military is a Die Hard touch. Great late 80’s thriller score too.An assassination attempt is plotted in Chicago because it's the most corrupt city in America and is the easiest to pay off government officials to allow someone to kill whomever the fuck they want regardless of serious consequences.Competent but unexceptional cold war conspiracy thriller with a typically solid lead performance from Hackman.Political thriller set during the last days of the Cold War with a shadowy organization trying to do all the assassination stuff that shadowy organizations do. Although shooting movies on location has been a Hollywood way of life for years, few directors get more out of a location than Davis. Roger E… In this case a cold war thriller with Gene Hackman leading the way.

Perhaps he deserved some more screentime. One of them is Pam Grier.

Shortly thereafter, the Russian milieu is marooned for a pleonastic ticket back to the United States. He shoots the city with obvious affection, and makes it look much more appealing than the grid-locked hellhole that I always find it to be whenever I visit (though, in this movie, they do mention how traffic is going to be a nightmare). Although I enjoyed it for the most part, I was disappointed that it wasn't…Political thriller set during the last days of the Cold War with a shadowy organization trying to do all the assassination stuff that shadowy organizations do. Gene Hackman is great. Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him. An army deserter, played by a flamboyant Tommy Lee Jones.