# Striking Point

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{{Infobox film
| name= Striking Point
| image=
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| writer= Thomas H. Fenton
| starring= [Christopher Mitchum](/source/Christopher_Mitchum)<br>[Ivan Rogers](/source/Ivan_Rogers_(actor))<br>Jeff Blanchard<br>Mark Hanson<br>Patrick Swinnea<br>Bob Flynn<br>Rocky Patterson<br>Tracy Spaulding   
| director= [Thomas H. Fenton](/source/Thomas_Fenton)
| music= Laura Porter
| distributor=
| released= {{Film date|1995}}
| runtime= 93 minutes
| language= English
| country= United States
| producer= Bret McCormick
| budget=
}}
'''''Striking Point''''' is an [action film](/source/action_film) directed by [Thomas H. Fenton](/source/Thomas_Fenton) and starring [Christopher Mitchum](/source/Christopher_Mitchum), [Ivan Rogers](/source/Ivan_Rogers_(actor)), Stan Morse, Mark Hanson, Tracy Spaulding and Rocky Patterson. It is about detectives in their quest to stop the KGB from bringing in weapons for gangs in the United States.

==Background==
Even though the cold war is over, the KGB are shipping deadly weapons into the US and supplying street gangs with them, thus priming one of their own.<ref>''DVD and Video Guide 2004'', Mick Martin, Marsha Porter - Ballantine Books, 2003 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=89RwLoiAcOYC&q=Chris+Mitchum%22Striking+Point%22 Page 1066]</ref> It's up to the determined police detectives to stop them.<ref>''VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 1996'', VideoHound Editors, Visible Ink Press, 1 Sep. 1995 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qOH7eCG59M4C&q=Chris+Mitchum%22Striking+Point%22 Page 1985]</ref> The lead villain Romanov is played by Christopher Mitchum.<ref>TV Guide - [http://www.tvguide.com/movies/striking-point/review/130423/ Striking Point]</ref> The police officers, Captain Matthews and Detective Joe Morris are played by Ivan Rogers and Rocky Patterson.<ref>BFI - [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87f1eb4b Striking Point (1993)]{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

The April 1, 1995 issue of Billboard recorded it as a new entry at 35 in the Top 40 video rentals.<ref>''Billboard'', April 1, 1995 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=6gsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Chris+Mitchum%22Striking+Point%22&pg=PA75 Page 75 Billboard Top Video Rentals]</ref>

==Cast==
* [Christopher Mitchum](/source/Christopher_Mitchum) as Colonel Ivan Romanov 
* Tracy Spaulding as Tina Wells 
* Rocky Patterson as Detective Joe Morris 
* Jeff Blanchard as John Burke 
* Rob Flynn as Mikial 
* Mark Hanson as Vladimir 
* Stan Morse as Nick Harris 
* [Ivan Rogers](/source/Ivan_Rogers_(actor)) as Captain Matthews 
* Jeremy Schwartz as Mickey 
* Patrick Swinnea as Konrad<ref>Interfilmes.com - [http://www.interfilmes.com/filme_v1_178675_Striking.Point-(Striking.Point).html#Elenco Striking Point >> Elenco]</ref><ref>Cine-Review - [http://www.cine-review.com.br/?action=f6b8d3ac2fdb8173c57de7843d2a65cd&action2=0812f14f43315611dd0ef462515c9d00&id=8357 Striking Point - Na Mira De Fogo   (Striking Point), Dados Técnicos]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0128620}}

Category:1995 films
Category:1995 English-language films
Category:American action films
Category:1995 American films

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