Death Warrant (VHS)

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Death Warrant (VHS)

The Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate in some murders of prisoners and jailors. 

• Rated: R
• Number of tapes: 1
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Format: Color
• Languages: English
• Subtitles: English

“No-holds-barred action… succeeds on all counts…”

Action star Jean-Claude Van Damme (Bloodsport, Cyborg, Kickboxer) explodes on the screen in his best role to date. As detective Louis Burke, he must pose as an inmate at the notoriously violent Harrison Penitentiary. His assignment: find out who’s behind a series of brutal prison murders. So far, all he has discovered is no one likes too many questions.

Burke is completely alone, except for the visits by a beautiful attorney (Cynthia Gibb) who poses as his wife. After his fists – and feet – earn him a reputation as a man to be taken seriously, he gets help from a veteran inmate (Robert Guillaume), who puts his neck on the line to help a new friend.

When his secret gets out, Burke’s murderous enemies dispatch the ruthless psycho-killer, “Sandman,” to put him to sleep… permanently. But Burke is no ordinary cop. He’s a highly-trained master of martial arts who can flat out pulverize attackers with machine-like precision.

Now, the real fight begins!

“Van Damme behaves like a leaner, looser Arnold Schwarzenegger.”

1990 MGM UA Home Video