Down Twisted Explained

Down Twisted
Director:	Albert Pyun
Producer:	Yoram Globus Menahem Golan
Starring:	Carey Lowell Charles Rocket Trudi Dochterman Norbert Weisser Linda Kerridge Nicholas Guest Thom Mathews Courteney Cox Galyn Görg
Music:	Eric Allaman and Reinhard Scheuregger
Cinematography:	Walt Lloyd
Editing:	Dennis M. O'Connor
Distributor:	The Cannon Group Norstar Releasing Golan-Globus Productions
Runtime:	88 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Down Twisted is a 1987 thriller film, directed by Albert Pyun,^[1] and starring Carey Lowell, Charles Rocket, Courteney Cox, Norbert Weisser, Linda Kerridge, Trudi Dochtermann and Nicholas Guest.^[2]

Plot

A naïve, good-hearted Los Angeles waitress does not think twice about helping her troubled roommate. Her help lands her in Central America fleeing for her life with a grungy mercenary.

Cast

• Carey Lowell as Maxine
• Charles Rocket as Reno
• Trudy Dochterman as Michelle (Trudi Dochtermann)
• Thom Mathews as Damalas
• Norbert Weisser as Alsandro Deltoid
• Linda Kerridge as Soames
• Nicholas Guest as Brady
• Galyn Görg as Blake (Galyn Gorg)
• Courteney Cox as Tarah
• Bambi Jordan as Suzie
• Ken Wright as Mr. Wicks
• Alec Markham as Captain
• Eduardo Cassab as Sargento
• Christabel Wigley as Theona
• Joe Holland as Mickey (credited as Tim Holland)

Release

The film was given a limited theatrical release in March 1987. The home video release was in the United States in 1990 by Media Home Entertainment.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Down Twisted. https://web.archive.org/web/20141224013204/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/14501/Down-Twisted/overview. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Sandra Brennan. 2014. 2014-12-24.
2. Web site: Los Angeles Times. Movie Review : Logic Of The Plot Gets Lost In 'Down Twisted'. March 17, 1987. Patrick. Goldstein.