No Mercy (1986 film) explained

No Mercy
Director:Richard Pearce
Producer:D. Constantine Conte
Starring:
  • Richard Gere
  • Kim Basinger
Music:Alan Silvestri
Cinematography:Michel Brault
Editing:Gerald B. Greenberg
Bill Yahraus
Studio:Delphi Productions
Distributor:TriStar Pictures
Runtime:108 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$14 million[1]
Gross:$12,303,904 (US)

No Mercy is a 1986 American neo-noir action thriller film starring Richard Gere and Kim Basinger about a policeman who accepts an offer to kill a Cajun gangster. The film grossed over $12 million domestically.[2]

Plot

Eddie Jilette is a Chicago cop on the vengeance trail as he follows his partner's killers to New Orleans to settle his own personal score. Eddie flees through the Louisiana bayous with Michel Duval, the beautiful Cajun mistress of a murderous crime lord who aims to destroy the Chicago detective before he can avenge his partner's murder. Michel and Eddie fall for each other, although they clash repeatedly while handcuffed together as they attempt to elude the brutal underworld figure and his henchmen.

Reception

Critical response

No Mercy received poor reviews from critics and currently holds a 31% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 16 reviews, although reviewers praised Gere's performance and the film's atmosphere.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Spy. The Unstoppables. November 1988. 92.
  2. Web site: Box Office Mojo > Box Office By Movie. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040910174930/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=nomercy.htm. 2004-09-10.
  3. Web site: No Mercy . Schwartz . Dennis . June 7, 2015 . Ozus' World Movie Reviews . April 8, 2019 . Gere is convincing and makes it watchable..
  4. Web site: No Mercy Movie Review . Ebert . Roger . December 19, 1986 . . April 8, 2019 . But up until then, "No Mercy" is an above-average film noir, and its creepy feeling for the back streets of New Orleans and the sultry evil of its red-light suburbs got under my skin..