INSTANT JUSTICE

US, 1986, 101 minutes, Colour.
Michael Pare, Tawny Kitaen.
Directed by Craig T. Rumar.

Instant Justice is an action thriller of the mid-80s with exotic Spanish settings. It is a story of vengeance - with touches of sex and violence. Formula material.

Michael Pare is a marine who hears about his sister's death and goes to Spain to investigate. Tawny Kitaen is an expensive call-girl who becomes involved in the unravelling of the mystery. The focus is on Spanish businessmen and their drug empires. There is confrontation and the destruction of the empire.

Standard material, quite stylishly done in its own way - B-grade exploitive entertainment. (And the leading characters are particularly wooden in their performances.)

1. Interesting action thriller? Vengeance thriller?

2. The Paris settings, the use of Madrid settings? Action and stunt work? Special effects? 1Musical score?

3. The title and the focus on Scott and his mission? Avenging his sister's death? The emphasis on instant and taking the law into one's own hands? Questions of the law and justice?

4. Scott Youngblood as a marine, guarding the ambassador, thwarting the attempt on his life? On leave, encountering 'Major Davis about the gun, arriving in Madrid, the mystery of his sister's death, murder? Jake and his information? The encounters with Dutch and Silke? Finding out about their empire? Meeting Virginia and involving her, the chases and the violence? Sexual encounter? Major Davis and his help? The build-up to the confrontation, Jake's spoiling it? The car chase, the airport and the crashing of the planes, the shoot-out? American hero? (Wooden hero?)

5. Virginia, her glamour, call-girl, making money, the set-up, the clients, Scott, their involvement, the chases and the violence?

6. Jake, the artist, friendship With Kim, clash with Dutch and Silke? Helping, the attempt? Contribution?

7. Major Davis and the marines, the rehabilitation at the end?

8. Dutch and Silke, the businessmen, their drug empire, clients, violence? The spectacular confrontation at the airport? Death?

9. Action thriller, '80s style?