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Inferno is a american film of genre Drama directed by John G. Avildsen released in USA on 25 september 1999 with Jean-Claude Van Damme
Inferno (1999)
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Add to a movie listInferno (released in the United Kingdom as Desert Heat) is a 1999 American action film directed by John G. Avildsen, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Danny Trejo and Pat Morita.
Eddie Lomax (Van Damme) is a veteran soldier sick of life, wandering the desert looking for a reason to die. An incident with a few thugs from the nearby town who steal Eddie's motorbike and beat him almost to death, starts in Eddie a flame for revenge. Helped by Mr. Early, and some other good fellows, Eddie is out for vengeance.
This film is a remake of and a self-conscious tribute to Yojimbo (1961) by Akira Kurosawa.
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The film opens as Eddie Lomax (Jean-Claude Van Damme) drives an Indian motorcycle in an open desert plain (referred to as the Dry Lake). Soon enough, the motorcycle breaks down and Eddie dismounts, carrying nothing but his jacket, his .45 pistol, and a bottle of tequilla. As he lies in the desert drinking, he eventually sees his friend Johnny Sixtoes (Danny Trejo), a Mexican Indian, whom he had sent a postcard notifying him of his arrival.Actors
Jean-Claude Van Damme
(Eddie Lomax)
Danny Trejo
(Johnny Six Toes)
Pat Morita
(Jubal Early)
Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
(Rhonda Reynolds)
Larry Drake
(Ramsey Hogan)
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