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No Way Back is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 12 may 1995 with Russell Crowe
No Way Back (1995)
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Add to a movie listNo Way Back is a 1995 American crime film written and directed by Frank A. Cappello. The film stars Russell Crowe and Helen Slater.
Synopsis
When an undercover FBI agent with a secret agenda (Kelly Hu), murders the skin head son (Ian Ziering) of high-ranking crime boss Frank Serlano (Michael Lerner), the mafioso retaliates by kidnapping the son of Zach Grant (Russell Crowe), the FBI agent in charge of the botched undercover sting. Simultaneously, Yuji (Etsushi Toyokawa), wanted dead by the Yakuza for forthcoming legal testimony, breaks free from Grant's supervision during a trans-Atlantic flight. Thus, causing their airplane, along with Mary (Helen Slater), the ditzy stewerdess accompanying them, to make an emergency-landing. In an attempt to free Yuji from the gaze of the Yakuza and regain custody of Zach's child from the mafia, the three crash survivors go off of the grid and set into motion a dangerous plan that could quickly facilitate their untimely demise.Actors
Russell Crowe
(Zack Grant)
Helen Slater
(Mary)
Michael Lerner
(Frank)
Etsushi Toyokawa
(Yuji Kobayashi)
Kelly Hu
(Seiko)
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