The Patriot (1986 film)

The Patriot
The Patriot
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Harris
Written by	Andy Ruben; Katt Shea Ruben
Produced by	Michael Bennett
Starring	Gregg Henry; Simone Griffeth; Michael J. Pollard; Jeff Conaway; Stack Pierce; Leslie Nielsen
Cinematography	Frank Harris
Edited by	Richard E. Westover
Music by	Jay Ferguson
Distributed by	Crown International Pictures
Release date	July 25, 1986;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Patriot is a 1986 action film directed by Frank Harris and starring Gregg Henry, Simone Griffeth and Stack Pierce with Leslie Nielsen.

Plot

A gang led by a man called Atkins (played by Stack Pierce) steal nuclear weapons from a storage facility in the desert.^[1] A burnt-out former Navy SEAL and Vietnam veteran who was dishonorably discharged is contacted by his former commanding officer to help retrieve the weapons.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Cast

Gregg Henry as Lieutenant Matt Ryder
Simone Griffeth as Sean
Michael J. Pollard as Howard
Jeff Conaway as Commander Michael Mitchell
Stack Pierce as Atkins
Leslie Nielsen as Admiral Frazer
Glenn Withrow as Pink
Larry Mintz as Bite
Diane Stevenett as Maggie
Anthony Caldarella as Eight Ball
Mike Gomez as Kenwood
Larry Moss as Devon
Smith Osbourne as Rosa
Sally Brown as Girl in Bar

Release

The Patriot was released in the United States on July 25, 1986, and in the Philippines on December 4, 1987.^[5]

References

^ TV Guide - The Patriot
^ Terrorism in American Cinema: An Analytical Filmography, 1960–2008, By Robert Cettl - Page 202 The Patriot (1986: d. Frank Harris)
^ TV Guide - The Patriot
^ Cold War Fantasies: Film, Fiction, and Foreign Policy, By Ronnie D. Lipschutz - Page 228 Resources
^ "Grand Opening Today!". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. 4 December 1987. p. 9. Retrieved 3 May 2019.