| McBain | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | James Glickenhaus |
| Written by | James Glickenhaus |
| Produced by | J. Boyce Harman Jr. |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Robert M. Baldwin |
| Edited by | Jeffrey Wolf |
| Music by | Christopher Franke |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16 million[1] |
| Box office | $456,127 |
McBain is a 1991 Americanactionwar film written and directed byJames Glickenhaus, and starringChristopher Walken as the title character, alongsideMichael Ironside andMaría Conchita Alonso.
During the American withdrawal from Vietnam in 1973, POW Lieutenant Bobby McBain is liberated by a number of soldiers, including Roberto Santos, who gives McBain half of a $100 bill, saying that if the other half ever comes back to McBain, he can repay Santos. Years later, Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the president. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina goes to New York to find McBain and present the bill. McBain agrees to help, recruits his old war buddies, raises some cash by extorting a crooked businessman, and leads an attack to topple the Colombian president.
The film was announced in May 1990, under its original titleMcBain's Seven.[1] In September of that year, it was announced that filming would begin shooting on a sixty-two day schedule under its shortened titleMcBain.[1] While the film received offers from several major studios for distribution, production companyShapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment ultimately decided to release the film themselves committing an estimated $8–$10 million for promotion and the manufacture of 1200 film prints as selling distribution rights would've meant relinquishing the home video rights.[1]
McBain is also the name of an action movie character on the animated sitcomThe Simpsons played by the character ofRainier Wolfcastle, ananalogue ofArnold Schwarzenegger. His appearance onThe Simpsons predated the release of the film, and apart from the name, the film has no relation to the character.[2][3]
The film took in less than $500,000 at thebox office in the United States.[4]
The movie was released on videocassette in the United States in 1992 by MCA/Universal Home Video and in Canada that same year by C/FP Video. Goodtimes released the budget tape of the movie some years later.Synapse Films stated an intention to releaseMcBain onBlu-ray from a newly restored 2K transfer.Rifftrax released avideo on demand version of the movie on January 25, 2013, including the running mocking commentary by stars ofMystery Science Theater 3000 includingMike Nelson,Kevin Murphy andBill Corbett.[5][6]
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