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Nowhere to Run | 
| Director: Robert Harmon
Actors: Jean-claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, Ted Levine, Tiffany Taubman
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Buy New: $2.99
Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 9335
Genre: Action
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 91 Minutes
ASIN: B001EHLUG6
Theatrical Release Date: January 14, 1993
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Synopsis:
Van Damme is back! And this time the action superstar has nowhere to run and nothing to lose. An escaped prisoner hiding from authorities, Sam (Van Damme) always manages to be in the wrong place at the right time. Risking his hard-fought freedom, he aids a beautiful young widow (Rosanna Arquette) against a ruthless developer who wants her land. Hunted by the police and the developer's hired killers, Sam pulls no punches in his furious fight for survival. Filled with hard-hitting action and high-kicking suspense, NOWHERE TO RUN has "more Van Damme action than you've ever seen." Bob Healy, SATELLITE NEWS NETWORK. |
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 the best and most realistic van damme movie October 18, 2001
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I'm so glad they made a more realistic van damme movie. I was getting so tired of all this movies where he does all these flying spining dodo kicks which are either repeated a dozen times or are in slow motion. He also didn't hit the final bad guy 500 times or shoot him 7 times to beat him. There was actually some rolling around, grappling, and punching on the ground, which your more likely to see in real life then somebody spin kicking a guy a dozen times. They also didn't overdo showing to many action scenes like in double impact (which is still an awesome movie), but this one was more believable. I don't know why so many people kept saying he did a lot of fancy high kicks in this movie. He didn't, but he still pulled off a variety of fancy moves while managing not to overdo them. I would tell you more but I'd end up giving the whole movie away. This is a must for van damme fans or any action or movie buff.
Best Van Damme Movie Ever! January 4, 2005
Matt (Chicago IL)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Well first of all I never really liked Van Damme's movies, well it's not so much that I didn't like them but it was pretty much the same thing over and over again...he would beat up people. However, this movie had a different story line. It wasn't only an action movie, but a drama as well. I think that he did a great job potraying the character and he really took on the role of the "father" for the little boy. I think he did a great job with that, since when you looked at him, you could tell that he wanted to be part of that family. I think he should do more movies like this, and it is definetely worth seeing/buying...you'll enjoy it :). So don't wait any longer, BUY it. Oh and this one isn't only for guys...my mom saw it with me and she enjoyed it as well. I believe females will enjoy this one as well.
 One of Van Damme's worst... March 12, 2003
L. Varnau (Indy)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm a huge fan of Jean-Claude Van Damme. Heck, I own all his movies! Sadly, that includes this one, which I saw a couple days ago and am still recovering from. It's not as bad as "Cyborg." It's not even close to that level of badness, but it is definitely not worth paying for. The biggest reason this just isn't very good is that our hero is an escaped convict. Now, we get the feeling he was doing more than your average prisoner to get sent to a maximum security prison, probably like the one in "Death Warrant," another JCVD movie that is worse than this. "Nowhere to Run" begins with his daring getaway which is actually kind of cool, but then gets a little creepy when our "hero" befriends a small boy. Soon, he's hanging around his house and protecting the boy's family from rich evildoers who couldn't and don't stand a chance against Van Damme. The movie's lame, predictable, and at times tasteless. There are gratuitous nudity scenes abound, one including two children talking to Van Damme while he's bathing in a river. The action is spread far apart from itself as the screenwriters obviously became more concerned with the story, probably because they realized there was little action to fill the gaps where talking occurred. Sure, Van Damme has done much, much worse. But that's not to say this movie is a keeper. At best, it feels like your average Steven Seagal flick, a shame since Van Damme is clearly a much better actor than the pony-tailed giant. This said, I'd still throw it at the bottom of the barrel with other Chuck Norris/Steven Seagal/early Van Damme flicks.
BEST DAMME MOVIE EVER!!!!!! April 15, 2004
Carlos Haran (Fairfax, VA USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This was such a well made movie and i don't understand why JCVD doesn't do more movies like this! They made JCVD more human than he was in films like Universal Soldier and Bloodsport because he was not the "i will kick your ass any day" guy. He was the "i will kick your ass to protect this family" guy. It also had an ending that the others didn't, but i won't spoil it for you. I love this movie, JCVD's best work!
Good movie September 16, 2000
retrowens (Alabama, USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
In "Nowhere To Run," Jean-Claude Van Damme plays as Sam, an escaped convict who ends up staying on a small farm with Clydie (Rosanna Arquette) and her two kids. However, he finds out that he has some new enemies while he's staying there, including a jealous cop and some men who are trying to take away the farm that Clydie and her two kids live on.I recommend anybody who likes Van Damme movies to get "Nowhere To Run." If you aren't familiar with Van Damme's other movies, this would be a good movie to get to get you familiar. It doesn't have as much fighting in it as most of his other movies do, but it certainly doesn't lack in action. You'll see some great action sequences such as when Van Damme is trying to find a place to run from the police by riding a motorcycle. It has more drama than most of the other Van Damme movies, but it's still a good one.
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