Fugitive Mind is a 1999 American sci-fi action film directed by Fred Olen Ray and starring Michael Dudikoff and Heather Langenkamp.

Fugitive Mind
The DVD cover
Directed byFred Olen Ray
Written bySean McGinly
Tripp Reed
Produced byFred Olen Ray
Andrew Stevens
StarringMichael Dudikoff
Heather Langenkamp
Michele Greene
David Hedison
CinematographyTheo Angell
Edited byMichael Kuge
Music byJay Bolton
David Wurst
Eric Wurst
Release dates
  • March 24, 1999 (1999-03-24) (Greece)
  • September 14, 1999 (1999-09-14) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A man finds out that he was brainwashed to kill an important government official.

Cast

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Release

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The film had a direct-to-video release in 1999.[1]

Reception

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The film has been met with generally mixed reviews. Keith Baley of Radio Times criticized the storyline and the pacing of the film stating, "Plagued by nightmares and flashbacks to events he cannot remember, Michael Dudikoff takes much longer than the audience to realise he's not who he thinks he is, and even longer to find out he's the key element of a planned assassination in this Total Recall inspired thriller. Suspect Device did something similar to this four years earlier (even using one of the same key locations), and at least did it with some zip and crowd-pleasing action. Though director Fred Olen Ray makes this look better than his usual efforts, it's an endless talkfest that becomes as numbing as the many faces that get punched in the course of the movie - which is about as exciting as the action gets."[2]

The film was described as "plain boring".[3] while a review at TV Guide stated, "Once again, Dudikoff shows savvier taste in material than his martial arts contemporaries. Even if the script defies logic once too often, the personable Dudikoff enlists our sympathy for the hero's waking nightmare. Another asset is the film's collection of quietly menacing mad scientists, who make the far-fetched storyline seem all too plausible."[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Fugitive Mind (DVD 1999)". DVD Empire. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  2. ^ Bailey, Keith. "Fugitive Mind Film Review". Radio Times. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Fugitive Mind (1999) Review". The Action Elite. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  4. ^ "Fugitive Mind". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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