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{{Infobox film
| name= Striking Point
| image=
| caption =
| writer= Thomas H. Fenton
| starring= [[Christopher Mitchum]]<br>[[Ivan Rogers (actor)|Ivan Rogers]]<br>Jeff Blanchard<br>[[Mark Hanson (actor)|Mark Hanson]]<br>Patrick Swinnea<br>Bob Flynn<br>Rocky Patterson<br>Tracy Spaulding
| director= [[Thomas Fenton|Thomas H. Fenton]]
| music= Laura Porter
| distributor=
| released= {{Film date|1995}}
| runtime= 93 minutes
| language= English
| country= United States
| producer= Bret McCormick
| budget=
}}
'''''Striking Point''''' is an [[action film]] directed by [[Thomas Fenton|Thomas H. Fenton]] and starring [[Christopher Mitchum]], [[Ivan Rogers (actor)|Ivan Rogers]], Stan Morse, [[Mark Hanson (actor)|Mark Hanson]], Tracy Spaulding, and Rocky Patterson. It is about detectives in their quest to stop the KGB from bringing in weapons for gangs in the United States.
==Background==
Even though the cold war is over, the KGB are shipping deadly weapons into the US and supplying street gangs with them, thus priming one of their own.<ref>''DVD and Video Guide 2004'', Mick Martin, Marsha Porter - Ballantine Books, 2003 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=89RwLoiAcOYC&q=Chris+Mitchum%22Striking+Point%22 Page 1066]</ref> It's up to the determined police detectives to stop them.<ref>''VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 1996'', VideoHound Editors, Visible Ink Press, 1 Sep. 1995 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qOH7eCG59M4C&q=Chris+Mitchum%22Striking+Point%22 Page 1985]</ref> The lead villain Romanov is played by Christopher Mitchum.<ref>TV Guide - [http://www.tvguide.com/movies/striking-point/review/130423/ Striking Point]</ref> The police officers, Captain Matthews and Detective Joe Morris are played by Ivan Rogers and Rocky Patterson.<ref>BFI - [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87f1eb4b Striking Point (1993)]{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
The April 1, 1995 issue of Billboard recorded it as a new entry at 35 in the Top 40 video rentals.<ref>''Billboard'', April 1, 1995 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=6gsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Chris+Mitchum%22Striking+Point%22&pg=PA75 Page 75 Billboard Top Video Rentals]</ref>
==Cast==
* [[Christopher Mitchum]]  ... Col. Ivan Romanov
* Tracy Spaulding  ... Tina Wells
* Rocky Patterson  ... Det. Joe Morris
* Jeff Blanchard  ... John Burke
* Rob Flynn  ... Mikial
* [[Mark Hanson (actor)|Mark Hanson]]   ... Vladimir
* Stan Morse  ... Nick Harris
* [[Ivan Rogers (actor)|Ivan Rogers]]  ... Capt. Matthews
* Jeremy Schwartz  ... Mickey
* Patrick Swinnea  ... Konrad<ref>Interfilmes.com - [http://www.interfilmes.com/filme_v1_178675_Striking.Point-(Striking.Point).html#Elenco Striking Point >> Elenco]</ref><ref>Cine-Review - [http://www.cine-review.com.br/?action=f6b8d3ac2fdb8173c57de7843d2a65cd&action2=0812f14f43315611dd0ef462515c9d00&id=8357 Striking Point - Na Mira De Fogo   (Striking Point), Dados Técnicos]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0128620}}
[[Category:1995 films]]
[[Category:1990s English-language films]]
[[Category:American action films]]
[[Category:1990s American films]]