Messenger of Death

Name: Messenger of Death
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Released: 1988
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere, Laurence Luckinbill, Daniel Benzali, Marilyn Hassett

1988 · 91 MIN · IMDB 5.4 · 3,530 VOTES · DIR. J. Lee Thompson

Overview

Wifes and children of the Mormon Orville Beecham become victims of a massacre in his own house. The police believes the crime had a religious motive. Orville doesn't give any comment on the case, is taken into protective custody. Journalist Smith persuades him to help him in the investigation - and finds out about economic motives for the murder.

Dialogue Timeline — 719 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:04:56 - Now what's happened? - There are two men outside.

00:10:40 I gotta run.

00:14:08 - Come on, Garr. Come to bed. - In a minute.

00:18:10 - Turn around. - What?

00:21:19 We don't want journalistic attention and you are not one of our faith.

00:24:03 We're analysing them for fingerprints

00:26:35 - Other Mormons out there? - Mormons?

00:30:04 Worse. I'm a reporter.

00:32:38 Are you saying that if Willis killed those children, he was doing them a favour?

00:36:07 I meant it when I said I'd help you sell your articles.

00:38:43 He owns a big farm.

00:41:13 You seem to have a few yourself. New way of worshipping?

00:43:48 And because of the way of deliverance of our God, the holy one of Israel

00:47:33 tousin Zenas!

00:51:01 What do you want, Mr Smith?

00:56:44 I'm gonna get the ones who make the decisions, the ones who are responsible.

01:01:29 Does she know that much about it? Managers, operating officers?

01:03:28 And I have a question in my mind about whether you two knew about this.

01:05:17 Do we meet?

01:12:27 Will that bring them back?

01:15:38 Nobody can claim they were invited here under false pretences.

01:17:49 and I want some big cheques in those hands!

01:21:42 What the hell's going on, Garr?

01:27:27 THE END

Cast & Characters

Charles Bronson Garret Smith Trish Van Devere Jastra Watson Laurence Luckinbill Homer Foxx Daniel Benzali Chief Barney Doyle Marilyn Hassett Josephine Fabrizio Charles Dierkop Orville Beecham Jeff Corey Willis Beecham John Ireland Zenas Beecham Penny Peyser Trudy Pike Gene Davis Junior Assassin

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed719

Dialogue density7.9 lines / min

First line00:04:56

Final line01:27:27

Production Record

DirectorJ. Lee Thompson

LanguageEnglish

Budget$5,000,000

Revenue$3,074,681

IMDb votes3,530