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Tagline: Actions speak louder than words.
In the desert there is no law. There is only justice.
The hunted has become the hunter. And there will be no mercy.
Violence has no limits.
Sometimes one man is all it takes.
Willpower. Horsepower. Firepower. At 180 miles per hour.
When it comes to getting even, he's taking revenge into overdrive.

Plot

Wellman Anthony Santee (Dolph) is a former racecar driver who has turned to a life of crime since the death of his mother. His latest assignment is to transport suspicious goods across the desert but upon one such mission a Highway Patrol cop pulls him over. His driving partner Eddie Turner (Ken Foree) tries to reason with the cop but when a mysterious Sedan pulls up the resulting confusion ends in the death of the cop and Eddie. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Look up mother in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A highway patrol is either a police agency created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways, such as the California Highway Patrol, or a detail within an existing local or regional police agency that is primarily concerned with such duties, such as... Ken Foree Kentotis Alvin Foree (born October 9, 1946 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American actor. ... A Ford Taurus, a recognizable sedan. ...

Santee, now framed for the cop's murder, is sent to prison but escapes before he gets there as corrupt guards try to eliminate him. Taking off across the desert he kidnaps Rita Marrick (Kristian Alfonso) for the use of her pick-up truck, completely unaware that she is a deputy Sheriff. Kristian Alfonso, in an episode of Days of Our Lives in August 1997. ... Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or U.S. common law, or the person who holds such office. ...

A huge variety of action set-pieces follow as Santee tracks down the man who framed him. Rita slowly realises that Santee may not be the dangerous criminal the TV makes him out to be and soon discovers that he is the no more than a scapegoat for a large exotic car-smuggling ring within the LAPD that also involves the chinese mafia led by the enigmatic Jimmy Shoeshine (Michael Paul Chan). for other uses please see Crime (disambiguation) A crime is an act that violates a political or moral law. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... The scapegoat was a goat that was driven off into the wilderness as part of the ceremonies of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Judaism during the times of the Temple in Jerusalem. ... The Los Angeles Police Department (usually known as the LAPD) is the police department of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... The Mafia, also referred to as La Cosa Nostra (Italian, variously translated as This Thing Of Ours or Our Thing), is the collective name of various secret organizations in Italy, Sicily, Corsica and the United States. ... Michael Paul Chan (born June 26, 1950 in San Francisco, California) is a third generation Chinese-American actor of television and film. ...

High Octane Stunts

In the films centerpiece action scene, Santee takes on dozens of Chinese mafioso in an isolated desert warehouse. Since Vic Armstrong is one of the top stuntmen and action directors in Hollywood this scene is particularly outstanding for its extreme violence as Santee kills innumerable bad guys with his fists, blades, handguns, shotguns and machine guns. In one outlandish moment he even sets Vic's brother Andy Armstrong on fire with a flaming paint-sprayer and has a fist-fight with Joe Son. Popular stuntmen, and regular collaborators with Vic Armstrong,Al Leong, Jeff Imada and George Cheung also appear in this scene. The gun battle is a lengthy homage to the Heroic bloodshed often seen in Asian films of the time especially those directed by John Woo. This article is about the organized crime groups. ... Vic Armstrong (born October 5, 1946) is a British born stunt double, the worlds most prolific according to the Guinness Book of Records. ... ... For other uses of the word blade, see Blade (disambiguation) A blade is the part of a sword that is used to cut (as opposed to the hilt). ... A handgun is a firearm small enough to be carried and used in one hand. ... Remington pump-action shotgun held by a Florida Highway Patrol cadet shotgun, see: Shotgun (disambiguation). ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... Artist rendering of Al Leong by Brandon Blackmoor, 1998 Al Leong (born Albert Leong, aka Al Kabong) is an Asian-American stuntman and actor. ... Heroic Bloodshed, or Hong Kong Blood Opera (HKBO), refers to a genre of action film originating from Hong Kong revolving around stylised action sequences and common themes such as brotherhood, honour, violence, and also prevalent themes are the redemption or salvation of the protagonist. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Asian people. ... John Woo (Chinese: 吳宇森; Hanyu Pinyin: Wú Yǔsēn) (born 1 May 1946, in Guangzhou, China) is a Chinese film director and producer known especially for his Heroic bloodshed movies, which often include balletic violence. // Biography At age five Woos parents were faced with persecution and his Lutheran family...

Trivia

• Vic Armstrong once doubled for George Segal in the movie A Touch of Class.

• The script only called for Santee to kill five henchmen at the warehouse, but for the sake of more action it was changed to dozens and dozens of them.

• In the United States the VHS title was changed to the rather bland and unimaginative 'Army of One' to avoid any confusion with the U2 video of the same name.

• At the beginning of the movie we hear a female voice say "Unit 2-11 officer needs assistance..." over a police radio. Near the end of the film we can hear that same sentence said over another police radio but in a different voice.

• The original ending had a scene in the D.A.'s office in which Sheriff Cepeda shows the video of the CCTV footage from Jimmy Shoeshine's warehouse, thus clearing Santee of Deputy Agnos' murder.

• Kristian Alfonso was body-doubled by Crystal Breeze for her nude scenes.

• All of the exotic cars are actually replicas of Ferraris and Lamborghinis, including the ones in the final chase scene.

• A newspaper clipping in Woody Engstrom's shack is apparently written by Andy Armstrong. Andy Armstrong is the name of the producer and second unit director and is director Vic Armstrong's brother.

• A deleted scene involves Severence and Rudy going to Woody Engstrom's ranch to question him about Santee. Rudy almost kills the guard dog for barking at him and Severence is about to kill Woody when other patrol cars arrive, forcing them back down.

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Score

Of particular note is the atmospheric and highly melodic musical score for Joshua Tree was composed by Joel Goldsmith and is widely regarded as one of the film's best features. Fans have been awaiting a CD release of the score since the film's original release, but so far to no avail. Joel Goldsmith (born on November 19, 1957) is a composer of film and television music. ...

Title Change

When the film was release on VHS in the United States the distributor changed the title to Army of One to prevent potential renters from thinking that it was the U2 music video. To date the film is still only available with this alternate title in the United States and is practically out of print. Some stores still carry copies and there are currently no plans for Lion's Gate Films to re-release it. Top view VHS cassette with U.S. 25c coin for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS or simply as Video, is a recording and playing standard for video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by JVC (with some... U2 are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin, featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals, rhythm guitar and harmonica; The Edge (David Howell Evans) on lead guitar, keyboards and backing vocals; Adam Clayton on bass guitar; and Larry Mullen, Jr. ... Lions Gate Films is a Canadian film production and distribution company that is currently the largest and most successful independent film distributor/studio in North America. ...

Widescreen Availability

Joshua Tree was filmed in Super 35 with a printed aspect ratio of 2.39:1. Naturally VHS releases of the time only showed the film in a pan and scan (european markets) and open matte release. But since the advent of DVD the film has still not been released in the United States in its original aspect ratio, angering many fans of the film. It is available on DVD in anamorphic widescreen in France but it is dubbed in French with no original language audio track. Super 35 is a motion picture film format that uses exactly the same 35 mm film stock as standard 35mm, but puts a larger image frame on that stock. ... Top view VHS cassette with U.S. 25c coin for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS or simply as Video, is a recording and playing standard for video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by JVC (with some... This article is becoming very long. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

UK Censorship

Upon its VHS release in the UK in 1994, the BBFC cut a huge amount of violence from the film. Despite still being given the 18-rating, almost every blood squib, entrance wound, exit wound, moments of excessive gunfire, mutilations and graphic death were abruptly cut from the film. This is especially evident in the scene where Santee is involved in a chop shop warehouse gun battle with dozens of Chinese mafioso as the music jumps all over the place and characters seemingly warp from one side of the set to the other. The UK VHS has been out of print for a number of years now and there is still no DVD release there. Top view VHS cassette with U.S. 25c coin for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS or simply as Video, is a recording and playing standard for video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by JVC (with some... The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is the organisation responsible for film classification (see Motion picture rating systems and History of British Film Certificates) within the United Kingdom. ... Violence refers to acts of aggression and abuse which causes or intends to cause criminal injury or harm to persons, and (to a lesser extent) animals and property. ... Squib may refer to: Squib, a small explosive Squib, a short article that is intended to ignite thinking and discourse Squib, a small sailboat Squib, a computer message board system Squib, a magically-impaired member of a wizarding family in Harry Potter Squib, an alien race in Star Wars This... A chop shop is a slang phrase for a location or business where people dissasemble stolen automobiles for the purpose of selling them as parts. ... Inside Green Logistics Co. ... This article is about the organized crime groups. ... Top view VHS cassette with U.S. 25c coin for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS or simply as Video, is a recording and playing standard for video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by JVC (with some... This article is becoming very long. ...

It's also worthy to note that the French region 2 DVD runs two minutes shorter than the VHS because the a scene in which Rita lights a cigarette is cut and the love scene scene between her and Santee is shortened for some reason. This article is becoming very long. ... Top view VHS cassette with U.S. 25c coin for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS or simply as Video, is a recording and playing standard for video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by JVC (with some... A lit cigarette will burn to ash on one end. ...

A Bow to Bogart

When resting in a sleazy motel, Santee watches High Sierra on TV. Rita notices him watching with interest and draws parallels between Santee and Humphrey Bogart's character as the 'hero who goes down with all guns blazing'. It's also interesting to note than Joshua Tree was also filmed around many of the same locations as High Sierra, such as the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Holiday Inn Great Sign Exterior of a Howard Johnsons motor lodge. ... High Sierra (1941) is a film noir written by John Huston and W.R. Burnett from the novel by W.R. Burnett. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an American actor of legendary fame who retained his legacy after death. ... High Sierra (1941) is a film noir written by John Huston and W.R. Burnett from the novel by W.R. Burnett. ... Characteristic rocks of the Alabama Hills The Alabama Hills are a range of hills in the Owens Valley of California, near Lone Pine, California. ... Lone Pine is a census-designated place located in Inyo County, California. ...

Three different endings

According to the December 1993 issue of Impact (action entertainment magazine) The producers felt that the final showdown in Vic Armstrong's directorial debut didn't live up to the stunts that had preceded it, and do asked for a reshoot. Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Impact is a monthly magazine published in the United Kingdom. ...

The original ending has Santee shoot Rudy with the Uzi from the top of the ridge many times. Severence grabs Rita and tells him to give it up. Santee appears and says I'm here, Severence. Let her go! before stumbling down the ridge. But Severence overpowers him and kicks him off the edge of a cliff by stomping on his bloodied hands. As Severance is about to kill Rita he and Santee fight over a revolver. Rudy is still alive and they both shoot him before Santee pulverizes Severence with his fists. Just as he is about to crush his head with a boulder Santee says This is for Eddie, which is followed by a brief black and white flashback. Severence says Go ahead, kid. I'd do it to you before Santee is interrupted by the police. Severence is then arrested by Sheriff Cepeda (Geoffrey Lewis) who claims he has seen the CCTV footage of him murdering Deputy Agnos back at Jimmy Shoeshine's (Michael Paul Chan) warehouse. There is a denouement in which Santee is back at his dads ranch and Rita is in her Police Uniform. He mentions the fate of Eddie's wife and E.G. before kissing Rita goodbye. The Uzi is a compact, boxy, light-weight submachine gun. ... The Colt Single Action Army, one of the most popular revolvers of all time For other uses, see Revolver (disambiguation). ... Look up flashback in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Geoffrey Lewis (born July 31, 1935) is a popular US character actor since the early 1970s, often featured in offbeat roles. ... CCTV can stand for: China Central Television Closed-circuit television This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Michael Paul Chan (born June 26, 1950 in San Francisco, California) is a third generation Chinese-American actor of television and film. ... Denouement, in literature, is the end part of a story after the climax. ...

The second ending, which is available on the unrated Artisan Entertainment DVD and the French region 2 DVD has an extra fight scene between Santee, Severence and Rudy. Santee only shoots Rudy from the ridge once and Rudy is knocked out as he hits his head on a rock. Santee's descent from the ridge is shorter. His fight with Severence is the exact same but as he kicks Santee of the cliff his hand doesn't have as much blood on it as it did before. Immeadiatly after landing on a ledge Santee starts climbing back up the cliff. Severence teases Rita about killing her but is interrupted by Santee, who is then interrupted by Rudy holding an AK-47 to his head. Santee gives up and is beaten down by Rudy and Severence. Just as they are about to kill him Rita intervenes and claims that if they do, they'll never get the money he took from Jimmy Shoeshine. Even though the suitcase is hidden under a low railroad bridge elsewhere, Santee pretends it's hidden nearby. This gives him a chance to get the upper-hand over Severence and Rudy and bushwhacks them. All three of them fight but Severence is the first to run off as it's clear he's losing. Rita then beats him with a stick. Santee and Rudy are still fighting but he gets Rudy in a headlock. Rudy's last words before Santee breaks his neck are 'Eddie was just a nigger.' With Rudy dead Santee rushes back to Severence to stop him from hurting Rita. He pulverizes him and is about to finish him off with a boulder but there is no flashback and no mention of Eddie. The cops arrive and Severence is cuffed by Cepeda who makes no reference to seeing the CCTV footage. Santee is handcuffed right away and the films ends with no denouement or any loose ends tied up. Artisan Entertainment was a privately-held independent American movie studio that has been owned by Lions Gate Entertainment, since 2003. ... This article is becoming very long. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Sedimentary, volcanic, plutonic, metamorphic rock types of North America. ... Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947 g. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Look up flashback in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Denouement, in literature, is the end part of a story after the climax. ...

The third ending is the complete version of the film with the fully tied-up denouement. It runs 108 minutes but this version has never been released in any format. Denouement, in literature, is the end part of a story after the climax. ...