The Patriot | |
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Directed by | Frank Harris |
Written by | Andy Ruben Katt Shea Ruben |
Produced by | Michael Bennett |
Starring |
Gregg Henry Simone Griffeth Michael J. Pollard Jeff Conaway Stack Pierce Leslie Nielsen |
Cinematography | Frank Harris |
Edited by | Richard E. Westover |
Music by | Jay Ferguson |
Distributed by | Crown International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Patriot is a 1986 action film directed by Frank Harris and starring Gregg Henry, Simone Griffeth and Stack Pierce with Leslie Nielsen.
A gang led by a man called Atkins (played by Stack Pierce) steal nuclear weapons from a storage facility in the desert. [1] A burnt-out former Navy SEAL and Vietnam veteran who was dishonorably discharged is contacted by his former commanding officer to help retrieve the weapons. [2] [3] [4]
The Patriot was released in the United States on July 25, 1986, and in the Philippines on December 4, 1987. [5]