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Directed by | John G. Avildsen |
Screenplay by | Tom O'Rourke |
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Cinematography | Ross A. Maehl |
Edited by | J. Douglas Seelig |
Music by | Bill Conti |
Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Home Video |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Inferno (alternatively known as Desert Heat)[1] is a 1999 American action film directed by John G. Avildsen, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Danny Trejo, Pat Morita, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, and David "Shark" Fralick. This was the last film directed by Avildsen before his death in 2017.
The plot revolves around Eddie Lomax (Van Damme), who is a veteran soldier sick of life, wandering the desert looking for a reason to die. An incident with a few thugs from the nearby town, who steal Eddie's motorbike and beat him almost to death, sets him on a path of revenge. The story is a remake and an homage to the 1961 Japanese samurai film Yojimbo.[2]