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| 4 | ''Nowhere to Run'' is a 1993 action drama film directed by Robert Harmon, co-written by Creator/JoeEszterhas and starring Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme. |
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| 6 | After a prison bus is flipped over and a man named Billy is shot and killed by a guard, recently-escaped convict Sam Gillen (Van Damme) ends up in a farmland and finds refuge in the home of Clydie Anderson (Creator/RosannaArquette) and her children Mookie (Creator/KieranCulkin) and Bree (Tiffany Taubman). When he finds out that ruthless developer Franklin Hale (Joss Ackland) is trying to tear down her home, Sam resolves to stop Hale from destroying her land. |
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| 9 | !!This film provides examples of: |
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| 11 | * BigBad: Franklin Hale, a real estate developer trying to destroy Clydie's home and drive her off the land. |
| 12 | * BondOneLiner: [[spoiler: After shooting Dunston in the chest, Sam says, "Au revoir, [[PrecisionFStrike fucker]]."]] |
| 13 | * BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Hale is arrested for his crimes, but in the end, [[TiredOfRunning Sam agrees to turn himself in]] to [[SympatheticInspectorAntagonist Lonnie]]. However, he promises to Clydie that he will return to her and her kids one day.]] |
| 14 | * TheCavalry: [[spoiler: As Hale holds Clydie at gunpoint, the police storm the house and promptly arrest Hale.]] |
| 15 | * DeadManWriting: Sam listens to a tape recording from Billy about the money left for him. |
| 16 | * TheDragon: Mr. Dunston, Hale's personal lackey. |
| 17 | * GroinAttack: [[spoiler: The last thing Hale receives from Sam as he's being arrested.]] |
| 18 | * MrFanservice: Sam bathing in the lake, and taking a shower. |
| 19 | * MsFanservice: Arquette's nude scene whilst taking a shower. |
| 20 | * ThePeepingTom: Sam spies on Clydie taking a shower. |
| 21 | * TiredOfRunning: [[spoiler: One of the reasons why Sam turns himself in at the end.]] |
| 22 | * TranquilFury: Sam to Mr. Dunston: "If I see you near her or the children, I'll kill you." |
| 23 | * VillainousBreakdown: |
| 24 | ** Mr. Dunston: "I'm sick of this town, I'm sick of YOU! I wanna go home!" |
| 25 | ** Franklin Hale: "If you and your little pissant army can't persuade one woman to sell me her land, then I may have to find someone who can!" |
| 26 | * WouldHitAGirl: After Clydie spits on the contract to sell her land, Mr. Dunston slaps her behind her head. |
| 27 | * WouldHurtAChild: Hale and Dunston were perfectly willing to let Mookie and his sister Bree get harmed. |
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