Deadly Prey (1987)

Director: David A. Prior

Starring: Troy Donahue, Cameron Mitchell, Ted Prior

More info: IMDB

Tagline: He was the best in Vietnam . . . and he still is!

Plot: Colonel Hogan is a ruthless former military officer who trains a large group of former U.S. Servicement as mercenaries by having them hunt down and kill people they abduct off the streets of Los Angeles. Hogan's greedy financier Michaelson threatens Hogan to speed up the mens training or he will pull the plug on Hogan's training camp. However, Hogan and his men meet their match when their latest kidnap victim turns out to be a tough, gung-ho Marine named Mike Danton who, despite being unarmed and hunted, he manages to decimate Hogan's men in detail. Frustrated Hogan, his tough right-hand man Thornton and personal assistant Sybil kidnap Danton's wife Jaimy to force him in the open, while Jaimy's retired police detective father tries to track down her and Danton, finds an unlikely ally in the form of a former marine buddy named Cooper who wants to help him take on all of Hogan's men.

My rating: 9/10

Will I watch it again? Deadly Prey, fuck yeah!


DEADLY PREY falls nicely into that category of 'so bad it's good'. If you like action movies, period, you'll love this. If you like bad movies you'll CHERISH this. If you like Julia Roberts & Tom Cruise, please stop reading my blog.

I slapped this in the player and told a friend we'd give it ten minutes and, if after that, if it's bad we'll watch something else. Seriously, after the first 16 seconds we were sold. If either of us had reached for the remote to turn it off there would have been fisticuffs.



If this clip alone does not convince you to see this then I don't know what will. Be warned it contains a spoiler BUT it's the funniest goddamned thing you'll see all month.

This movie needs a DVD release and BAD! There are two ways to get it - pay $70 for a used VHS tape on Amazon or hit the torrents. You need to see this. It will leave you speechless with the biggest grin across your face. Actions speak louder than words so here's more action...