| The Patriot | |
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| Directed by | Frank Harris |
| Produced by | Michael Bennett |
| Written by | Andy Ruben Katt Shea Ruben |
| Starring | Gregg Henry Simone Griffeth Michael J. Pollard Jeff Conaway Stack Pierce Leslie Nielsen |
| Music by | Jay Ferguson |
| Cinematography | Frank Harris |
| Editing by | Richard E. Westover |
| Distributed by | Crown International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 25, 1986 |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Patriot is a 1986 action film directed by Frank Harris and starring Gregg Henry and Simone Griffeth with Leslie Nielsen.
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Agent tries to track down terrorists who are intercepting government nuclear weapons.
The film has received mainly negative reviews.
The Coen Brothers have referenced the film as a major influence on their later work. In particular, the character Jim "Kraken" Jones was a role model for the character Anton Chigurh in the movie No Country for Old Men. It also helped to popularize the phrase, "Tijuana oil job".