| Timebomb | |
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| Directed by | Avi Nesher |
| Written by | Avi Nesher |
| Starring | Michael Biehn Patsy Kensit |
| Release date(s) | 1991 |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
Timebomb is a 1991 sci-fi action film written and directed by Avi Nesher. Starring Michael Biehn (The Terminator) and Patsy Kensit (Lethal Weapon 2).
Producers originally wanted Jean-Claude Van Damme or Chuck Norris to play Kay, but Nesher saw Biehn as perfect for the role due to his performance in The Abyss. Biehn himself took a pay cut to show his dedication to the film.
Mild-mannered watchmaker Eddie Kay (Michael Biehn) runs into a burning building to save a trapped woman and is featured in the news as a result. Watching the news, Colonel Taylor (Richard Jordan) is shocked to see Eddie, whom he had assumed to be dead. A game of cat and mouse begins as Eddie, with the help of psychiatrist Dr. Anna Nolmar (Patsy Kensit), tries to discover his past and why they want him dead.
Eddie and Dr. Nolmar discover that Eddie, and several other military members, were part of a secret government program to create assassins. Using various sensory deprivation and brainwashing techniques the assassins could be sent to infiltrate other organizations and facilities undetected and carry out programmed missions.
Eddie manages to capture and interroge one of the female assassins Tracy Scoggins. He then plots to confront Colonel Taylor and put an end to the assassination program once and for all.
Director/Writer: Avi Nesher