Sniper 3
| Sniper 3 | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | P.J. Pesce |
| Produced by |
|
| Written by |
|
| Based on |
Characters by Michael Frost Beckner Crash Leyland |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Tim Jones |
| Cinematography | Michael Bonvillain |
| Edited by | Amanda I. Kirpaul |
| Distributed by | Destination Films |
Release date |
|
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sniper 3 is a 2004 action adventure direct-to-video film starring Tom Berenger, Byron Mann, Denis Arndt and John Doman. It was directed by P.J. Pesce and the third installment in the Sniper film series.
Plot
Sniper Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) is hired by NSA officials William Avery (Denis Arndt) and Richard Addis (William Duffy) to perform a covert operation to eliminate a suspected terrorist kingpin in the People's Republic of Vietnam who was providing support for Jemaah Islamiyah. The kingpin turns out to be a thought-dead friend and war-buddy of Beckett's, Paul Finnegan (John Doman). Because he views the mission as a very personal one, Beckett demands that he conduct the mission alone, without a spotter.
The real purpose of the mission turns out to be something other than what Beckett was told. Beckett begins to suspect his employers' motives are not what they claimed after he is counter-sniped at after attempting to assassinate Finnegan. Beckett undertakes a mission of his own to get to the bottom of the mystery, involving escaping from capture by Vietnamese police, working with an NSA-recruited Vietnamese police operative Quan (Byron Mann) and using his military training to search for Finnegan. By and large the plot focuses on governmental betrayal and resultant feelings of disillusion.
Cast
- Tom Berenger as Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett
- Denis Arndt as William Avery
- Byron Mann as Quan
- John Doman as Paul Finnegan
- Troy Winbush as Captain Laraby
- Jeannetta Arnette as Sydney
- William Duffy as Richard Addis