Stranglehold

Stranglehold

Bare Hands. Fast Feet. Short Temper. Ryan Cooper needs no weapon.

1994 · 73 min · ★ 6.5 · Action

Deep inside the nation's top chemical weapons facility, a brilliant terrorist takes a Congresswoman hostage. The Navy can't stop him. The Air Force can't reach him. The Coast Guard can't kill him. Only one man can do the job: special agent Ryan Cooper. He's in a race against time to save the world, facing his greatest challenge yet!

Directed by Cirio H. Santiago · Written by Mark Evan Schwartz

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