I last saw this probably sometime in 1997 on VHS, renting from Blockbuster. Decent enough cast for the time this was just an all-around ludicrous political thriller that makes no sense and has so many laughable scenes like three characters at the center of the "conspiracy" meeting out in the open or the finale where the tool to assassinate the president (a model helicopter which is dumb in itself)...
A very good action director teams with a big name cast to create one of the silliest political conspiracy films ever made. Bobby Bishop (Charlie Sheen) is a hot-shot special assistant to the President (Sam Waterston). He wheels, he deals, he charms, and everybody in Washington, D. C. loves him so much you expect adoption proceedings to begin. His boss, Chief of Staff Conrad (Donald Sutherland) spe...
The problem when you try to tell a story like this, is that there has to be a degree on plausibility in the premiss. Otherwise, it might as well have stayed on the page. This is, sadly, an example of the latter. "Bishop" (Charlie Sheen) is an advisor to the US president who finds himself the target of an assassin. Why? Well, for the vast majority of the film, your guess is every bit as good as min...
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