Lone Hero
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Lone Hero is a 2002 action film written and directed by Ken Sanzel.
It tells of an actor in a Far West village who acts against bikers who held up the village's bar, and the actions that followed.
) is an actor in a Far West time touristic attraction village, named Profit, near a small town.
He lives an eventless life, with his on-and-off girlfriend Sharon (Tanya Allen
) his friends and co-workers Tim (Tyler Labine
and Pablo (Alonso Oyarzun
), and his mentor Gus (Robert Forster
).
Until one night, when two bikers rob the town's bar and severely beat the barman down.
After they left, John decides to call the police, against the advice of the thugs' leader, Bart (Lou Diamond Phillips
).
No one else present in the bar volunteers to help the police for fear of revenge.
The next day at the village, John sees the two goons walking down the street and makes a citizen's arrest.
They are then taken by the Sheriff who locks them in a cell. He allows Bart to make a phone call, allowing him to call upon the rest of the gang.
The other bikers arrive to the town and kills the sheriff and his deputy, in order to free Bart from his cell.
As the night comes, John comes back to his place after dropping Sharon at her house when the gang starts shooting him in his car.
He escapes and goes to Gus' isolated trailer and asks for help. A shooting occurs between the two and the bikers.
All but two of the thugs are shot : one of them escapes and warns the others, and Bart is captures and put in the trunk of John's pick-up truck.
They then go to the police station only to find the two bodies. Understanding the situation they are in, they split. Gus goes to town to phone the police, only to find that all the lines are dead.
Meanwhile, John takes Bart inside a mine, ties him up to a shaft and waits for the authorities.
While trying to drive out of town to get access to a working telephone, Gus gets trapped by the gang. They take him to the police station and starts torturing him to know where John and Bart are.
Silent at first, he starts to talk when the new leader, King (Hugh Dillon
) threaten to harm Sharon. Gus leads a group of four thugs on the way to the mine, when they are taken in an ambush by John. All of the goons die while Gus is shot in the leg.
At the same time, the other inhabitants of Profit are rounded up in a large cell in the fake police station of the Far West village.
John comes back to the Far West village to negotiate with King an exchange between Bart and Sharon.
While the deal takes place, and John and Sharon escape in the pick-up truck, Gus kills the few bikers who kept an eye on the villagers and frees everybody.
When he asks for volunteers to fight when the others come back, only Tim and Pablo reluctantly agree.
The rest of the gang comes back and a shootout occurs, culminating with a duel between John and Bart, durng which John shoots Bart in the arm, disabling him.
Some time after that, the Far West village still runs with some new additions : John's story is loosely adapted as an Old West tale and acted out for tourists.
It tells of an actor in a Far West village who acts against bikers who held up the village's bar, and the actions that followed.
Plot
John Gray (Sean Patrick FlanerySean Patrick Flanery
Sean Patrick Flanery is an American actor known for such roles as Connor MacManus in The Boondock Saints, Greg Stillson in The Dead Zone and for portraying Indiana Jones in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, as well as Bobby Dagen in Saw 3D.He is currently known for his role as Sam Gibson on The...
) is an actor in a Far West time touristic attraction village, named Profit, near a small town.
He lives an eventless life, with his on-and-off girlfriend Sharon (Tanya Allen
Tanya Allen
Tanya Allen is a Canadian film and television actress. She has won a Gemini Award for her television work in Canada.-Filmography:* Spenser: Ceremony as April Kyle* Lives of Girls and Women as Del Jordan...
) his friends and co-workers Tim (Tyler Labine
Tyler Labine
Tyler Sean Labine is a Canadian actor. His brothers Kyle Labine and Cameron Labine also work in the entertainment industry.-Life and career:Labine was born in Brampton, Ontario...
and Pablo (Alonso Oyarzun
Alonso Oyarzun
Alonso Oyarzun is a Canadian actor. From January to July 2005 he starred as Crewman Specialist Socinus on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica.-External links:...
), and his mentor Gus (Robert Forster
Robert Forster
Robert Forster is an American actor, best known for his roles as John Cassellis in Haskell Wexler's Medium Cool, and as Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, the latter of which gained him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.- Early life :Forster was born Robert Wallace...
).
Until one night, when two bikers rob the town's bar and severely beat the barman down.
After they left, John decides to call the police, against the advice of the thugs' leader, Bart (Lou Diamond Phillips
Lou Diamond Phillips
Lou Diamond Phillips is an American film, television, and stage actor and director. His breakthrough came when he starred in the film La Bamba. He earned a supporting actor Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in Stand and Deliver and a Tony Award nomination for his role in The King and I...
).
No one else present in the bar volunteers to help the police for fear of revenge.
The next day at the village, John sees the two goons walking down the street and makes a citizen's arrest.
They are then taken by the Sheriff who locks them in a cell. He allows Bart to make a phone call, allowing him to call upon the rest of the gang.
The other bikers arrive to the town and kills the sheriff and his deputy, in order to free Bart from his cell.
As the night comes, John comes back to his place after dropping Sharon at her house when the gang starts shooting him in his car.
He escapes and goes to Gus' isolated trailer and asks for help. A shooting occurs between the two and the bikers.
All but two of the thugs are shot : one of them escapes and warns the others, and Bart is captures and put in the trunk of John's pick-up truck.
They then go to the police station only to find the two bodies. Understanding the situation they are in, they split. Gus goes to town to phone the police, only to find that all the lines are dead.
Meanwhile, John takes Bart inside a mine, ties him up to a shaft and waits for the authorities.
While trying to drive out of town to get access to a working telephone, Gus gets trapped by the gang. They take him to the police station and starts torturing him to know where John and Bart are.
Silent at first, he starts to talk when the new leader, King (Hugh Dillon
Hugh Dillon
Hugh Dillon is a Canadian musician and actor.-Music career:Dillon was the lead singer for the Kingston hard rock band The Headstones from 1987 until 2003...
) threaten to harm Sharon. Gus leads a group of four thugs on the way to the mine, when they are taken in an ambush by John. All of the goons die while Gus is shot in the leg.
At the same time, the other inhabitants of Profit are rounded up in a large cell in the fake police station of the Far West village.
John comes back to the Far West village to negotiate with King an exchange between Bart and Sharon.
While the deal takes place, and John and Sharon escape in the pick-up truck, Gus kills the few bikers who kept an eye on the villagers and frees everybody.
When he asks for volunteers to fight when the others come back, only Tim and Pablo reluctantly agree.
The rest of the gang comes back and a shootout occurs, culminating with a duel between John and Bart, durng which John shoots Bart in the arm, disabling him.
Some time after that, the Far West village still runs with some new additions : John's story is loosely adapted as an Old West tale and acted out for tourists.
Cast
- Lou Diamond PhillipsLou Diamond PhillipsLou Diamond Phillips is an American film, television, and stage actor and director. His breakthrough came when he starred in the film La Bamba. He earned a supporting actor Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in Stand and Deliver and a Tony Award nomination for his role in The King and I...
as Bart - Sean Patrick FlanerySean Patrick FlanerySean Patrick Flanery is an American actor known for such roles as Connor MacManus in The Boondock Saints, Greg Stillson in The Dead Zone and for portraying Indiana Jones in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, as well as Bobby Dagen in Saw 3D.He is currently known for his role as Sam Gibson on The...
as John - Robert ForsterRobert ForsterRobert Forster is an American actor, best known for his roles as John Cassellis in Haskell Wexler's Medium Cool, and as Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, the latter of which gained him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.- Early life :Forster was born Robert Wallace...
as Gus - Tanya AllenTanya AllenTanya Allen is a Canadian film and television actress. She has won a Gemini Award for her television work in Canada.-Filmography:* Spenser: Ceremony as April Kyle* Lives of Girls and Women as Del Jordan...
as Sharon - Mark MetcalfMark MetcalfMark Howes Metcalf is an American actor in both television and film.-Early life:Metcalf attended Westfield High School in Westfield, New Jersey.-Film and television work:...
as Marshall Harris - Hugh DillonHugh DillonHugh Dillon is a Canadian musician and actor.-Music career:Dillon was the lead singer for the Kingston hard rock band The Headstones from 1987 until 2003...
as King - Tyler LabineTyler LabineTyler Sean Labine is a Canadian actor. His brothers Kyle Labine and Cameron Labine also work in the entertainment industry.-Life and career:Labine was born in Brampton, Ontario...
as Tim - Alonso OyarzunAlonso OyarzunAlonso Oyarzun is a Canadian actor. From January to July 2005 he starred as Crewman Specialist Socinus on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica.-External links:...
as Pablo