No Mercy (1986 film)

No Mercy is a 1986 American neo-noir action thriller film starring Richard Gere and Kim Basinger about a policeman who accepts an offer to kill a Cajun gangster. The film grossed over $12 million domestically.^[2]

No Mercy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Pearce
Written by	Jim Carabatsos
Produced by	D. Constantine Conte
Starring	Richard Gere Kim Basinger
Cinematography	Michel Brault
Edited by	Gerald B. Greenberg Bill Yahraus
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Production company	Delphi Productions
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures
Release date	December 19, 1986 (1986-12-19)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$14 million[1]
Box office	$12,3 million (US)

Plot

Eddie Jilette is a Chicago cop on the vengeance trail as he follows his partner's killers to New Orleans to settle his own personal score. Eddie flees through the Louisiana bayous with Michel Duval, the beautiful Cajun mistress of a murderous crime lord who aims to destroy the Chicago detective before he can avenge his partner's murder. Michel and Eddie fall for each other, although they clash repeatedly while handcuffed together as they attempt to elude the brutal underworld figure and his henchmen.

Cast

• Richard Gere as Eddie Jillette
• Kim Basinger as Michel Duval
• Jeroen Krabbé as Losado
• George Dzundza as Captain Stemkowski
• Gary Basaraba as Joe Collins
• William Atherton as Allan Deveneux
• Terry Kinney as Paul Deveneux
• Ely Pouget as Julia Fischer
• Bruce McGill as Lieutenant Hall
• Ray Sharkey as Angles Ryan
• Marita Geraghty as Alice Collins
• Aleta Mitchell as Cara
• Fred Gratton as Quiet
• Dionisio as Pinto
• Kim Chan as Old Asian Man
• George Dickerson as Reblue
• Charles S. Dutton as Sergeant Sandy

Reception

Critical response

No Mercy received poor reviews from critics and currently holds a 31% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 16 reviews,^[3] although reviewers praised Gere's performance and the film's atmosphere.^[4][5]