GET CARTER
Drama starring Sylvester Stallone, Miranda Richardson, and Rachel Leigh Cook; directed by Stephen T. Kay Release date: Oct. 6 (Warner Bros.)
Sly‘s on the hunt – this time for second blood – as Jack Carter, a Vegas mobster trying to find his brother’s killer. his quest brings him to Seattle, where he reunites with his brother’s wife (Richardson) and daughter (Leigh Cook). Carter is a remake of the 1971 British film of the same name, which starred Michael Caine, who appears here as a club owner. Other cast members include Alan Cumming and Mickey Rourke, along with Gretchen Mol as Carter’s moll. And behind the scenes, “Battlefield Earth” producer Elie Samaha hopes to ride Stallone‘s coattails out of the vanity-project dead end he drove into with John Travolta.
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A smaller version of the picture (above left) appears with the text above in the PREVIEWS section of the October issue of PREMIERE magazine. – Craig Zablo (September 23, 2000)