The Patriot is a 1986 action film directed by Frank Harris and starring Gregg Henry, Simone Griffeth and Stack Pierce with Leslie Nielsen.
Plot A gang led by a man called Atkins (played by Stack Pierce) steal nuclear weapons from a storage facility in the desert.TV Guide - The Patriot A burnt-out former Navy SEAL and Vietnam veteran who was dishonorably discharged is contacted by his former commanding officer to help retrieve the weapons.Terrorism in American Cinema: An Analytical Filmography, 1960–2008, By Robert Cettl - Page 202 The Patriot (1986: d. Frank Harris)TV Guide - The PatriotCold War Fantasies: Film, Fiction, and Foreign Policy, By Ronnie D. Lipschutz - Page 228 Resources
Cast Gregg Henry as Lieutenant Matt Ryder Simone Griffeth as Sean Michael J. Pollard as Howard Jeff Conaway as Commander Michael Mitchell Stack Pierce as Atkins Leslie Nielsen as Admiral Frazer Glenn Withrow as Pink Larry Mintz as Bite Diane Stevenett as Maggie Anthony Caldarella as Eight Ball Mike Gomez as Kenwood Larry Moss as Devon Smith Osbourne as Rosa Sally Brown as Girl in Bar
Release The Patriot was released in the United States on July 25, 1986, and in the Philippines on December 4, 1987.
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