L.A. Bounty (1989)

Anecdotes

L.A. Bounty is a 1989 American action thriller film directed by Worth Keeter, starring Sybil Danning, Wings Hauser, Henry Darrow, Lenore Kasdorf and Robert Hanley. Danning plays a vigilante ex-cop on the trail of a mayoral candidate, who has been abducted by the same psychopathic mobster (Hauser) responsible for the killing of her former partner. It was the actress' most significant attempt at a straightforward action franchise that would do away with her sex symbol image. A long-in-the-works sequel never materialized, making it her last feature starring role.

Production

In the spring of 1984, the press relayed Danning and manager S.C. Dacy's intention to make a film featuring a heroine in the mold of Dirty Harry that would serve as a role model for young women. At the time, that vehicle was Nemesis: Goddess of Revenge, and was supposed to be produced by Danning's agent Kenneth B. Johnston, with photography starting in September 1984.

In 1985, International Video Entertainment hired the Austrian to host wraparound segments for old action films, repackaging them as a novelty line called Adventure Video. The tapes sold well, which allowed Danning to convince the distributor to provide financing for a new attempt at her vaunted vehicle. She retained a stake in the production through a new company, Adventuress Productions.

The main character was named after Ruger, a German firearms manufacturer. The film was supposed to feature a male loner serving as her counterpart. That role was intended for Steve James, who shot some pictures with Danning to promote the film. However, James was ultimately held up in South Africa by delays in the filming of American Ninja 3, and could not participate.

By February 1988, filming was slated to begin in early spring, and no director had yet been announced. Photography was eventually reported underway in the August 21 edition of the Los Angeles Times. It was the Hollywood debut of Carolinas filmmaker Worth Keeter, who returned from Michael W. Leighton's recent shoot, Trapper County War. In total, the film took eighteen months to make and had a budget of $2.2 million.

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