Rapid Fire (1989): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1989, Rapid Fire is an action and adventure film directed by David A. Prior, running about 84 minutes. “The Ultimate Weapon Has Arrived...and Nothing Can Stop It!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Mike Thompson is a former U.S. government agent whom is called on by his no-nonsense ex-employer Hanson to stop a terrorist named Mustapha who breaks out of a maximum security military prison aboard a battleship with the help from his aide Eddy Williams a former agent-turned-mercenary armed with an unstoppable rapid-firing, multi-use machine gun whom the U.S. government wants back at any cost. Mike is forced to rely on his former partner-in-crime Pappy, and a CIA agent named Corle, to help him try to track down Eddy hoping to lead him to Mustapha before they can plan their next terrorist strike.

Who’s in it. Rapid Fire stars Joe Spinell as Hansen, Tim Abell as Mike Thompson (as Ron Waldron), Michael Wayne as Eddy Williams and Dawn Tanner as Corey Parker, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.3/10, Rapid Fire has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Rapid Fire page.

If you liked it. Fans of Rapid Fire tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.