Fueled by Roddy Piper's charisma and fast-paced direction, THE MARKED MAN is an above-average variation on Hitchcock's THE WRONG MAN (1956). True, the hero's escapades owe little to reality. But the movie carries a message about the siren call of recidivist criminality, and the script
deftly portrays the protagonist's flawed psychological makeup.
Reformed lawbreaker Frank Gibson (Roddy Piper) loses his hopes for a straight-arrow future when his fiancee is run over by a drunken motorist at Frank's gas station. In grief and vengeance, Frank punches the driver and accidentally kills him, and once again finds himself behind bars.
Determined to serve his time wit...
Released:
1996
Rated:
R
Length:
94 mins