The Rescue

1988 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime, Kidnapping, Summer

Synopsis

A group of kids venture into enemy territory in an audacious attempt to rescue their Navy Seal fathers who were captured during a failed mission in North Korea.

Scores

Overall Score
34.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
11.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
47.4%
Review Aggregate
62.6

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, action-packed, emotional. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

character-drivenaction-packedemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kevin Dillon1988$697,000$1,850,000(est)
Marc Price1988$429,000$1,139,000(est)
Ned Vaughn1988$323,000$857,000(est)
Christine Harnos1988$264,000$701,000(est)
Ian Giatti1988$226,000$600,000(est)
Charles Haid1988$199,000$528,000(est)
Edward Albert1988$179,000$474,000(est)
Timothy Carhart1988$163,000$431,000(est)
Michael Gates Phenicie1988$150,000$397,000(est)
Mel Wong1988$139,000$369,000(est)
James Cromwell1988$130,000$345,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count1
Rotten Tomatoes audience score68.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes1,428

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1988$5,855,392$15,526,936
International1988N/AN/A
Worldwide1988$5,855,392$15,526,936

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1988$2,927,696$7,763,468
Digital Rentals ?1988N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1988N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1988$11,743,000$31,139,300
Physical Purchases ?1988$6,143,000$16,289,596
TV & Streaming Revenue1988$1,405,294$3,726,465
Total Revenues1988$22,218,990$58,918,828
Expenses
Budget ?1988$14,500,000$38,450,128
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source1988$6,000,000$15,910,398
Participations1988$444,000$1,177,369
Residuals ?1988$1,382,000$3,664,695
Interest & Overhead1988$2,900,000$7,690,026
Total Expenses1988$25,226,000$66,892,616
Movie Net Profit or Loss1988$-3,007,010$-7,973,787

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