# Inferno (1999)

> A suicidal veteran finds a brutal second wind when a desert town's thugs give him a reason to fight back.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5952

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Action, Drama, Romance
- Director: John G. Avildsen
- Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Pat Morita, Danny Trejo, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Larry Drake, Vincent Schiavelli, David "Shark" Fralick, Silas Weir Mitchell
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139151/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, witty, bleak, late night action movie, 1990s genre marathon

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