The Dallas Connection
A secret agent escorts a scientist toward a Dallas arms-removal convention while a seductive assassin network hunts them for control of a revolutionary satellite system.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- campy
- sensational
- erotic
- late night movie marathon
- cult film screening
What critics said
Critics and viewers largely regard the film as a poorly acted, weakly written, uneven but occasionally entertaining low-budget action sequel.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film combines secret-agent violence, femme-fatale assassins, erotic imagery, and sensational explosions.
Special Agent Samantha Maxx is assigned to protect scientist Antonio Morales from Black Widow's assassins.
The IWAR satellite system and its computer technology motivate the scientists' murders and the protection mission.
Its 1990s production context, low-budget action construction, and pulp spy premise align with direct-to-video exploitation cinema.
Films like The Dallas Connection, and why
Fit to Kill
low-budget spy action, exaggerated assassins, eroticized pulp tone, and campy entertainment
Enemy Gold
similar Sidaris-style secret-agent action, femme-fatale villains, explosions, and exploitation aesthetics
Hard Hunted
campy espionage thriller built around assassins, sexualized spectacle, and low-budget action set pieces
Movie Details
- Director
- Christian Drew Sidaris
- Release Date
- 1994-10-02
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 4.2 / 10 (53)
Cast
- Bruce Penhall
- Mark Barriere
- Julie Strain
- Rodrigo Obregón
- Samantha Phillips
- Julie K. Smith
- Wendy Hamilton
- Gerald Okamura
- Roland Marcus
- Cassidy Phillips
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Night Flight Plus, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Dallas Connection about?
- A secret agent escorts a scientist toward a Dallas arms-removal convention while a seductive assassin network hunts them for control of a revolutionary satellite system.
- What is The Dallas Connection like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Dallas Connection as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Dallas Connection violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Dallas Connection as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Dallas Connection?
- Critics and viewers largely regard the film as a poorly acted, weakly written, uneven but occasionally entertaining low-budget action sequel.
- Which films are like The Dallas Connection?
- Films with a similar feel include Fit to Kill, Enemy Gold, and Hard Hunted.
- How long is The Dallas Connection?
- The Dallas Connection runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Dallas Connection?
- In United States, The Dallas Connection streams on Night Flight Plus, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel.
