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"Your body is 93% water... no one is safe."

1992

1h 25m

5.2(97 votes)

Action

Thriller

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invisible" liquid explosive which is activated within the human body.

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Production Companies

New Line Cinema

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Danny O'Neill

Ron Silver

Ron Silver

Frank Traveres

Ben Cross

Ben Cross

Mikhail Rashid

Lisa Eilbacher

Lisa Eilbacher

Terry O'Neill

Michael J. Shea

Lemonade Clown

Tony Plana

Tony Plana

Al-Red

Al Waxman

Al Waxman

James Garvey

Brent Jennings

Brent Jennings

Shane Rogers

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall

Senator Thyme

Michael St. Gerard

Michael St. Gerard

Ben

Creative team

Directed by: Christian Duguay
Written by: Bart Baker
Produced by: Suzanne Todd
David Willis

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