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  1. Movies
  2. Viper

Viper

1994
1h 36m
Action
Drama
TV Movie

Status

Released

Release

1994

Runtime

1h 36m

Storyline

Michael Payton, career criminal and expert driver, is injured during a heist and captured by the Metro City Police Department. MetroPol wipes Payton's memory and he is reborn as Joe Astor, MetroPol officer on the Viper Project. Astor is the only driver capable of handling the top-secret muscle car that transforms into an armored machine known as "The Defender." TV movie that preceded the 1994 TV series of the same name.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Jan 2, 1994
Languages
English
Director
Danny Bilson

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

James McCaffrey

James McCaffrey

Michael Payton / Joe Astor

Dorian Harewood

Dorian Harewood

Julian Wilkes

Joe Nipote

Joe Nipote

Franklin 'Frankie' X. Waters

Sydney Walsh

Sydney Walsh

Elizabeth Huston

Lee Chamberlin

Lee Chamberlin

Commander Delia Thorne

Jon Polito

Jon Polito

Councilman Strand

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