Timebomb is a 1991 sci-fi action film written and directed by Avi Nesher

Avi Nesher

Avi Nesher is an Israeli film producer, film director, screenwriter and actor.- Biography :Avi Nesher was born and raised in Ramat Gan, Israel. The child of a Romanian-born diplomat, and a mother who came from Russia. In 1965, he moved with his family to the United States...

. Starring Michael Biehn

Michael Biehn

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 (The Terminator

The Terminator

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) and Patsy Kensit

Patsy Kensit

Patricia Jude Francis "Patsy" Kensit is an English actress, singer, model and former child star, known for her television and film appearances. Her films include Lethal Weapon 2 and she has been married to rock stars Jim Kerr and Liam Gallagher, as well as herself fronting the band Eighth Wonder...

 (Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

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).

Producers originally wanted Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

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 or Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris

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 to play Kay, but Nesher saw Biehn as perfect for the role due to his performance in The Abyss

The Abyss

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. Biehn himself took a pay cut to show his dedication to the film.

Plot

Mild-mannered watchmaker

Watchmaker

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 Eddie Kay (Michael Biehn) runs into a burning building to save a trapped woman and is featured in the news as a result. Watching the news, Colonel Taylor (Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan

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) is shocked to see Eddie, whom he had assumed to be dead. A game of cat and mouse begins as Eddie, with the help of psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

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 Dr. Anna Nolmar (Patsy Kensit), tries to discover his past and why they want him dead.

Eddie and Dr. Nolmar discover that Eddie, and several other military members, were part of a secret government program to create assassins. Using various sensory deprivation and brainwashing techniques the assassins could be sent to infiltrate other organizations and facilities undetected and carry out programmed missions.

Eddie manages to capture and interroge one of the female assassins Tracy Scoggins

Tracy Scoggins

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. He then plots to confront Colonel Taylor and put an end to the assassination program once and for all.

Cast and crew

Director/Writer: Avi Nesher

Avi Nesher

Avi Nesher is an Israeli film producer, film director, screenwriter and actor.- Biography :Avi Nesher was born and raised in Ramat Gan, Israel. The child of a Romanian-born diplomat, and a mother who came from Russia. In 1965, he moved with his family to the United States...

• Michael Biehn as Eddie Kaye
• Patsy Kensit as Anna Nolmar
• Richard Jordan as Col. Taylor
• Tracy Scoggins
  Tracy Scoggins
  Tracy Dawn Scoggins is an American actress known for her roles as Cat Grant in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Monica Colby in the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty, and its spin-off series The Colbys...
  
   as Blue
• Billy Blanks
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   as Mr. Brown
• Jim Maniaci as Mr. Grey
• Robert Culp
  Robert Culp
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   as Phillips
• Raymond St. Jacques
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  as Det. Sanchez