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Where was Shoot to Kill filmed?

1988 film, directed by Roger Spottiswoode.

  • Vancouver

The story is set in Seattle, about 120 miles (193 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Seattle; San Francisco
Filmed in
Vancouver
Distance
About 120 miles (193 km) between Seattle and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 794 miles (1,278 km) between San Francisco and the nearest filming location.
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About Shoot to Kill

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Released
1988
Director
Roger Spottiswoode
Cast
Sidney PoitierTom BerengerKirstie AlleyClancy BrownRichard MasurAndrew RobinsonMilton SelzerJanet RotblattKevin McNultyFrederick Coffin
Genre
ActionAdventureBuddy CopCrimeThriller

In San Francisco, a man is discovered breaking into his own jewelry store.

During a standoff at the jeweler's home, the extortionist shoots the family's maid and demands that he be allowed to bring the jeweler's wife to the docks.

After crossing a treacherous gorge, Stantin and Knox make camp and discover the bodies of the slain fishermen in a stream.

Famous lines from Shoot to Kill

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  • Oooh, shit!Warren
  • Son of a bitch!Warren
  • Every damn day!Jonathan
  • Every damn day.Warren
  • What did you say?Jonathan

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