No Safe Haven

My review was written in September 1989 after watching the film on MCEG/Virgin video cassette.

"No Safe Haven" is an okay action pic that curiously has sat on the shelf nearly three years before headin for video stores.

Written by the husband-wife team Wings Hauser and Nancy Locke, pic toplines Hauser as a U. S. spy in Honduras who heads home for revenge when mobsters kill his mom and young brother. Teamed with sidekick Robert Tessier (bald thesp cast as a good guy for a change), he then heads back south of the border to clean up the drug lords.

Under Ronnie Rondell's direction, pic moves at a fast clip and has solid stunt scenes. Subplot involving pro football is not very interesting or germaine to the story.

Hauser is fine as the tough-guy hero, while there is some odd in-joke banter between him and Locke, who plays a Peace Corps worker in Honduras.

I always like a good revenge movie, which is why I rented "No Safe Haven", to see some good revenge. Indeed, the parts of the movie where Wings Hauser is executing his revenge are pretty good, but for some strange reason a lot of the running time is devoted to him fooling around with women and other activities that don't portray him as constantly working on his revenge plans. Also, after setting up one of the villains as a *great* bad guy (Branscombe Richmond gives a real memorable performance), the movie then forgets about him, only bringing him back a long time later for just a few minutes before completely disposing of him. Still, the movie does partially make up for that by introducing Robert Tessier's character, who is a charismatic ally of Hauser. Is the movie worth seeing? Yes, but I would recommend you only watch it when you are in an undemanding mood and can't find anything better to watch.

Wonderfully ridiculous over the top 80's revenge actionfest. It's the usual Hauser standard, rough around the edges, not well made, a bit cringy, but a lot of fun. If you're into the genre and era then it's worth a look.

No safe haven was a typical revenge action movie,Wings Hauser in my opinion is highly underrated,he's one of the rare actors who can play both a hero and a villain convincingly,and he is the best thing in this movie aside from some truly nasty deaths,i like revenge movies because most of them are quite satisfying,i.e.the death wish movies,and this film was no exception,violent and better for it,a strange bondesque pre-credit sequence which hasn't really got anything to do with the plot was the oddest thing in the film,but worth at least one viewing if you like a good old-fashioned,action-packed b-movie.

Wings Hauser and Robert Tessier provide plenty of action and Branscomb Richmond plays a memorable villain in "No Safe Haven", a revenge movie with lots to offer. You immediately know this is going to be a wild ride, when before the opening credits have rolled, you have guns blazing, cars and buses exploding, and naked babes. The sound track is very creative and adds to the excitement, along with several very humorous scenes. Everything about the film is high energy, and the movie gets real bloody, real fast. It's a treat to see Robert Tessier perfectly cast as an arms dealer, who obviously is proud of his work, and loves to demonstrate his products. There is nothing complicated about "No Safe Haven", it is simply a "B" action film that delivers the goods. - MERK