Red Line (1996 film)
Red Line is a 1996 American action film directed by John Sjogren and written by him, Rolfe Kanefsky, and Scott Ziehl. It stars Chad McQueen, Dom DeLuise, Michael Madsen, Roxana Zal, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Corey Feldman. The film also includes small roles and cameos by Julie Strain, Robert Z'Dar, Chuck Zito, Joe Estevez, and Ron Jeremy.
Immediately prior to filming, Jan-Michael Vincent was in a severe car accident that left his face badly scarred. He can be seen still wearing his hospital ID wrist bracelet in the movie.
Plot
Jim works as a car mechanic with Jerry on a car for Keller which turns out to be bulletproof. One night while Keller and his gang buy champagne from a convenience store, Jim arrives using Keller's car robs the convenience store. However, as Jim was about to flee in Keller's car a police car arrives. The officer aims his gun at Jim demanding him to get out the car and opens fire on him. But the bullets are not effective on the windshield and Jim taunts the officer and drives away. Another police car attempts to corner him, but he easily overtakes it and escapes. The next day Jim is then confronted by Keller and his gang about the incident the night before. They order him to bring the bulletproof car to his house. After Keller and his gang left, Jerry lectures him as he was about to deliver Keller's car. While on the way, Jim stops at a car wash where he meets Gem and she's being led away by her boyfriend. Jim finally arrives at Keller's house and hands Keller the keys of his car and orders him to get the Ferrari 328 GTS from a couple in the mountains.The next day Jim arrives at the couple's house to see the place is guarded. He sneaks through the fence and finds the Ferrari, which Keller needs to bring. The couple enters the garage having a romance as Jim was about to start the car. But he scares them away by opening the garage gate and drives the car. One of the guards spots him and gives chase on their Porsche. But they crashed into the sea while trying to overtake a car. Jim returns to the car-wash where Gem meets him. Gem was amazed to see the car, and immediately leaves when her boyfriend arrives. Jim then returns to Keller's house and hands him the keys to the Ferrari where they have a talk and orders him to get the Corvette. Jim arrives at a police impound lot where he repairs his car which he used to robbed a bank earlier. He sneaks through the lot while the mechanic repairs the car and a couple orders him to get their black Porsche. Jim finds a blue Corvette and examines the color. He spots another one behind the couples' black Porsche which is covered in dust and examines its engine, which is still working. But it's cut short and he returns to the counter when the mechanic returns with his car now repaired. Jim leaves his car behind in a parking lot slot. He hops in another car and drives it into the impound slot. He then destroys the black Porsche, hops in the dust covered Corvette and returns to the car wash to clean it. Jim asks the car wash employee where Gem is. He tells him she's in the convenience store.
He finds her being abused by her boyfriend, stops him from hurting her and demands him to let her go. Jim beats him and jumps into the Corvette with Gem on board and escapes the police. They stop in an alley and have a romance at the hotel. Meanwhile, Keller contacts his men to find Jim and the Corvette. He contacts Jim about it. Jim and Gem hide it in the marina where her friend Crystal lives. Jim contacts Keller, who then tells him one of his men are on the way for him. He then arrives in a parking lot and finds the dark green Mustang and hops in it. One of Keller's men was sent by Keller to find Jim. He does, gives chase and is killed when his car crashes into another one, rupturing the fuel tank and bursting into flames. Jim picks up Gem and arrives at Mr. Lawrence's house where Jim confronts him and escapes his men with Gem through the cemetery. They spent a night in a motel and Jim contacts Mr. Lawrence. Gem then goes to a bar, where she's then confronted by her former boyfriend. He attempts to take her with him, but she beats him with a bottle and apologizes to the bartender. Meanwhile, Jim is then contacted by Keller and flees with Tony followed from behind. Jim returns to the marina to find the Corvette and leaves the Camaro behind. Tony waits behind.
Jim finds the Corvette in a boat and pulls the boat to shore. He drives the Corvette to find Gem. He's then ambushed by Tony, but he knocks him out. Jim finds Gem carrying a bag full of money, and picks her up. Tony recovers, gives chase and injures Gem in the arm. He tries forcing Jim to let Gem out of the Corvette. Tony chases them through the streets, avoiding cars and trucks on their path, until he crashes his car into another one, and is killed. Jim crashes the Corvette into the parking lot wall when a girl riding on a bike manages to get on his path, wrecking the Corvette in the process. Gem sees this, and is shocked. She was waiting for him beside a container truck, wondering what happened to him. Jim wasn't harmed in the crash, due the Corvette's airbag. He hears chimes noises coming from the steering wheel and picks it. He climbs out of the burning Corvette just as it's about to explode. Jim finds Gem and shows her what he found in the Corvette before it exploded. It was diamonds, and she's happy he found them. Jim then calls for help, puts the burning Corvette out and brings it to Keller, who just captured Crystal. He tries to tell her where Jim is. But she flees after Keller is forced to set her free when Mr. Lawrence and his men confront him about the diamonds. As they're about to kill him and his guards, a car mechanic, who responded to Jim's call, arrives and shows Keller the burned Corvette and reads Jim's message to them apologizing for the Corvette being destroyed by the girl of the bike. But Keller orders him to leave. He does, taking the burned Corvette to fix it. Then Keller, his guards, Mr. Lawrence and his men fire their guns at each other. It's unknown if they've been killed or are still alive. Meanwhile, Jim and Gem board a bus and leave town and Gem asked Jim, what happened to Keller and he doesn't know.