Never Too Young to Die (1986)
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- R
- 1h 37min
- Action, Adventure
- 17 Jul 1986 (West Germany)
- Movie
After a top-secret agent is murdered, his estranged son, a high-school gymnast, teams up with his dad's attractive female partner to stop the psychopathic hermaphroditic gang leader who killed him and now plans a major terrorist attack.
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| John Stamos | ... |
Lance Stargrove
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| Vanity | ... |
Danja Deering
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| Gene Simmons | ... |
Velvet Von Ragnar / Carruthers
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| George Lazenby | ... |
Drew Stargrove
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| Peter Kwong | ... |
Cliff
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Ed Brock | ... |
Pyramid
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| John Anderson | ... |
Arliss
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| Robert Englund | ... |
Riley
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| Tara Buckman | ... |
Sacrificed Punkette
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| Curtis Taylor | ... |
Barton
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Jon Greene | ... |
Coach Madsen
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| Tim Colceri | ... |
Grady
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John Miranda | ... |
Mr. Wilder
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| Patrick Wright | ... |
Exploding Biker
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| Art Payton | ... |
Minister
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| Gary Kasper | ... |
Wrestler
(as Gary F. Kasper)
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Ivar Mireles | ... |
Waitress
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| Randy Hall | ... |
Minkie
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| Branscombe Richmond | ... |
Minkie's Partner
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Larry Leverett | ... |
Scarred man in dune costume (uncredited)
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Viva Sex | ... |
Gene Simmons Transvestite Band (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Gil Bettman | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Steven Paul | ... | (story by) |
| Steven Paul | ... | (screenplay by) and |
| Anthony Foutz | ... | (screenplay by) (as Anton Fritz) |
Produced by
| Vikki Hansen | ... | assistant producer |
| Dorothy Koster Paul | ... | executive producer (as Dorothy Koster-Paul) |
| Hank Paul | ... | executive producer |
| Steven Paul | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Michael Kingsley | ... | (original score composed by) |
| Iren Koster | ... | (original score composed by) |
| Ralph Lane | ... | (original score composed by) |
| Lennie Niehaus | ... | (original score composed by) |
| Chip Taylor | ... | (original score composed by) |
Cinematography by
| David Worth | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Ned Humphreys | ... | (edited by) |
| Paul Seydor | ... | (edited by) |
| Lee Dragu | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Billy Abbot | ... | additional editor |
| Carole Kravetz Aykanian | ... | assistant editor (as Carole Kravetz) |
| Margaret Carlton | ... | first assistant editor (as Margaret Bentley) |
| Hubert de La Bouillerie | ... | additional editor (as Hubert de la Bouillerie) |
| Lee Dragu | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Allan Gelbart | ... | first assistant editor |
| Debbie Goldsmith | ... | apprentice editor (as Deborah Goldsmith) |
| Danford B. Greene | ... | additional editor (as Danford Greene) |
| Linn Harter | ... | apprentice editor |
| Carol Hogan | ... | first assistant editor |
| Tom Merchant | ... | first assistant editor |
| Fernando Monge | ... | apprentice editor |
Casting By
| Dorothy Koster Paul | ... | (casting by) (as Dorothy Koster-Paul) |
Production Design by
| Dale Allan Pelton | ... | (as Dale Allen Pelton) |
Art Direction by
| Dean Tschetter | ||
Set Decoration by
| Deborah Evans | ... | (as Deborah K. Evans) |
| Carol Westcott | ||
| Sid Kramer | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Fred Long | ||
Makeup Department
| N. Kristine Chadwick | ... | hair stylist |
| Deborah Figuly | ... | makeup artist |
| Mari Fix | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Lynnore R. Goldfarb | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Christopher Keene | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Julie Ann Pierce | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Susan Price | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Michael Spatola | ... | makeup artist (as Mike Spatola) / special makeup designer |
| Cinzia Zanetti | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Michele Ader | ... | unit production manager |
| Eric M. Breiman | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Thom Anable | ... | first assistant director |
| Karen Gaviola | ... | second assistant director (as Karen Z. Gaviola) |
| Fred Wardell | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Charles Adelman | ... | set dresser |
| Dave Cummings | ... | swing gang |
| Michael D'Imperio | ... | assistant props (as Michael Dimperio) |
| Michael Dreibert | ... | swing gang |
| Ryan Effner | ... | swing gang |
| Louise Gregg | ... | painter |
| Sid Kramer | ... | assistant props |
| John R. Kremer | ... | swing gang |
| Scott MacCaughern | ... | assistant props |
| Roy 'Bucky' Moore | ... | property master |
| Craig Newhouse | ... | swing gang |
| Michael Ogle | ... | swing gang |
| Michelle Ounce | ... | painter |
| Jack Pelton | ... | construction foreman |
| Phoebe Schmidt | ... | set dresser |
| Michele Starbuck | ... | assistant art director (as Michelle Starbuck) |
| Frank Toth | ... | assistant props |
| Tim Trimble | ... | scenic artist |
| Carol Westcott | ... | art director: second unit |
| Veronica Williams | ... | assistant props |
Sound Department
| Richard Beggs | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Mark Berger | ... | supervising re-recording mixer |
| Warren Chadwick | ... | sound editor |
| Gail Clark Burch | ... | adr editor (as Gail Clark) |
| Keith Critchlow | ... | sound editor |
| Dennis Dietz | ... | sound editor |
| Cynthia Dittman | ... | boom operator (as Cynthia Ditman) |
| Dan Finnerty | ... | sound editor |
| Beau Franklin | ... | boom operator |
| Ellen Heuer | ... | foley artist |
| Edwin Hirsch | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Victor B. Lackey | ... | sound editor (as Victor Lackey) |
| Charles McCann | ... | sound editor (as Charles W. McCann) |
| David Parker | ... | re-recording mixer (as Dave Parker) |
| Don Parker | ... | sound mixer |
| Allan R. Potter | ... | sound editor (as Allan Potter) |
| Richard Raderman | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Tom Ruff | ... | adr mixer |
| Edwin J. Somers Jr. | ... | sound mixer (as Edwin J. Somer) |
| Rich Taylor | ... | sound editor |
| Don Weinman | ... | sound editor (as Donald Weinman) |
Special Effects by
| Gary Crawford | ... | special effects assistant / special effects: second unit |
| Roger George | ... | special effects |
| Lise Romanoff | ... | special effects assistant |
Stunts
| Daniel W. Barringer | ... | stunts (as Dan Barringer) |
| Christine Anne Baur | ... | stunts (as Christine Baur) |
| Shelley S. Boyle | ... | stunts (as Shelly Boyle) |
| Charlie Brewer | ... | stunts |
| Geoff Brewer | ... | stunts |
| Thomas Bruggemann | ... | stunts |
| Doug Coleman | ... | stunts |
| Scott Alan Cook | ... | stunts (as Scott Cook) |
| David D. Darling | ... | stunts (as David Darling) |
| Michael Dreibert | ... | stunt double (as Robert Englund) |
| David Efron | ... | stunts (as Dave Effron) |
| Tom Elliott | ... | stunts (as Thomas Elliott) |
| Robert Ellis | ... | stunts |
| Andy Epper | ... | stunts (as Andrew Epper) |
| Jon Epperson | ... | stunts |
| Norman Epperson | ... | stunts |
| Debbie Evans | ... | stunt double: Vanity / stunts |
| Tim Gilbert | ... | stunts |
| Andy Gill | ... | stunts |
| Randy Hall | ... | stunts |
| Andy Hill | ... | stunts |
| Terry Jackson | ... | stunts |
| Al Jones | ... | stunts (as Alton Jones) |
| Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw | ... | stunts (as Tracy Lyn Keehn) |
| Maria R. Kelly | ... | stunts (as Maria Kelly) |
| Joel Kramer | ... | stunts |
| Lane Leavitt | ... | stunts |
| Billy D. Lucas | ... | stunts (as Billy Lucas) |
| Mike H. McGaughy | ... | stunts (as Mike McGaughy) |
| Gary McLarty | ... | stunts |
| Pat J. McNamara | ... | stunts (as Patrick Mcnamara) |
| Alex Milliman | ... | stunts |
| Faith Minton | ... | stunts |
| Brad Orrison | ... | stunts (as Brad Orison) |
| Denney Pierce | ... | stunts (as Denny Pierce) |
| Branscombe Richmond | ... | stunts |
| Kerry Rossall | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Rick Seaman | ... | stunts |
| Raymond Smith | ... | stunts |
| Russell Solberg | ... | stunts |
| Frank James Sparks | ... | stunts (as Frank Sparks) |
| Joe Stone | ... | stunts |
| Frank Toth | ... | stunts |
| Randy Vantine | ... | stunts |
| Harry Warchuk | ... | stunts |
| Jim Wilkey | ... | stunts (as James Willey) |
| Harry Wowchuk | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Wayne Baker | ... | assistant camera |
| John Bertram | ... | electrician |
| Josh Bleibtreu | ... | second assistant camera |
| David Bodin | ... | dolly grip |
| Burt L. Brehaut | ... | electrician |
| Tim Collins | ... | grip (as Timothy P. Collins) |
| Mark Davison | ... | first assistant camera: second unit / second assistant camera |
| Dave De Carlo | ... | grip (as Dave DeCarlo) |
| Richard Fezzey | ... | electrician |
| Richard Foreman Jr. | ... | still photographer (as Richard Foreman) |
| Gene Guck | ... | gaffer |
| Paddy Kean | ... | second assistant camera |
| Chris Lanieri | ... | rigging gaffer (as Christopher Lanieri) |
| Charles Mason | ... | electrician |
| Josh Morton | ... | camera operator |
| Jeffrey T. Phillip | ... | electrician |
| Douglas Ryan | ... | camera operator (as Doug Ryan) / director of photography: second unit (as Doug Ryan) |
| Bradford Scott | ... | dolly grip |
| Derrick Scott | ... | camera operator: second unit / first assistant camera |
| Dylan Shephard | ... | key grip |
| Neal Sheridan | ... | best boy grip |
| Mary Weikert | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Dorothy Amos | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Roger Braxten | ... | wardrobe: men |
| Beverly Val-Brown | ... | wardrobe: women |
Location Management
| Pamela Morrow | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| John Cevetello | ... | music mixer / music recordist |
| Donald Harris | ... | music editor (as Don Harris) |
| Michael Mason | ... | music mixer / music recordist |
| Robby Weaver | ... | music mixer / music recordist |
Script and Continuity Department
| Connie Papineau | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Bob Ellis | ... | transportation coordinator (as Robert Ellis) |
Additional Crew
| Allan Austin | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Jean A. Autrey | ... | production accountant |
| Jim Beinke | ... | special motorcycle designer |
| Dick Brooks | ... | unit publicist |
| Martha Cronin | ... | production accountant |
| Anthony Di Salvo | ... | production assistant (as Anthony D. Salvo) |
| Tony DiSalvo | ... | production assistant |
| Lynnda Donelson | ... | nurse (as Lynnda M. Donelson) |
| Cathy Dwyer | ... | production assistant |
| Mari Fennell | ... | security officer |
| David Green | ... | production assistant |
| Jon Greene | ... | security advisor |
| Robert Huerta | ... | production assistant |
| Cass Hynes | ... | security officer |
| Joseph Inga | ... | production financial consultant |
| Cheri Jacobs | ... | production coordinator |
| Soren Jensen | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Carole Lynn | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Audra Marie | ... | double: Danja Deering |
| Kathleen Mattson | ... | production secretary |
| Hector Mendoza | ... | craft service |
| Kat Meyer | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Danya Nordenstrom | ... | security officer |
| Carlos Raymond | ... | double: Lance Stargrove |
| Kerry Rossall | ... | stand-in |
| Michael Rutigliano | ... | production associate (as Michael J. Rutigliano) |
| Robert Schelter | ... | production assistant |
| Kelly Sullivan | ... | production coordinator |
| David E. Van Houten | ... | publicity designer |
| Kurt Wachter | ... | security services |
| Patrick Wright | ... | set producer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paul Entertainment (1986) (United States) (theatrical)
- J&M Entertainment (1986) (Non-US) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1986) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Embassy Home Entertainment Australia (1986) (Australia) (video)
- Scotia-Cannon (1986) (West Germany) (theatrical) (as SD Scotia Deutschland)
- Charter Entertainment (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1987) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Embassy Home Video (1987) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (as Embassy Home Entertainment)
- Europafilm AS (1987) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Esselte CIC Video (1987) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Transmundo Films (1987) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Transmundo Home Video (THV) (1987) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Videosonic (1989) (Greece) (VHS)
- KSM (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Europa-Filmverleih AG (Norway)
- Mundial Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Filmtrucks (location services)
- Marcos Catering (catering)
- Pacific Title (titles and opticals)
- Saul Zaentz Film Center (dubbing)
- Sets L.A. (set construction)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Velvet Von Ragner is a powerful murderous psychopathic gang leader, but also a transgender person who prides himself on being both a man and a woman. He's holding a gang rally where he announces his plans to poison the water supply and pipeline of a major US city. However, top US secret agent and double-O counterpart Drew Stargrove steals a key component he needs to pull this off. After an action packed shoot out, Stargrove is surrounded and although he puts up a good fight, he's eventually killed by Von Ragner. However, the component is not on him. Meanwhile, his estranged son Lance, a talented high-school gymnast, receives word of his father's death. As part of their denial protocol, the government claims that he's been killed in a car accident, which Lance doesn't buy. Lance notices that part of his inheritance is a farm he never knew his father had, so he goes there to check it out. The only person living there turns out to be Danja Deering, a beautiful female spy who worked with Drew in more ways than one. Two of Von Ragner's henchmen arrive thinking that she has the component and assault her. Lance arrives just in the nick of time and helps her defeat them, although his barn blows up in the process. Danja explains the situation to him and they agree to team up and stop Von Ragner. However, Von Ragner has plenty of insanely loyal, buffed and well armed psychopathic henchmen, he's a master of disguises and he doesn't stray away from murder or sexual assault, so they'll have their work cut out for them. Both sides have their own tech experts to assist them in their quest--Velvet Von Ragner has nerdy Riley and Lance has his Asian-American roommate and tech genius Cliff, who comes up with one of the most original weapons ever seen on film. |
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| Taglines | Stargrove: the new American hero. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $46,500, 18 Jun 1986 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The movie was intended as the starting point for a "Son of Bond"-type film series. It not only bombed at the box-office, but was shunned by its own co-star, Gene Simmons. Years later, when a fan recognized him as "Velvet Von Ragnar", Simmons exclaimed "Don't tell me you SAW that thing!" See more » |
| Goofs | When Ragnar hurls young Stargrove over the top rail of the dam, one can see the attached safety cable keeping the stunt double from plummeting to his death. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Russian Terminator, Ninja Vengeance, and Never Too Young to Die (2013). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Stay and Burn See more » |
| Quotes |
Velvet Von Ragnar:
I've figured out how to access their computers to re-channel radioactive waste so it goes from Diablo Canyon... into their *drinking water*. [Ragnar's henchmen look at each other in confusion] Velvet Von Ragnar: Poison the water supply! [shouts] Velvet Von Ragnar: I'm gonna poison their water supply! For gold! For ransom! For jewels! For money! [laughs maniacally] See more » |