Eriq La Salle, born in 1962, is an American actor known for his compelling performances in various genres. In Cut and Run (1985), he plays a key role that highlights his ability to navigate the gritty landscape of exploitation cinema. This film, marked by its raw energy and intense narrative, showcases La Salle's early contributions to cult films. His work in Cut and Run reflects the bold storytelling and aesthetic of the mid-1980s grindhouse movement, cementing his place in the annals of genre cinema.
Cut and Run
A cameraman and a reporter head into the jungle searching for the missing son of a TV producer hoping to find a big story. What they get caught up in is a drug war which threatens to take their own lives. In the jungles of Latin America wields brutal drug baron El Phantasm, he is the U.S. Army officer, who was considered dead. TV reporter Fran Hudson’d like to do an interview with this man, and together with his faithful operator Mark flies directly in the heart of the “green hell”, where El Phantasm hands wild natives dealt with its yesterday’s accomplices.