In the final act ("Vengeance and Liberation"): Grief drives Malone to infiltrate Delaney's fortified compound. He systematically eliminates the terrorist network, confronts Delaney, destroys the facility, and discards his former identity.

Malone (1987) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Malone
Genre: action, thriller
Released: 1987
Rating: 6

Plot Analysis Summary

A disillusioned CIA assassin seeks peace in rural Oregon but is forced into a violent confrontation with a white nationalist terrorist leader.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

Exile in the Valley

Town Under Siege

Betrayal and Wounds

Rekindled Romance and Loss

Vengeance and Liberation

Erstwhile C.I.A. assassin Richard Malone hopes for a tranquil retirement in the placid Pacific Northwest, but what he gets is a rumble with a right-wing extremist plotting a secret revolution.

Directed by

Harley Cokeliss

Key Cast

Burt Reynolds — Richard Malone
Cliff Robertson — Charles Delaney
Cynthia Gibb — Jo Barlow
Kenneth McMillan — Hawkins
Scott Wilson — Paul Barlow

Rating: 6/10 (77 votes)