Hangmen (1987) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A former protection operative is pursued because of secret intelligence, while his surviving team fights back against a renegade CIA cell.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Cost of Protection

Rob Greene responds to an assassination attempt as a security agent protecting a senator. The operation ends with Rob and his team accidentally killing innocent bystanders.

Key Events

• Senator Protection Assignment — Rob Greene serves as a security agent responsible for responding to an assassination attempt against a senator. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Senator protection operation
• Assassination Attempt — A security operation begins in response to an assassination attempt. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified operation site
• Deadly Operation — Rob and his team respond to the attempted assassination during a chaotic operation. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified operation site
• Bystander Casualties — Rob and the team accidentally kill several innocent bystanders during the operation. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified operation site
• Years Later — The story shifts several years after the deadly protection operation. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified later setting

Information Under Siege

Years later, Rob leads the secret operations team and possesses information about a renegade CIA cell. The cell targets him, forcing him to run.

Key Events

• Team Leadership — Rob becomes the leader of the secret operations team assigned to protect the senator. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Secret operations setting
• Critical Intelligence — Rob holds information about a renegade CIA cell. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Secret operations setting
• Cell Targets Greene — The renegade CIA cell targets Rob because of his information. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified setting
• Greene Goes Into Hiding — Rob runs from the renegade cell to avoid capture. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified setting

A Campaign of Revenge

The cell attempts to use Rob's estranged son as a hostage and murders people connected to Rob. The killings include former team members, Rob's ex-wife, and her new husband.

Key Events

• Hostage Strategy — The cell attempts to use Rob's estranged son as a hostage against him. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified setting
• Friend Murdered — The cell murders the estranged son's best friend during the hostage operation. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified setting
• Former Teammates Killed — Two of Rob's former team members are murdered by the renegade cell. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified setting
• Family Losses — Rob's ex-wife and her new husband are also murdered during the campaign against him. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified setting
• Surviving Team Regroups — The rest of Rob's team gets together to fight back against the cell. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified meeting setting
• Past Guilt Returns — The regrouped team includes the member responsible for the earlier bystander deaths. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified meeting setting

The Rescue Assault

Rob's surviving team regroups, while the cell kidnaps the estranged son's girlfriend and manipulates him into surrendering. Rob's team then attacks the cell's headquarters in a rescue mission.

Key Events

• Girlfriend Kidnapped — The CIA cell kidnaps the estranged son's girlfriend to pressure him. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified setting
• Forced Surrender — The cell manipulates the estranged son into surrendering to them. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified setting
• Rescue Mission Planned — Rob's team prepares to attack the cell's headquarters and rescue the captives. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Unspecified team setting
• Headquarters Assault — Rob's team attacks the headquarters of the renegade CIA cell. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Renegade CIA cell headquarters
• Rescue Operation — The headquarters assault serves as the team's rescue mission against the cell. Characters: Rob Greene Location: Renegade CIA cell headquarters

Story Breakdown

• Senator Protection — Rob begins as a security agent responding to an assassination attempt.
  • Security Assignment — Rob is responsible for protecting a United States senator.
  • Deadly Response — The operation accidentally kills several innocent bystanders.
• Years Later — The story moves forward and Rob assumes leadership of the secret operations team.
  • Team Leadership — Rob becomes leader of the team that protected the senator.
  • Buried Consequences — The earlier operation remains part of the story's history.
• Secret Information — Rob possesses information about a renegade CIA cell.
  • Critical Intelligence — Rob's knowledge makes him a target.
  • Cell Pursuit — The cell seeks Rob and the information he holds.
• Hostage Campaign — The cell attacks people connected to Rob in order to pressure him.
  • Estranged Son — The cell attempts to kidnap Rob's estranged son as a hostage.
  • Personal Murders — The cell murders the son's best friend and people from Rob's past.
• Team Regroups — Rob's surviving team comes together to fight the renegade cell.
  • Former Operatives — The regrouped force includes members of Rob's former team.
  • Past Responsibility — The team includes the member responsible for the earlier bystander deaths.
• Forced Surrender — The cell kidnaps the estranged son's girlfriend and uses her to manipulate him.
  • Girlfriend Taken — The girlfriend is kidnapped by the CIA cell.
  • Surrender Demanded — The son is manipulated into surrendering to the cell.
• Headquarters Rescue — Rob's team launches a direct assault to rescue the captives.
  • Attack Prepared — The surviving team organizes a rescue mission against the cell's headquarters.
  • Final Assault — The team attacks the headquarters of the renegade CIA cell.

Directed by

J. Christian Ingvordsen

Key Cast

• Rick Washburn — Rob Greene
• Dog Thomas — Dog Thompson
• Keith Bogart — Danny Greene
• J. Christian Ingvordsen — Bone Conn
• Sandra Bullock — Lisa Edwards