Bounty Tracker

Bounty Tracker

Year: 1993

Runtime: 86 mins

Language: English

Director: Kurt Anderson

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After a team of hitmen kills a tax consulting firm’s staff, only Paul Damone escapes. Unaware that his partner laundered money for gangster Louis Sarazin and is the chief witness, Paul is targeted. His brother Johnny, a Boston bounty tracker, arrives to protect Paul and his wife, but the killers strike again, sending Johnny on a revenge‑driven quest.

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Timeline – Bounty Tracker (1993)

Trace every key event in Bounty Tracker (1993) with our detailed, chronological timeline. Perfect for unpacking nonlinear stories, spotting hidden connections, and understanding how each scene builds toward the film’s climax. Whether you're revisiting or decoding for the first time, this timeline gives you the full picture.

1

Johnny captures Harold Kingston in a Boston bar

Johnny confronts and defeats Harold Kingston in a Boston bar to claim a $50,000 police bounty. The capture marks the start of Johnny's determined pursuit of the criminals responsible for the escalating violence.

Boston bar
2

Massacre at the Tax Office

Gunmen storm a Tax office and kill everyone except Paul Damone, who escapes. Paul is revealed as a key witness who could put the gangsters behind bars, raising the stakes for Johnny.

Tax office
3

Paul and Isabelle murdered

Johnny visits Paul at his home but cannot prevent the attackers from killing Paul and his wife Isabelle. The double murder drives Johnny to intensify his quest against the gang.

Paul Damone's home
4

Johnny seeks police support but hits a wall

Johnny wants police help to take Gauss down, but the case is deemed too sensitive for authorities. This pushes Johnny to operate outside the system and pursue Gauss on his own.

5

Jewels brokers Sarazin's release

Jewels, the gang's lawyer, arranges the release of the outlaw Sarazin by negotiating a million-dollar diamond payout. The deal links Gauss's gang to a high-stakes international crime operation.

Jail
6

Johnny tracks Gauss via Alberto Manuel

Johnny recognizes a tattoo of a knife and a snake from the massacre, leading him to investigate tattoo parlors and eventually a wheelchair-bound man, Alberto Manuel. This clue pulls him deeper into Gauss's network.

Tattoo parlors and Manuel's residence
7

Dojo confrontation and Johnny wounded

At Manuel's place Johnny questions locals and discovers a photograph of Paso Dyak martial arts. He goes to a Paso Dyak Dojo, where Gauss is tipped off by the Master; a fight breaks out, Johnny defeats the students and Master Kuto, and is wounded.

Paso Dyak Dojo
8

Escape from custody

Jewels tries to shoot Johnny while he is bandaging his wounds, but Johnny escapes. He is briefly taken into custody by the cops, who interrogate him and then release him.

Police custody
9

Manuel killed; Tony learns Gauss's name

Jewels informs Gauss about Alberto Manuel, who is killed by Gauss after questioning. Manuel's student Tony arrives and hears Manuel cry Gauss before dying, confirming Gauss's leadership.

Manuel's residence
10

Tony and Johnny team up; Gauss's hideout clue

Tony rounds up a few friends to take down Johnny, but Johnny convinces them that he too wants Gauss stopped. Johnny goes to a bar to question locals, is beaten, then rescued by Tony, and together they locate Gauss's hideout.

Bar; Gauss's hideout
11

Sarazin visits Gauss

Sarazin is released from jail and visits Gauss, signaling a renewed alliance and a broader criminal operation. The encounter foreshadows the final confrontation.

Gauss's lair
12

Final pursuit and junkyard showdown

Tiny, Tony's friend, hides in the trunk of Sarazin's car as Johnny tails them from a distance. They reach a junkyard where Jewels and Gauss accept the diamonds; Gauss and Jewels kill Sarazin and his driver, but Johnny arrives, kills Gauss and Jewels, and frees Tiny.

Junkyard
13

Farewell and closure

Johnny places flowers on Paul and Isabelle's graves and says goodbye to Tony and Tiny. The film closes with Johnny bearing the cost of his violent crusade and honoring those lost.

Paul and Isabelle's graves

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