Black Moon Rising is a 1986 American science fiction action thriller film directed by Harley Cokliss, written by John Carpenter, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn, Keenan Wynn, and Richard Jaeckel.

Sam Quint (Tommy Lee Jones) is a former thief hired by the FBI to steal a computer disk which contains incriminating evidence against The Lucky Dollar Corporation of Las Vegas.

After stealing the disk, Quint is pursued by Marvin Ringer (Lee Ving), another former thief and acquaintance who works for the company.

At the same time, a prototype vehicle called the Black Moon, which can reach speeds of 325 miles per hour (523 km/h) and runs on tap water, is being tested in the desert by Earl Windom (Richard Jaeckel).

In L.A., Quint meets with FBI agent Johnson (Bubba Smith) and demands double pay and a clean passport so he can retire since he is now dealing with Ringer.

Before Quint can get to the disk, a group of auto thieves, led by Nina (Linda Hamilton), steals all of the cars in the parking lot, including the Black Moon off of its trailer.

Back at the restaurant, Quint is warned by Johnson that he will not get paid and the government's case against The Lucky Dollar will be thrown out of court unless the disk is returned within three days.

After knocking out a guard and stealing his uniform, Quint and Nina enter the chop shop and take the Black Moon.

After a brutal fistfight, Quint knocks out Ringer and takes back the disk and gives it to Johnson, allowing himself to retire.

The movie ends back at Nina's apartment, where Quint asks her if she is happy she stole the Black Moon.

"[10] Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Wilmington praised "the clean thrust of the plot, the furiously lucid action and the canny, almost stylized, minimalist performances of the actors (Jones, Hamilton, [et al.])".