The film stars Tom Berenger and Billy Zane as snipers on an assassination mission in Panama.

Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett, Force Reconnaissance Marine, an experienced sniper, and his spotter, Cpl.

Later, Beckett is paired with an inexperienced civilian, Richard Miller, to eliminate rebel General Miguel Alvarez funded by a Colombian drug lord, Raoul Ochoa.

With nighttime approaching, Miller goes to the extraction site, but instead of boarding the helicopter, he heads to the base camp, where he kills the general with his knife.

[3] Principle filming begain in August 1991[1] at locations in Queensland, Australia[4] including Port Douglas, Paronella Park, and Kurunda.

[1] Columbia TriStar Home Video released it on VHS in August 1993,[5] LaserDisc in September 1993,[6] and on DVD in October 1998.

[10] Roger Ebert rated it 3/4 stars and wrote, "Sniper expresses a cool competence that is a pleasure to watch.

"[11] Variety called it "an expertly directed, yet ultimately unsatisfying psychological thriller" that is "undermined by underdeveloped characters and pedestrian dialogue.

"[12] Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times called it a shallow film that does not explore the themes suggested by the script and instead turns into a bloodless, macho video game.

[13] Clifford Terry of the Chicago Tribune called it a formulaic male-bonding drama that features a Hollywood odd-coupling.

[15] Stephen Wigler of The Baltimore Sun called it a "poorly written, badly directed film" that substitutes violence for sex.

[16] Marjorie Baumgarten of the Austin Chronicle rated it 3.5/5 stars and wrote, "Sniper does little that's terribly original but that which it does, it does with great competence and grace.