 In 1990 , Lundgren starred in Craig R. Baxley 's sci @-@ fi thriller I Come in Peace ( also known as Dark Angel ) opposite Brian Benben , Betsy Brantley , Matthias Hues and Jay Bilas . Lundgren plays Jack Caine , a tough Houston cop with an inner sensitivity , who does not let the rules of police procedure prevent him pursuing his mission to wipe out the White Boys , a gang of white collar drug dealers who killed his partner while he was waylaid stopping a convenience store robbery . Lundgren said of his role , " What attracted me to Dark Angel is that I get to do more than just action . There 's some romance , some comedy , some drama . I actually have some clever dialogue in this one . I get to act . One author said " Universe ( 1987 ) or Dark Angel ( 1990 ) , demonstrates that nature and his [ Lundgren 's ] hairdresser have suited him perfectly to Nazi genetically engineered baddie roles . " 
