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."