Detonator (1993) (TV) Death Train (original title)

Director:

David Jackson

Writer (WGA):

David Jackson (written by)

Release Date:

14 April 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

The mission is impossible. The consequences deadly.

Plot:

A German Scientist has aided an ex Soviet general in constructing a nuclear weapon which is now in the...

Plot Keywords:

Train | Mercenary | General | Soviet | Europe

Cast

Pierce Brosnan	...	Michael 'Mike' Graham
Patrick Stewart	...	Malcolm Philpott
Alexandra Paul	...	Sabrina Carver
Ted Levine	...	Alex Tierney
Christopher Lee	...	General Konstantin Benin
John Abineri	...	Dr. Karl Leitzig
Nic D'Avirro	...	Major Gennadi Rodenko
Clarke Peters	...	C.W. Whitlock, Ph.D.
Andreas Jung	...	Lieutenant Sergei Kolchinsky (as Andreas Sportelli)
Ron Berglas	...	Roger Flint
Vili Matula	...	Sigi
Lorrie Marlow	...	Yolanda Sanchez
Terrence Hardiman	...	German Commander - Captain Wolf
Bill Leadbitter	...	Rosie
Daniel Stewart	...	Tretyak
Scott Garrison	...	Brent
Helen Miya	...	Camille Yamamura
Zvonimir Zoricic	...	Dispatcher
Jay Benedict	...	Halloran, G.N.N. Editor
Darko Milas	...	Sgt. Kuznetsov
Borut Veselko	...	Engineer
Jozef Roposa	...	Ernest
Matjaz Turk	...	Italian Doctor
Vida Jerman	...	German Doctor
Niko Gorsic	...	Yard Superintendent
Mate Ujevic	...	Italian Foreman
Brane Gruber	...	Hostage
Ranko Zidaric	...	Pilot
Branko Menicanin	...	Video Technician
Gordana Vnuk	...	Italian Reporter
Damir Saban	...	Hospital Guard
Bill Bailey	...	G.N.N. Newscaster
Janna Jackson	...	G.N.N. Newscaster
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David de Keyser	...	Dr.Karl Leitzig (voice)
Tone Gogala	...	Hostage (uncredited)

Directed by
David Jackson		(as David S. Jackson)

Writing credits (WGA)
David Jackson		(written by) (as David S. Jackson)

Produced by
Peter Snell	....	producer

Original Music by
Trevor Jones

Cinematography by
Timothy Eaton		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Eric Boyd-Perkins
Peter Musgrave

Production Design by
Martyn Hebert

Art Direction by
Nenad Pecur
Julie Sheppard

Makeup Department
Ana Bulajic-Crcek	....	makeup artist (as Ana Bulajic)
Tommie Manderson	....	makeup supervisor
Halid Redzebasic	....	makeup artist
Stefanija Roso	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Boris Dmitrovic	....	production supervisor
Dragan Josipovic	....	production manager
Stuart Lyons	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barry Langley	....	first assistant director
Zdravko Madzarevic	....	second assistant director
Goran Pavletic	....	third assistant director
Zoran Sudar	....	first assistant director
Paul Weston	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Dominik Baltic	....	construction
Rade Basta	....	production buyer
John Campbell	....	painter
Roger W. Deer	....	storyboard artist (as Roger Deer)
Gillie Delap	....	production buyer
Emma Harrison	....	storyboard artist
Marko Lasic	....	production buyer
Mladen Ozbolt	....	set dresser
Mile Petrovic	....	painter
John Rose	....	storyboard artist
Boris Tadej	....	assistant art director
Ivica Trpcic	....	construction coordinator
Ivan Ujevic	....	prop master

Sound Department
Dubravko Bozic	....	boom operator
Geoff R. Brown	....	sound assistant
Hermione Byrt	....	dialogue assistant
Michael A. Carter	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Mike Carter)
Leslie Hodgson	....	supervising adr editor (as Les Hodgson)
Mike Hopkins	....	foley editor (as Michael Hopkins)
Paul Hulme	....	sound mixing engineer
Paul Hulme	....	sound recording engineer
Louis Kramer	....	sound recordist
Vernon Messenger	....	dialogue editor
Peter Musgrave	....	supervising sound editor
John Poyner	....	sound editor
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer: Los Angeles
Otto Snel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lionel Strutt	....	adr mixer: London
Stjepan Suskovic	....	boom operator
Kevin Tayler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sandy Buchanan	....	post-production sound assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Kevin Draycott	....	special effects technician
Peter Hutchinson	....	special effects supervisor
Marijan Karoglan	....	special effects
Drago Poldrugac	....	pyrotechnician
Andrew Smith	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Nigel Nixon	....	model technician
Robbie Scott	....	model technician
Roy Scott	....	model effects supervisor

Stunts
Gerry Crampton	....	stuntman
Domagoj Vukusic	....	stunt coordinator
Paul Weston	....	stunt coordinator
Aldo Toncic	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Allwork	....	aerial photographer
Graham Attwood	....	still photographer
Zoran Drakulic	....	focus puller
Damir Kelemincic	....	still photographer
Brian King	....	video engineer
Denis Kingston	....	Steadicam operator
Jura Kostic	....	camera assistant (as Juraj Kostic)
Dragutin Ljubic	....	key grip
Vlado Loncaric	....	camera assistant
Goran Mecava	....	camera operator
Zoran Mikincic	....	focus puller
Ranko Mitic	....	focus puller
Ivica Rajkovic	....	camera operator
Roman Rogulja	....	focus puller
Vladimir Ruzic	....	gaffer (as Vlado Ruzic)
Dubravko Topol	....	best boy
Kelly Waldman	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Sharon Bialy	....	casting: USA
Kate Day	....	casting: UK
Rebecca Howard	....	casting: UK
Debi Manwiller	....	casting: USA
Richard Pagano	....	casting: USA
Gordana Vnuk	....	casting: Zagreb

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ruta Knezevic	....	costume supervisor
Tiny Nicholls	....	costume supervisor
Franjo Simek	....	wardrobe master
Juraj Skuzin	....	wardrobe assistant (as Jura Skuzin)
Marija Skuzin	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Brian King	....	editor: video
William Parnell	....	first assistant editor
Dubravka Premar	....	second assistant editor
Adam Snell	....	second assistant editor
Goranka Trgovec-Greif	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Guy Dagul	....	associate music producer: Contemporary Media Music Productions Ltd.
Victoria Seale	....	music coordinator: Contemporary Music Media Productions Ltd.

Transportation Department
Mario Scherr	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Dominik Baltic	....	location liaison
Rosana Besednik	....	production secretary
Josip Boljkovac	....	production accountant
Vedran Derek	....	production assistant
Klara Dokmanovic	....	production coordinator
Ranko Ganic	....	location manager
Linda Gregory	....	production accountant
Sally Jones	....	continuity
Lesley Keane	....	production coordinator: London
Brian King	....	video equipment
Roger King	....	programming engineer
Jadranka Kolenkovic	....	production accountant
Branko Repalust	....	armorer
Carl Schmidt	....	armorer
Chris Warren	....	video coordinator
Zeljko Hren	....	caterer (uncredited)
Pauline Hume	....	title designer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Yorkshire International Films Ltd. (present)
• J&M Entertainment
• British Lion Film Corporation
• Jadran Film (in association with)
• USA Pictures (in association with)

Distributors

• USA Network (1992) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Tien (2007) (Netherlands) (TV)
• New Line Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• VPS Film-Entertainment GmbH (????) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Yorkshire International Films Ltd. (????) (USA) (theatrical)
• CIC Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• CNR Film & Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (????) (USA) (video)
• New Line Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2015) (Australia) (TV)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2015) (Australia) (video) (VOD)

Other Companies

• Camera Associates  camera systems
• Contemporary Media Music Productions  music mixing
• Contemporary Media Music Productions  music recording
• General Screen Enterprises  titles and opticals
• International Film Guarantors  completion bond
• Mayflower Recording  adr recording
• Michael Samuelson Lighting  lighting services
• Pinewood Studios  re-recording
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Skywalker Sound  adr services
• The Film Stock Centre  Kodak film stock supplied by

Also Known As:

"Death Train" - Croatia (original title)
"Alistair MacLean's Death Train" - USA (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some language

Runtime:

100 min | South Korea:91 min

Country:

Croatia | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Rankcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:R | Sweden:15 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Slovenia

Company:

Yorkshire International Films Ltd.

Trivia:

John Abineri is dubbed by David de Keyser.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: An early external establishing shot of the European Rail Control Centre in Germany has a British "Network SouthEast" train passing by in front of it.

Quotes:

Malcolm Philpott:Let's not let failure go to our heads.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bad Movie Beatdown: Live Wire (#2.6)" (2010)

Surprisingly good

I wasn't expecting much from this film but it surprised me. Yes the budget was small, but the acting surprised me, as did the story. The characters had enough development to keep me engaged, Patrick Stewart added his refined seniority, Pierce Brosnan acted the foolhardy gung-ho very well (a preview of his bond days to come). Not brilliant, but deserves more stars than it has. I suspect the low rating has more to do with the cover art and age than the actual content.

In short: if you like a predictable action film pitting good against evil (USA vs Russians hehe) this one is worth checking out. The characters are more than two-dimensional, breaking out of the stereotypes one would expect of a direct-to-VHS feature. Give it a look!