Silent Trigger (1996)

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writer:

Sergio Altieri (writer)

Release Date:

26 June 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The terms are clear. Kill or be killed.

Plot:

Waxman is a former Special Forces soldier who is now working as a heavily armed assassin for a top secret government agency. When a covert mission goes terribly wrong, Waxman and fellow assassin Clegg become that agency's prime targets.

Plot Keywords:

Assassin | Range Finder | Sniper | Handcuffs | Gun Held To Crotch

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	Waxman (Shooter)
Gina Bellman	...	Clegg (Spotter)
Conrad Dunn	...	Klein (Supervisor)
Christopher Heyerdahl	...	O'Hara
Emma Stevens	...	Target Woman
Alexandria Haber	...	Peasant Girl
Reynald Robinson	...	Refugee
Dale Hayes	...	Refugee
Erin Simms	...	Refugee
Jonathan Robert Rondeau	...	Refugee
Carl Alacchi	...	Soldier
Jonathan Larocque	...	Soldier
Andreas Apergis	...	Soldier
Tim Post	...	Soldier
Jason Cavalier	...	Soldier

Also Known As:

Franc-tireur en péril (Canada: French title)
The Algonquin Goodbye

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violent content and language, and for some sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

Germany:88 min | USA:93 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Italy:T | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | New Zealand:R18 | France:-12 (video premiere) | Germany:18 (cut) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Algonquin Productions Limited

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Clegg (Gina Bellman) is running to escape the explosion climbing up the elevator shaft, she barges through a pair of doors. In the shot showing this, you can easily see a camera that is mounted in an open section of the floor on the left side of the screen. The following shot is what was filmed from that same camera.

Quotes:

Waxman: There's an old saying: just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
Clegg: Yeah. That's not a saying, it's a joke. An OLD joke.
Waxman: Really? I never laughed.

Movie Connections:

References Le jour se lève (1939)

Soundtrack:

Desire

Satisfying action

Dolph is an assassin who takes on his last assignment. He's experienced, mature, and filled with common sense - trying to teach the naive and deadly wannabe, Gina, to be discriminative and aware. This takes place in a metropolitan building,(not yet finished), overlooking the bridge leading from the US into Canada. It's also where Dolph and Gina go through a period of adjusting from their previous troubled time together. There were some flashbacks, which I liked; they fit in well at showing their past job together, and the reason for their problematic rejoining. But during that time is when a minor flaw occurs (concerning authenticity); it's about a security guard snorting cocaine - (his job must pay awful well) - and he snorts it several times during the night. But what the hell, it helps him become more of a sex-craved maniac looking to fill-in a boring night: a romp through the penthouse with the sexy Gina as the participant. He does a great job as a weirdo guard, and is an excellent filler for action during the assassins set up. But . . . Then after Gina fights off a sexual attack with the guard, she then gets a sexual feeling for Dolph, of course. This happens near the window that's been cutout in a circled manner for the upcoming assassination attempt - you'll see her fine shapely hips while laying on the floor. Although Gina doesn't have an ounce of toughness to her, she still does all right as the female assassin. The action scenes were good; some extreme, but not too outrageous like a lot of other flicks. And maybe I could include that the Canadians seem to have a higher percentage of good action movies than Hollywood.