Double Team (1997)

Director:

Hark Tsui

Writers (WGA):

Don Jakoby (story)
Don Jakoby (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

4 April 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

He's a one-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world.

Plot:

Counter-terrorist Jack Quinn misses his target, Stavros, on the eve of his final mission. From there...

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Revenge | Agent | Arms Dealer | Escape

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Jack Quinn
Dennis Rodman	...	Yaz
Mickey Rourke	...	Stavros
Paul Freeman	...	Goldsmythe
Natacha Lindinger	...	Kathryn Quinn
Valeria Cavalli	...	Dr. Maria Trifioli
Jay Benedict	...	Brandon
Joëlle Devaux-Vullion	...	Stavros' Girlfriend
Bruno Bilotta	...	Kofi
Mario Opinato	...	James
Grant Russell	...	Carney
William Dunn	...	Roger
Asher Tzarfati	...	Moishe
Rob Diem	...	Dieter Staal
Ken Samuels	...	Stevenson
Sandy Welch	...	Delta Two
Jessica Forde	...	Delta Three
Malick Bowens	...	Delta Four
Dominic Gould	...	Delta Five
Frederick Renard	...	Delta Six
Cyrille Dufaut	...	Bravo One
Eric Gauchy	...	Bravo Two
Patrick Cauderlier	...	Bravo Three
Orso Maria Guerrini	...	Colony Resident
Alexander Koumpan	...	Russian Man
Hans Meyer	...	British Man
Jesse Joe Walsh	...	Jacseck
Peter Nelson	...	American CIA Agent
Paolo Calissano	...	Roman CIA Agent
Pascal Lopez	...	Stavros' Man
Dominique Fouassier	...	Stavros' Man
Paolo Paoloni	...	Old Monk
Jean-Pierre Stewart	...	Yamir
Ted Rusoff	...	Brother Ramulu
Umberto Raho	...	Brother Regulo
Adam Kaci	...	Cyrus
Xin Xin Xiong	...	Stavros' Man in Hotel
Pascaline Girardot	...	Domestic
Nathalie Grac	...	Mermaid
M. Benabiles	...	Pilot
M. Szkolnic	...	Co-Pilot
Sigal Diamant	...	Glada
Angelo Ragusa	...	Stavros' Goon
Gabriella D'Olive	...	Nurse
Nick Brett	...	Hospital Guard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua	...	Mossad
Rob Kaman	...	Goon (uncredited)

Directed by
Hark Tsui

Writing credits (WGA)
Don Jakoby		(story)
Don Jakoby		(screenplay) and
Paul Mones		(screenplay)

Produced by
Moshe Diamant	....	producer
Don Jakoby	....	executive producer
Richard G. Murphy	....	associate producer
Rick Nathanson	....	co-producer
David Rodgers	....	executive producer
Nansun Shi	....	co-producer
Peter Nelson	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Gary Chang

Cinematography by
Peter Pau

Film Editing by
Bill Pankow

Casting by
Illana Diamant
Penny Perry

Production Design by
Marek Dobrowolski

Art Direction by
Damien Lanfranchi

Set Decoration by
Christian Calviera

Costume Design by
Magali Guidasci

Makeup Department
Katalin Elek	....	makeup artist
Zoltan Elek	....	makeup artist (as Zoltan)

Production Management
Piero Amati	....	production supervisor
Jeremy Bau	....	assistant unit manager
Antonin Dedet	....	production manager
Chantal Feghali	....	post-production supervisor
Dimitri Foresta	....	assistant production manager
Rick Nathanson	....	unit production manager
Géraldine Polveroni	....	assistant unit manager
Samantha Gaetani	....	location assistant production manager (uncredited)
Paul A. Levin	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alexis Cahill	....	first assistant director: France
Inti Carboni	....	second assistant director: Rome
Manolita Cipparrone	....	key second assistant director
Marguerita Cipparrone	....	second assistant director
Limor Diamant	....	assistant director
Luc Etienne	....	first assistant director: second unit
Xavier Gens	....	trainee assistant director
Allan Graf	....	second unit director
David Michael Katz	....	key second assistant director: Rome (as David Katz)
Gil Kenny	....	second assistant director
Luca Lachin	....	first assistant director: Rome
Charlie Picerni	....	second unit director
Jack Frost Sanders	....	first assistant director (as Jack Sanders)
Yann Thomas	....	second second assistant director
Yozo Tokuda	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Cristian De Mattheis	....	storyboard artist
Cristiano Donzelli	....	illustrator
Antonio Fraulo	....	stand-by props
Dennis J. Parrish	....	property master
Manu Poupard	....	props
Paul Purdy	....	assistant property master
Hervé Schrub	....	prop buyer
Tony Teiger	....	assistant property master
Gaylene West	....	set propmaster
John Wong	....	storyboard supervisor

Sound Department
Jean-Marie Blondel	....	boom operator
Daniel Brisseau	....	production sound mixer
Kim B. Christensen	....	sound effects editor
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Eimer	....	adr recordist
Sandy Gendler	....	supervising sound editor
Scott G.G. Haller	....	sound editor
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor
Mark L. Mangino	....	sound effects editor
Jonathan Miller	....	sound designer
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Perry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Cherie Tamai	....	assistant sound editor
Steven Ticknor	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Daniel Acon	....	special effects
Philippe Hubin	....	special effects
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	....	special effects coordinator
Guillaume Watrinet	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Jérôme Arthuis	....	motion control crew
Joe Bauer	....	visual effects supervisor
Christian Boudman	....	digital artist
Brian Conlon	....	digital effects supervisor
Rick Cortes	....	visual effects artist
Leif Einarsson	....	digital effects artist
Didier Frateur	....	visual effects cameraman
Brent Gilmartin	....	visual effects artist
Mark Intravartolo	....	visual effects artist
Dean Lyon	....	compositing supervisor
David Moquay	....	visual effects artist
Debbie Nathanson	....	visual effects coordinator
Dave Sarbell	....	digital compositor
Ziad Seirafi	....	visual effects producer
Ray Shantz	....	visual effects engineer
Rick Shick	....	digital compositor
Peter Siciliano	....	visual effects animator
Bruno Sommier	....	motion control
Scott Suess	....	Flame artist
Scott Suess	....	compositor
Cary Epstein	....	visual effects editor (uncredited)

Stunts
Eric Baronne	....	stunts
Francis Bataille	....	stunts
Gilbert Bataille	....	stunts
Alain Brochery	....	stunts
Rémi Canaple	....	stunts
Benjamin Champagne	....	stunts
Guy Chasseuil	....	stunts
Ping Choykwok	....	stunts (as Choy Kwok Ping)
Yann Crelot	....	stunts
Giancarlo de Vito	....	parachute stunts
Mitchell Dean	....	stunt fighter
Cyrille Dufaut	....	stunts
Dominique Fouassier	....	stunts
Andy Gill	....	stunts
Pascaline Girardot	....	stunts
Alain Grellier	....	stunts
Frederick Humblot	....	stunts
Timmy Hung	....	stunts (as Hung Tin Ming)
Rémy Julienne	....	stunts
Alex Kuzelicki	....	acrobatic double: Jean Claude Van Damme
Chi Kit Lee	....	stunts (as Lee Chikit)
Pascal Lopez	....	stunts
Stéphane Margot	....	stunts
Mars	....	stunts (as Chiang Wing Fat)
Pierre Medalin	....	stunts (as Pierre Madalin)
Jean-Loup Michou	....	stunts (as Jean Loup Michou)
Claudio Pacifico	....	parachute stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunt coordinator (as Charles Picerni)
Cyril Raffaelli	....	stunts (as Cyrille Raffael)
Rex Reddick	....	stunt double: Mr. Van Damme
Rex Reddick	....	stunts
Frederick Renard	....	stunts
Christian Renaud	....	stunts
Dominique Ricou	....	stunts
Christophe Roblin	....	stunts
Pascal Roblin	....	stunts
Franco Maria Salamon	....	parachute stunts (as Franco Salamon)
Alain Saugout	....	stunts
Dawan Scott	....	stunt double: Mr. Rodman
Todd Senofonte	....	stunt double: Van Damme
Philippe Teissier	....	stunts
Philippe Vittoriani	....	stunts
Garrett Warren	....	stunts
Ming-Sing Wong	....	assistant action choreographer
Xin Xin Xiong	....	action choreographer
David Ambrosi	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alessandro Borgese	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Nick Brett	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Nick Brett	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rémi Canaple	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Patrick Cauderlier	....	stunt liaison: France (uncredited)
Mark Lonsdale	....	stunts (uncredited)
Randy Miller	....	stunts: tiger attack (uncredited)
Riccardo Mioni	....	stunts (uncredited)
Stefano Maria Mioni	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alessandro Novelli	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Claudio Pacifico	....	ski-dive supervisor (uncredited)
Christophe Roblin	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
John Sakas	....	stunts (uncredited)
Franco Maria Salamon	....	stunt liaison: Italy (uncredited)
Ming-Sing Wong	....	stunts (uncredited)
Xin Xin Xiong	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nancy Young	....	stunt double: Jessica Ford (uncredited)
Nancy Young	....	stunt double: Natasha Lindenger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Bornes	....	assistant camera
Jeremy Braben	....	aerial camera operator
David Campbell	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Raffaele Chianese	....	assistant camera
Roberto De Nigris	....	focus puller
Alain Herpe	....	assistant camera: second unit
Patrick Ho	....	clapper loader
Louis Jong	....	key grip
Sophie Lemaire	....	second assistant camera
Maurizio Lorenzetti	....	clapper loader: Italy
David Nissen	....	assistant camera
Francisco Pintore	....	second assistant camera
Tom Priestley Jr.	....	director of photography: second unit (as Tom Priestley)
Nicolas Ragetly	....	grip
Frédéric Vial	....	second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maria De Angelis Olivieri	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Joe Binford Jr.	....	first assistant editor
Linda DeMarco	....	color timer
Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez	....	assistant editor (as Jean-Daniel Fernández Qundez)
Todd Harris	....	assistant editor
Stuart H. Pappé	....	additional editor (as Stuart Pappé)
Paisley Pappé-Iredell	....	additional editor (as Paisley Pappé)
Mark Rathaus	....	first assistant editor
Alain J. Romi	....	assistant editor (as Alain Romi)

Music Department
Sharon Boyle	....	music supervisor
Todd Hayen	....	orchestrator
John Houlihan	....	music supervisor
Frank Macchia	....	orchestrator
Richard Whitfield	....	music editor
Micki Stern	....	music coordinator (uncredited)
Richard Whitfield	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Enrico Pini	....	transportation manager

Other crew
Francesco Belfiore	....	personal assistant: Dennis Roadman
Andrea Borella	....	location manager: Italy
Fabiomassimo Dell'Orco	....	location manager: Italy
Dimitri Foresta	....	assistant production manager
Lara Fox	....	script supervisor
Daniel S. Frisch	....	production accountant
Craig Galbraith	....	talent travel
Beatrice Giraud	....	assistant accountant
Koan Hui	....	key assistant: Mr. Tsui Hark
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	....	special action choreographer (as Samo Hung)
Ryan R. Johnson	....	assistant to head of production
Xavier Legris	....	location manager
Dean Lyon	....	post-effects supervisor
Dianne Mapp-Cheek	....	production supervisor
Maria Grazia Melline	....	production secretary
Randy Miller	....	tiger trainer
Marco Olivieri	....	production assistant: Italian crew
Kwame Parker	....	assistant coordinator
Charlie Picerni	....	action sequence choreographer (as Charles Picerni)
James Portolese	....	office manager
Howard Samuelsohn	....	speech coach
Beverly Sutton	....	production coordinator
Samantha Timmerman	....	script supervisor
John Walbeoffe	....	production runner
Xin Xin Xiong	....	action choreographer
George Lakes	....	production finance executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Mandalay Entertainment (presents)
• One Story Pictures (in association with)
• Columbia Pictures
• Film Workshop

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (1997) (worldwide) (all media)
• Columbia Pictures (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films AB (1997) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1997) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Falcon (1997) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Egmont Film (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (1999) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Nordisk Film (1999) (Sweden) (DVD)
• V8 (2002) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• Modern VideoFilm

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MPAA:

Rated R for some nudity and brief strong language

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R (certificate #35076) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:18 | Netherlands:12 (TV version)

Filming Locations:

Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Company:

Mandalay Entertainment

Trivia:

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo was brought in as Special Action Choreographer to help with the fight scenes.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Jack is attacked underwater during his escape from the Colony his assailant tries to kill him by putting a bag over his head. As he is already underwater, it makes no sense for the attacker to try to kill him by suffocation.

Quotes:

Jack Quinn:Kathryn! Your damn cow was in my way.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Nostalgia Critic: Moulin Rouge (#4.53)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Just A Freak

Good action, but with some big plot-holes.

Double Team is the third movie that Van Damme has done for a former HONG-KONG action-movie director. He has done "Hard Target" for John Woo and "Maximum Risk" for Ringo Lam. Double Team is directed by rather splendid Tsui Hark. Hark is excellent at directing action-scenes and Double Team is a good way for him to start in Hollywood. Van Damme plays agent Jack Quinn, and is sent out to kill super-terrorist Stavros, who is played by Mickey Rourke. Quinn fails and is therefore sent sent to a place called "The Colony". "The Colony" is a place where the world's most dangerous terrorists/agents are sent. These agents/terrorists are too dangerous to go free on the street and too valuable to kill. Quinn escapes from the colony and goes after Stavroes for revenge. Quinn is helped by Yaz, who is played by the basket-star Dennis Rodmann. Double Team is full of well made action and martial-art scenes. However, it`s far from perfect. The whole plot is very silly, there are huge logical gaps and holes in the story and Mickey Rourke is far from convincing as a villain. Double Team isn`t a film for everybody. But it`s definetly worth to rent it for an action-fan. I give this movie 7 out of 10.