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Director:
Joseph Merhi
Writers:
Dayton Callie (writer)
Jacobsen Hart (writer)
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Release Date:
16 October 1997 (Hong Kong) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
Kidnapping a US President is worth a hell of a lot of money. more
Plot:
A stunt driver (Michael Madsen) heading for prison on a minor charge is freed against his will by a terrorist gang... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Michael Madsen ... Nick

Roy Scheider ... President Carlson

Keith David ... Lamar

Angie Everhart ... Lacey
Dayton Callie ... Bela

Kathy Christopherson ... Nadia
Gareth Williams ... Clay Ripple

Robert Miano ... Jack

Matthias Hues ... Vic

Mike Genovese ... Smoke
Jacobsen Hart ... Ray
Jessica Cushman ... Det. Green
Jana Robbins ... Dorothy

Sal Landi ... Luther
Lance LeGault ... Moore
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language and a scene of sexuality.
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Runtime:
100 min | Germany:92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:15 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Mexico:C | UK:18 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Inter-Continental Hotel - 2151 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Boys who like fast toys, 27 March 2007
6/10
Author: BroadswordCallinDannyBoy from Boston, MA

Nick James is a professional stunt driver on his way to prison. However, bad guys with evil plans decide to use him as a getaway driver for a very important job, kidnapping the President of the United States, so they ambush the prison bus and coerce him to go along with them. Naturally, Nick James is a good guy at heart and starts to work things his way.

The good thing about this movie is that the opening scene lets you know right away what you're in for - a nice, though very overdone epic score, plays during the beginning scenes. It seems to be music from bigger and more expensive action pictures like "The Rock" or "Batman Begins." Though the score oddly complements the outrageous chase scenes which are pretty well done, but thoroughly silly. Thankfully, the rest of the plot is equally silly so overall it works out as an enjoyable no-brainer action movie.

The film's tagline of this being the greatest chase movie ever, however is really the one unnecessarily overdone thing. It's not and in watching you can see that it doesn't really try to be so for a truly intriguing and involving thriller, look elsewhere. This is just lots of fun for boys who like fast toys. --- 6/10

Rated R for violence and profanity

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