The Minion (1998)

New York, Christmas Eve, 1999 - at the dawn of the new millennium - a subway construction crew unearths an eight hundred year old Celtic skeleton and a mysterious key. Archeologist Karen ... See full summary »

Director:

Jean-Marc Piché

Writers:

Matt Roe (screenplay), Ripley Highsmith (screenplay),

Stars:

Dolph Lundgren, Françoise Robertson, Roc LaFortune

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dolph Lundgren	...	Lukas Sadorov
Françoise Robertson	...	Karen Goodleaf
Roc LaFortune	...	David Schulman
David Nerman	...	Lieutenant Roseberry
Allen Altman	...	Dante
Jean-Marc Bisson	...	Bernard
Don Francks	...	Chief Michael Bear
Michael Greyeyes	...	Gray Eagle
Andy Bradshaw	...	Photographer
Anik Matern	...	Police Lieutenant
Tony Calabretta	...	Dispatcher
James Bradford	...	Captain
Tedd Dillon	...	Stranger
Matt Holland	...	Parking Lot Cop
Dennis St John	...	Gregor

Storyline

New York, Christmas Eve, 1999 - at the dawn of the new millennium - a subway construction crew unearths an eight hundred year old Celtic skeleton and a mysterious key. Archeologist Karen Goodleaf is called in to determine the meaning of the discovery. News of the discovery reaches a Middle East monastery where the warrior monks knowns as the Knights Templer - an ancient sect entrusted with protecting holy relics - choose their best pupil, Lukas (Dolph Lundgren) to face the diabolical threat. As Lukas races to New York, an evil Minion seizes Karen and uses its body like a parasite and host. Lukas arrives just in time to rescue Karen and despatch the Minion. The Minion takes hold of another host - revealing that it is immortal. As it cuts a path of destruction through the city, decimating a parking garage and leaving a trail of death, Karen realizes that the Minion can't be killed - but only delayed from finding a new host.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | millennium | relic | knight | warrior | 

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Taglines:

When the Millenium ends... Armageddon begins!

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Official Sites:

Buena Vista Home Entertainment official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1998 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Armageddon

Filming Locations:

Israel

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Taurus 7 Film Corporation, Mahagonny Pictures, Conquistador Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Released theatrically in South Korea, Indonesia and Syria.

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Goofs

In the opening scene in 999AD in the "Holy Land", there are tire tracks in the sand.

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Connections

References Red Scorpion (1988)

User Reviews

Bad

I can't think of much to say about this film.

This was an awful movie...I can't even tell you what made me decide to view it. It had SO few redeeming qualities that I don't even know where to begin.

The plot moved from implausible to downright absurd. My entire body was tense throughout the duration of the movie because I could not wait for the awful thing to be over and done. By the end of the movie, I found myself feeling beyond relieved.

The editing was poor, the acting was sub-par, and the storyline was weak. Francoise Robinson was cast as a Native American, even though she does not even closely resemble someone of Native American heritage.

If a movie is going to be this idiotic, it should be laughably stupid -- at the very least. It wasn't. It was just pathetic.