Storm Catcher (1999)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Anthony Hickox

Writers:

Bill Gucwa (writer)
Ed Masterson (writer)

Release Date:

28 October 1999 (Malaysia)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

To fight the winds of war... he must enter the eye of the storm.

Plot:

A renegade general (Robert Miano) plots to bomb Washington using a new top secret jet called the Storm Catcher...

Plot Keywords:

Pilot | Conspiracy | General | Policewoman Killing | Fighter Pilot

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	Major Jack Holloway
Mystro Clark	...	Captain 'Sparks' Johnson
Jon Pennell	...	Captain Lucas (as John Pennell)
Robert Miano	...	General William Jacobs
Yvonne Zima	...	Nicole Holloway
Kylie Bax	...	Jessica Holloway
Jody Jones	...	Sergeant McGarry
Robert Glen Keith	...	Sergeant Stanley
Anthony Hickox	...	Agent Load (as Tony Hickox)
Kimberley Davies	...	Agent Lock
Rudy Mettia	...	Commando
Burt Goodman	...	Old Guy
Andreea Radutoiu	...	Havens
Phil Culotta	...	Commando #1
Mark Delasandro	...	Commando #2

MPAA:

Rated R for strong, graphic violence and for language.

Runtime:

95 min | Germany:89 min (25 fps) (cut version) | Germany:91 min (25 fps) (uncut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Franchise Pictures

Trivia:

Filmed in 18 days.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Major Jack Holloway's wife gets stabbed, she lies on the floor looking upwards you see blood from her mouth running down the right side of her face, on the next scene it shows that she no longer has blood in the right side of her face.

Quotes:

Captain Lucas: Do you have any respect for authority?
Captain 'Sparks' Johnson: Not when they got an ass like that. That's hot, I wonder what's in the briefcase, probably sex toys or something naughty.
Major Jack Holloway: [Captain Holloway laughs] Come here.

Movie Connections:

References The Lord's of Flatbush (1974)

Cheap tribute film

There is no doubt that this is a cheapie. Director Anthony Hickox admits that had little budget and time to do it right. But, sometimes cheapies can be worth watching. Sometimes.

In this case, if he had more money he could have gotten Burt Lancaster instead of Robert Miano. Gen. James Mattoon Scott is the preeminent wacky military type that leads a revolution against the government. Miano just does have the passion.

Maybe he could have gotten Arnold Schwarzenegger to lead the charge to stop the revolution and get his daughter back. Dolph Lundgren is OK, but when you want the best, you get Matrix.

Yvonne Zima is no Alyssa Milano, but she did a good job as the daughter. I would keep her.

So, we have Seven Days in May and Commando. I am sure we can come up with others that we used to make this film, but why bother. Just watch the originals.