Bridge of Dragons (1999)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Isaac Florentine

Writer:

Carlton Holder (written by)

Release Date:

1999 (Croatia)

Genre:

Action | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

He will bring her back alive whatever the cost.

Plot:

The tough and cold mercenary Warchild, is working for the man who took care of his war training and upbringing...

Plot Keywords:

Princess | Assassin | Helicopter | Shot To Death | Refusal

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	Warchild
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Ruechang
Valerie Chow	...	Halo (as Rachel Shane)
Gary Hudson	...	Emmerich
John Bennett	...	The Registrar
Scott L. Schwartz	...	Belmont (as Scott Schwartz)
Jo Kendall	...	Lily (The Maid)
Dave Nichols	...	York (as Dave Nicholls)
Bashar Rahal	...	Robert
Velizar Binev	...	The Tailor
Ivan Istatkov	...	Arena Ring Master
Nikolai Binev	...	The Doctor (as Nikolay Binev)
Boyan Milushev	...	Jake
Sevdelin Ivanov	...	Scott
Brian Fitkin	...	Renegade Leader

Also Known As:

A Bridge of Dragons (USA) (trailer title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong action violence.

Runtime:

92 min | Argentina:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Germany:16 (video premiere) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | UK:18 | Singapore:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Martien Holdings A.V.V.

Trivia:

This was the first Nu Image production to be filmed in Bulgaria before the company bought the Boyana Film Studios based in Sofia a few years later.

Goofs:

Continuity: The scar on Warchylde's forehead changes throughout the movie. First, it looks like a straight line, then it's bent a little on the left end (in the scene where he kisses princess Halo) and then again it is a straight line but a little shorter this time.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Emmerich: Rebels... So how you wanna take 'em?
Warchild: Fast.

Dolph doing what he does best

This is a moderately entertaining action film starring Dolph Lundgren as a mercenary in the post-apocalyptic future who goes against his mentor, an evil emperor, and teams up with the rebels. The film could have been better but it is saved by some spectacular fight scenes and stunts. Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa (who was also the bad guy in Dolph's 1991 movie Showdown In Little Tokyo) is a great villain, he is very believable and very menacing as the emperor Reuchang. This film is Dolph back to what he does best, it is full of machine gun battles, and Dolph kicking ass the whole way through the movie. Rachel Shane is good as the princess, and in the movie she is a mean fighter too. Not a very believable movie, but then hardly any of these type of movies are, and it is a Dolph movie. I would recommend it to action fans and Dolph fans alike, who will definitely get a kick out of it. This movie was meant to have a proper release in the US but for some reason it never did and instead got a cinema release elsewhere before it came out in the States. Overall, a great action movie, and a fine return to form for Dolph.