Ticker (2001)

User Rating:

3.1/10   

Director:

Albert Pyun

Writer (WGA):

Paul B. Margolis (written by)

Release Date:

23 June 2001 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Crime

Tagline:

This Bomb Squad Commander doesn't just cut wires... (Swedish DVD)

Plot:

Ray Nettles, a detective of San Francisco, and his partner Fuzzy must take up to one of the most dangerous terrorist gangs of the city...

Plot Keywords:

Bomb Squad | Hostage | SWAT Team | Helicopter | Waitress

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Tom Sizemore	...	Det. Ray Nettles
Dennis Hopper	...	Alex Swan
Steven Seagal	...	Frank Glass
Jaime Pressly	...	Claire Manning
Nas	...	Det. Art 'Fuzzy' Rice
Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas	...	Lilly (as Chilli)
Peter Greene	...	Det. Artie Pluchinsky
Kevin Gage	...	Pooch
Michael Halsey	...	Vershbow
Norbert Weisser	...	Dugger
Romany Malco	...	T.J.
Joe Spano	...	Captain Spano
Mimi Rose	...	Bev
Tish Daniels	...	Angie, Uniform Cop
Linda Castro	...	Bag Lady

Also Known As:

The Other Side of the Law (Philippines: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 (direct to video) | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R

Company:

Artisan Entertainment

Trivia:

Filmed in 12 days.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Segal is asked via walkie talkie how his bomb disposal activities are proceeding, he checks the digital bomb display, then responds by saying "One minute and 42 seconds remaining". The camera then pans to the bomb display which clearly shows one minute 46 seconds remaining.

Quotes:

Glass: You're a detective. So why don't you go and do some detective work.

Movie Connections:

Edited from The Peacekeeper (1997)

Soundtrack:

Love Doctor

A bomb, in the other sense

Despite it going straight to video, you might be thinking, "Well, it has Steven Seagal, so it at least must have a good amount of action." Think again. Seagal doesn't do anything until near the end, and his martial arts sequences are so rapidly-edited and close-up with the camera, someone with no martial arts sequences could have taken his place and had the same effect. In fact, most of the movie shows Seagal sitting down and/or shot from the chest up (probably to mask his weight gain in recent years.) He hardly does a thing! And there's hardly any other action in the rest of the movie - this is one BORING movie, and I couldn't wait for it to end.

If you do rent the DVD, you might find it interesting to hear the director/producer commentary (despite minutes on end going by without a comment). Not only did it confirm my suspicion that A LOT of stock footage was used, but that it was shot in a short time - just twelve days! Seagal was only used for six days, and Hopper did all his scenes in just one day!