Chain of Command (2000)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

John Terlesky

Writer:

T.L. Lankford (writer)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Plot:

Secret Service agents must retrieve the briefcase allowing the President control of America's nuclear arsenal before massive destruction ensues.

Plot Keywords:

Secret Service | Assassination Attempt | Exploding Truck | Shot In The Head | Female Agent

Cast

Roy Scheider	...	President Jack Cahill
Patrick Muldoon	...	Special Agent Michael Connelly
Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Vice President Gloria Valdez
Michael Biehn	...	Craig Thornton
Ric Young	...	Ken Fung
Sung Hi Lee	...	Iris
William R. Moses	...	Agent Gary Phillips
Tom Wright	...	Agent Burke
Philip Tan	...	Wu
Michael Mantell	...	David Lehmann
Byron Field	...	Lt. Southern
John Putch	...	Agent Joe Lambert
Pat Skipper	...	Agent Ellroy
Francis Maikai	...	Ting
Herb Mitchell	...	Admiral Harrington

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

Germany:96 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 (video premiere) | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

RMS Queen Mary - 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Chain of Command Inc.

Trivia:

The shots of the ocean liner blowing up are stock footage from Deep Rising (1998).

Goofs:

Continuity: The distance traveled by the American and Chinese ICBM's in the final attack changes between shots.

Movie Connections:

Features Deep Rising (1998)

great stuff

this is a nice film, pleasently suprised. far better than rating suggests.

although the basic idea of good vs evil, one counrty vs another has been demonstrated time and tuime again (e.g. bond films) the twists in this film certainly set it apart. its wonderful entertainment -probably great chick flick to. nice acting - especially vice president, gerneal and president himself.

the film starts out rather strange, lots of things going on - not clear how the film will go. however, everything unfolds very well, very clearly and at the right time. the presidential discussions are very lifelike and beliveable.

the concept of this film (won't be revealed here) is very good, haven't seen anything quite like it. the twists are excellent, u think u know whats going on and ofocurse it turns your wrong or something unaccepted happens. the film is gripping, u want to know whats around the corner. time really flies.

the action scenes are rather good too, sure not up there with james bond, but decent nevetherless. the sound is good too, perfect foir the type of film. the stunts are excellent - gerat martial arts action as well and guns and missiles.

the best thing though, is how the good guys dont get what they want. quite simply all hell breaks loose. finally, a film where the bad guys cause serious permanent havoc.

this film has everything. its an all in one for sure. this is every bit a blockbuster as a james bond or idependece day. great entertainment on a saturday with mates, and can be watched over and over agin