Shakedown (Video 2002)

In Los Angeles a deadly plague called the 'Pandora' virus is stolen from a high-security installation, and the F.B.I. calls in Agent Alec 'Mac' Mckay to follow up the leads. A trained ... See full summary »

Director:

Brian Katkin

Writers:

Dan Acre, Damian Akhavi,

Stars:

Wolf Larson, Erika Eleniak, Ron Perlman

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Wolf Larson	...	Agent Alec 'Mac' MacKay
Erika Eleniak	...	Julie Hayes
Ron Perlman	...	Christopher 'St. Joy' Bellows
Fred Dryer	...	General Wolf
Ray Laska	...	Agent Greenwood
Morocco Omari	...	Tony B
Matt Westmore	...	Agent Lee
Brandon Karrer	...	Scotty Hayes
Moe Irvin	...	J
Robert Arce	...	Dr. Wilhelm Siebert
Deborah Shelton	...	Agent Neal
Sam Scarber	...	Agent Taylor
Hugh Hodgin	...	Crozier
Charmaine Cruz	...	Ms. Grant
Rachel Riley	...	Hostage Girl

Storyline

In Los Angeles a deadly plague called the 'Pandora' virus is stolen from a high-security installation, and the F.B.I. calls in Agent Alec 'Mac' Mckay to follow up the leads. A trained virologist, he discovers the culprit is one of the world's top researchers. He discovers the man has a safety box in a bank vault and a trap is laid to capture both the doctor and reclaim the virus. Meanwhile, Julie Hayes discovers her do-well brother Scotty has become involved in the plan to rob a bank... The very bank that the F.B.I. is now watching in their bid to reclaim the Pandora virus. An unwilling accomplice, Julie tries to alert the bank staff, unaware that the man she thinks is a bank teller is in fact Mac working undercover. Things go from bad to worse when the errant doctor, looking tense and terrified, arrives with a tall, blond-haired, leather-clad man whom the watching agents identify as St. Joy, the leader of the L.R.A., a well-known doomsday cult. St. Joy wants Pandora. He wants Pandora...

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Plot Keywords:

bank | virus | fbi | agent | earthquake | 

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Taglines:

Get ready to rumble in the rubble!

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 December 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Földindulás

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Califilm, New Concorde

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 92 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brian Katkin:  Helicopter pilot.

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Quotes

Christopher 'St. Joy' Bellows: God has sent us this quake as the holy prophecies fortold. Shake up the earth, wake up the sinners!

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Connections

Edited from Earthquake (1974)

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Soundtracks

"Everything Is Money"
Written by Christopher Farrell and Brian Katkin
Vocal by Brian Katkin
Silver Strand Music, BMI

User Reviews

Below-average action film

The only reason I saw "Shakedown" was that it has Erika Eleniak in it. She's sexy as always, but she plays second fiddle to leading man Wolf Larson. It's a pity, because she has more action capabilities than she's allowed to show here. The film largely consists of endless shootouts that quickly become monotonous - especially when most of the time you are seeing the bad guys armed with machine guns constantly missing Larson and him armed only with a revolver (that NEVER runs out of bullets) taking them all out rather easily. The earthquake effects are decent, but there is also a lot of blurry motion and poor CGI explosions. As the psychotic "spiritual leader", Ron Perlman tries, but the pseudo-religious mumbo-jumbo he has to spout is simply boring. Eleniak, Perlman or Larson (assuming he has any) completists might want to give this one a look, for others it is barely worth a rental. (*1/2)