Mercenary for Justice (2006)

A mercenary gets involved in a mission that threatens the lives of his kin. In order to succeed, he must break into one of the most wellguarded prisons in Eastern Europe and free the son of the most notorious drug lord in the world today.

Director:

Don E. FauntLeRoy

Writer:

Steve Collins

Stars:

Steven Seagal, Jacqueline Lord, Roger Guenveur Smith

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steven Seagal	...	John Seeger
Jacqueline Lord	...	Maxine Barnol
Roger Guenveur Smith	...	Anthony Chapel
Luke Goss	...	John Dresham
Michael Kenneth Williams	...	Samuel Kay
Adrian Galley	...	Bulldog
Langley Kirkwood	...	Kruger (as Langley Jack Kirkwood)
Vivian Bieldt	...	Dekerk
Verity Price	...	Female Assistant
Bruce Young	...	Chief of Police Malik
Peter Butler	...	Ahmet Dasan
Farouk Valley-Omar	...	Elder Butler (as Fahruq Valley-Omar)
Tumi Mogoje	...	Eddie Jones
Faye Peters	...	Shondra Jones
Zaa Nkweta	...	Radio Jones (as Zaa Nikweta)

Storyline

Mercenary John Seeger is one of the best in the business. John and his crew are battling some French soldiers on the French-controlled Galmoral Island in Southern Africa as they're trying to rescue the French Ambassador -- there's a coup going on. John gets angry when some of his soldiers unload their machine guns into the Ambassador and his family, blowing the mission and getting his best friend Radio Jones killed. John goes back to the U.S.A. and goes to the home of Radio's wife Shondra, tells her the news, and then promises her that he'll take care of her and her son Eddie. But shortly after he makes that vow, Shondra and Eddie get kidnapped. They were kidnapped by a CIA faction led by CIA dirty deeds man John Dresham and his boss, CIA Black Ops producer Anthony Chapel, who want to force John into doing a mission for them. Kamal Dasan, the son of prominent gun runner Ahmet Dasan, has been arrested and thrown into the Randveld Prison outside of Cape Town, South Africa, and Chapel ...

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Plot Keywords:

cia | mercenary | prison | rescue | gun | 

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Taglines:

It's time to fight again.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

Aruba USA South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Repentance

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Luminosity Media, Emmett/Furla Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the end of the movie, flowers can be seen on top of the flag draped casket. Nothing should ever be placed on top of the U.S. Flag. Reference "Etiquette of the Stars and Stripes, Public Law 94-344.

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Quotes

Chapel: I don't touch a gun. And guns don't touch me. That's why I'm still alive.

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Connections

Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Mercenary for Justice (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Royal Waltz"
Composed by Novi Novog
Published by Engine Co 35 (ASCAP)
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

User Reviews

Seagal fans rejoice? Ahhh, not quite, but a step in the right direction…

If you've kept up with Seagal's direct-to-video career (as I diligently have) "Mercenary for Justice" is certainly a step in the right direction. No, it's not great movie, but it's a whole lot better than most of his previous direct-to-video efforts. First and foremost the cinematography is really well done. This movie looks great and feels "bigger" than most of Seagal's previous direct to video movies. Second, although there's more gun-play than Aikido, Seagal performs in all his own action sequences (no stunt/body doubles) and the fight choreography is relatively classic Seagal (arm and wrist twisting / body tossing). Third, Seagal's voice doesn't appear to be dubbed at any point during the movie (as it's been in several of his other releases). What's bad is the usual: muddled story, poor supporting cast, some of the dialogue. The first 20 minutes of the movie lack a real cohesive setup / story (in fact, beside a brief freeze frame / still, Seagal doesn't appear for the first 11 minutes or so). The opening also suffers from the classic low budget, "shooting a stunt from multiple angles – then intermittently cutting those different shots of the same stunt into the movie trying to sell it as a new event each time" trick. Oh well. Bottom line: If you've kept up with Seagal this far in his career you won't be disappointed with "Mercenary for Justice." Favorite Seagal theatrical release: Out For Justice / Favorite Seagal direct-to-video release (as of 04/19/06): Belly of the Beast