The Russian Specialist (2005)
"The Mechanik" (original title)

Spetnaz (Special Ops) veteran Nick Cherenko leaves Russia after his son and wife are killed in a gunfight by drug lord Aleksandr 'Sasha' Popov's mob men. He's threatened with exposure as ... See full summary »

Director:

Dolph Lundgren

Writers:

Bryan Edward Hill (screenplay), Dolph Lundgren (story)

Stars:

Dolph Lundgren, Ben Cross, Ivan Petrushinov

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dolph Lundgren	...	Nikolai Cherenko
Ben Cross	...	William Burton
Ivan Petrushinov	...	Aleksandr 'Sasha' Popov
Olivia Lee	...	Julia Abramoff
Raicho Vasilev	...	Achmed (as Raicho Vassilev)
Assen Blatechki	...	Yuri
Antony Argirov	...	Serie
Valeri Yordanov	...	Alexi
Dejan Angelov	...	Pavel
Ivaylo Geraskov	...	Leo (as Ivailo Geraskov)
Hilda van der Meulen	...	Alina Cherenko
Naum Shopov	...	Vanya Cherenko
Atanas Srebrev	...	John Ridley (as Nasko Srebrev)
Levana Finkelstein	...	Mary Abramoff
Nikolai Sotirov	...	Victor Chertoff

Storyline

Spetnaz (Special Ops) veteran Nick Cherenko leaves Russia after his son and wife are killed in a gunfight by drug lord Aleksandr 'Sasha' Popov's mob men. He's threatened with exposure as illegal car mechanic in L.A. by a fellow ex-pat tycoon who offers him $500,000 to liberate her kidnapped daughter. He only takes the job when told the capturers are Sasha's goons again. The mission's long path to find the girl and escape over the Finnish border, where his team is to be paid, is littered with blood and corpses.

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Plot Keywords:

mechanic | blood | rescue | violence | drug lord | 

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Taglines:

They took his family. Now he's out for revenge.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language, some sexuality and drug use

Details

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

Russian English

Release Date:

2 November 2006 (United Arab Emirates)

Also Known As:

The Russian Specialist

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nu Image / Millennium Films, Nu Image Films, Höger Human Service Medien & Personal GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the beginning of the movie, the bad guys pull into the village. The license plate says LOH (In Cyrillic). Loosely translated, it means a**hole in Russian.

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Goofs

In some scenes the registrations of the cars are Russian, in others they are Bulgarian.

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Quotes

William Burton: What's your plan?
Nick Cherenko: Kill Them All.

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Connections

Referenced in Making of 'The Mechanik' (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Kislorod"
Written & Performed by Rushi Vidinliev
Published by Centre-Stage Ltd. Records

User Reviews

Surprisingly ,Terrific, Movie

Action superstar Dolph Lundgren directs and stars in this explosive and fast-paced action-thriller as a retired Special Forces soldier on a mission of revenge.

The Russian Specialist is terrific and surprisingly intense, it makes you wonder, how did Dolph managed to make such a low budget movie look like a high class movie with a big budget.

Dolph makes the violence in this movie realistic, you will hear bones crack, necks snap and bullets fly causing damage to whatever it hits. Dolph as a great vision as a director and captures the scenes very well in the movie. The locations are very well chosen for the movie and the scenery is breathtaking, especially the overhead shoots throughout the movie.

The cast for this movie is the best i have ever seen in a low budget movie, everyone plays out their role nicely done, Ben Cross does an amazing job with his character and Dolph does a great performance as a very well believable Russian character. This movies belongs on the A-list of movies and deserved a chance in a theatrical release.