The Marksman (2005) (V)

Director:

Marcus Adams

Writers (WGA):

Travis Spangler (story) &
Tyler Spangler (story) ...

Release Date:

12 October 2005 (Argentina)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

The fate of two nations rests in his hands.

Plot:

Chechen rebels take over a Russian nuclear plant and it's up to a mysterious agent(Snipes) to stop them. |

Plot Keywords:

Timebomb | Beautiful Woman | Sniper | Exploding Building | Military

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Painter
Emma Samms	...	Amanda Jacks
William Hope	...	Johnathan Tensor
Anthony Warren	...	Capt. Naish
Peter Youngblood Hills	...	Hargreaves
Ryan McCluskey	...	Rodgers
Warren Derosa	...	Orin
Christiaan Haig	...	Hightop
Dan Badarau	...	Gen. Egor Zaysan (as Dan Badaru)
Serge Soric	...	Andrey Flintov
Gelu Nitu	...	Minister Viktor Ivanov
Matt Salinger	...	General Parent (as Matthew Salinger)
John Guerrasio	...	Secretary Cummings
Ian Ashpitel	...	Major Devro
Peter Swander	...	Sergeant Hill (as Peter Bradley Swander)

Also Known As:

Nuclear Target (Europe: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:MA | UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:R16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Andrew Stevens Entertainment

Trivia:

An entire dialog sequence was lifted directly from Fred Olen Ray's _Active Stealth (1999)_ when the film came in under time.

Goofs:

Continuity: After the primary target is activated and the rescue helicopter is cleared for launch, we see a a SH-60 Seahawk taking off from the aircraft carrier (we can therefore assume that this is the rescue helo). Instead, the squad are rescued by a IAR 330 Puma (Romanian verions of the original SA 330 type), this Helicopter is NOT operated by the US Navy, indeed most of the helicopters in the movie clearly have markings for the Romanian Airforce, who are a user of this type.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Painter: Are your nerves shaking?... that means your instincts are turned on.

Movie Connections:

Features Iron Eagle (1986)

Soundtrack:

Public Eye

Not worth it.

I didn't know Wesley Snipes run out of money. Couldn't figure out any other reason for participating in this movie.

Ridiculous story of a nuclear threat with enmeshment of Kremlin and some Special Forces. Couple of mistakes during the movie cause an additional loss of acceptance: after dropping the parachutists the plane flies a curve...for every radar control clearly to understand that the package is delivered; the way the special forces moves in the tunnels; giving signal to the rescue chopper by bale fire, while Wesley Snipes is equipped with neat fancy equipment;....

Poor plot. Poor dialogs.

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Save your time and money and pick another one.