The Keeper (I) (2009)

Roland Sallinger is an LA cop who after nearly being killed by his greedy partner, and eventually being forced to retire for medical reasons, flees to San Antonio, Texas, after being asked ... See full summary »

Director:

Keoni Waxman

Writer:

Paul A. Birkett

Stars:

Steven Seagal, Liezl Carstens, Arron Shiver

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steven Seagal	...	Roland
Liezl Carstens	...	Nikita Wells
Arron Shiver	...	Mason Silver
Johnnie Hector	...	Manuelo (as Johnny Hector)
Steph DuVall	...	Conner Wells (as Stephan Duvall)
Luce Rains	...	Jason Cross
Kevin Wiggins	...	Detective Simon Pacheco
Trine Christensen	...	Regina
Tomas Sanchez	...	Jorge
Rio Alexander	...	Victor
Jessica Williams	...	Nurse
Charlie Brown	...	Captain James
Seri DeYoung	...	Socialite #1
David Manzanares	...	Police Officer #1
Angela Serrano	...	Asian Massage Girl

Storyline

Roland Sallinger is an LA cop who after nearly being killed by his greedy partner, and eventually being forced to retire for medical reasons, flees to San Antonio, Texas, after being asked to work as a bodyguard for the daughter of a wealthy businessman. The businessman had been a colleague of Sallinger years before, when they were both cops. When mobsters kidnap the businessman's daughter, he hunts them down to rescue her and protect her.

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Plot Keywords:

rescue | san antonio texas | texas | bodyguard | old friend | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence throughout, language, some sexuality/nudity and drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

3 October 2009 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Sous haute protection

Filming Locations:

Galisteo, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Keeper Movie Productions, Steamroller Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the second film in which Liezl Carstens co-starred with Steven Seagal. They first acted together in Urban Justice, in which Carstens played Linda, the wife of Simon Ballister's (Steven Seagal) son.

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Goofs

(at around 1 min) Flying Cessna Citation 2 in 180 degree flyby shot is different from jet that lands and is towed into hanger. Different numbers and jet in air has handles with red arrows painted back of cockpit windows and plane on ground doesn't have them.

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Connections

Referenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: Out of Reach (2011)

User Reviews

Not a keeper

And so Steven Seagal continues his prolific career in straight-to-video product with THE KEEPER, another film completely indistinguishable from the dozens he's made since evacuating our cinema screens back in the 1990s. It's a completely serviceable movie that plays out as a string of action sequences well executed but completely unmemorable; there are scenes of Seagal fighting in hand-to-hand combat with bad guys, disarming bad guys and engaging in shoot-outs with bad guys. The plot is weak and the script limited; essentially, this is one of those action-star-as-bodyguard movies featuring our hero risking his life to save a young woman from the clutches of kidnappers.

The good things? The film is ably directed and the fight sequences short, snappy and well-handled. Seagal is pretty poor, it has to be said, and there's still far too much distraction from his copious use of doubles (not content with a mere body double in the fight sequences, he now employs a hair double for back-of-the-head shots). Thankfully his voice is only dubbed in the opening scene, which is something. The unfamiliar supporting cast is very bland with the notable exception of Liezl Carstens, who I found quite smouldering as the sultry young damsel-in-distress; if ever an actress could pull off the unconvincing romantic scenes involving her and Seagal's character, it would be her.