Sabotage (1996)

Former special services agent plays an intricate game of chess involving several federal agencies. Queen takes pawn.

Director:

Tibor Takács (as Tibor Takacs)

Writers:

Rick Filon, Michael Stokes

Stars:

Mark Dacascos, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tony Todd

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Dacascos	...	Michael Bishop
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Special-Agent Louise Castle
Tony Todd	...	Jason Sherwood
Graham Greene	...	Nicholas Tollander
John Neville	...	Prof. Follenfant
James Purcell	...	Mr. Putley
Sarah Rosen Fruitman	...	Melissa Castle
Richard Coulter	...	Jeffrey Trent
Heidi von Palleske	...	Susan Trent
John Paul Young	...	Mr. Hickey
Roman Podhora	...	Jack Marker
Nilo Picchi	...	Smith
Mandy Schaffer	...	Lindsay
James Loxley	...	Detective-Sergeant Harris
Terri Hawkes	...	Jess

Storyline

An ex-Navy commando (Mark Dacscos) is framed for a bungled mission to save hostages from terrorists in which he survived being shot 7 times by an assassin (Tony Todd). Years later, he is hired to protect a weapons distributor and his wife, only to have the same assassin kill them. This sets him on a mission with the assigned FBI agent (Carrie Anne Moss) to bring the killers and conspirators to justice. Graham Greene appears as Dacasco's former commander.

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Plot Keywords:

pagan | fbi federal bureau of investigation | cia central intelligence agency | assassin | chess | 

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Taglines:

The Dark Heart Of The Black Ops Beats To A Secret Agenda.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film seems to have a 'Post Brandon Lee' feel to it; there are dark, unsettling feelings and music in both this and The Crow (the film Brandon tragically died making) and Todd starred in The Crow with Brandon and in this with Mark Dacascos. Mark then went on to star in the television series of The Crow aswell. Mark and Brandon both had similar fight sequences too, as he takes hits in the hotel fight as not to be negatively criticised for looking invincible in his films and Brandon did the same in Rapid Fire.

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Goofs

A Navy SEAL, when entering a building, would switch to something other than a sniper rifle for close quarters. Not only does Bishop not switch to another weapon, he's not even carrying a sidearm.

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Soundtracks

Flexy Boy
Written and Performed by Peaches (as Merrill Nisker)

User Reviews

Adequate

I'm not sure how anyone could give this 10 out of 10. There is a good film somewhere in there but it never seems to come out. Everything is average. The main actors have done much better work elsewhere. One looked forward to Mark Dacascos, Carrie-Ann Moss and Tony Todd in the same film, going head to head, so a disappointment then. The ending was good however.

It is always good however to see John Neville in a film. He never made nearly enough films. His Sherlock Holmes in 'A Study in Terror' and his Baron Munchausen in the Terry Gilliam film, made years apart, are good indicators of his potential as a great film actor. Theatre gained and movies lost his abilities along the way.

The title of the film seemed plucked out of a hat. I could not work out why it was called 'Sabotage'. Any suggestions?

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 January 1997 (South Africa)

Also Known As:

Sabotage

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Applecreek Communications Inc., Applecreek Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color