Double Team (1997)

An international spy teams up with an arms dealer to escape from a penal colony and rescue his family from a terrorist.

Director:

Hark Tsui

Writers:

Don Jakoby (story), Don Jakoby (screenplay)

Stars:

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman, Mickey Rourke

4 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Jack Quinn
Dennis Rodman	...	Yaz
Mickey Rourke	...	Stavros
Paul Freeman	...	Goldsmythe
Natacha Lindinger	...	Kathryn Quinn
Valéria Cavalli	...	Dr. Maria Trifioli
Jay Benedict	...	Brandon
Joëlle Devaux-Vullion	...	Stavros' Girlfriend
Bruno Bilotta	...	Kofi
Mario Opinato	...	James
Grant Russell	...	Carney
William Dunn	...	Roger
Asher Tzarfati	...	Moishe
Rob Diem	...	Dieter Staal
Ken Samuels	...	Stevenson

Storyline

Counter-terrorist Jack Quinn misses his target, Stavros, on the eve of his final mission. From there, he is sent to "The Colony", a rebirth for presumed-dead assassins. He breaks free from there, and seeks the aid of Yaz, a weapons dealer, for his final battle with Stavros.

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Plot Keywords:

opens with a car chase | car explosion | two word title | time bomb | man murders a woman | 

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Taglines:

America's top counter-terrorist usually works alone...this time he's got company.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some nudity and brief strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

4 April 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Colony

Filming Locations:

Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,034,914, 6 April 1997, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$11,438,337, 6 July 1997

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$36,700,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandalay Entertainment,One Story Pictures,Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was filmed on location in Antwerpen, Nice, Arles, and Rome. The climatic fight between Quinn and Stavros was filmed in and around the Arles Amphitheater in southern France.

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Goofs

Jack asks "Who his Dead-Eye?", slides a case with a precision rifle to the woman, and asks if she can shoot a target at 200 yards with it. She starts assembling the rifle and says "with this I can shoot the dick off a hummingbird". Like most birds, hummingbirds don't have a penis, they have a cloaca.

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Quotes

Jack Quinn: Kathryn! Your damn cow was in my way.

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Connections

Referenced in Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999)

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Soundtracks

Margherita
Written by R. Gamberini and L. Pavignani
Performed by Leareo Gianferrari
Courtesy of Butterfly Music SRL, Milano (Italy)
By Arrangement with Qualiton Imports, Ltd.

User Reviews

Good for what it is

A lot of people seem to forget that Van Damme isn't trying to make a really great movie. He doesn't usually care about the plot or the acting. He wants to make an action movie. That is the only reason I ever watch his movies and he never fails to deliver, including in this movie. Sure you cringe at the corny acting and dialogue when it happens, but the action sequences totally make up for it. I also enjoy when a movie doesn't take place in the US or Canada. I'm just bored with that. In this movie they go to Antwerp and Rome. Very cool settings for the movie. Over all I was quite pleased. The director, Tsui Hark (I have NO idea how you pronounce that), is always quite reliable in making a good action movie. It was just a good action movie, people. Don't look at it for more than what it was.