The Order (2001)

A playboy criminal contacts his dad after stealing a Faberge egg. Later it seems his dad has gone missing in Israel so he heads there. His disappearance is linked to the religious sect: The Order. Lots of fight and chase scenes.

Director:

Sheldon Lettich

Writers:

Les Weldon, Jean-Claude Van Damme

Stars:

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sofia Milos, Charlton Heston

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Rudy Cafmeyer
Charlton Heston	...	Professor Finley
Sofia Milos	...	Dalia
Brian Thompson	...	Cyrus
Ben Cross	...	Ben Ner
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Oscar
Sasson Gabai	...	Yuri
Alon Aboutboul	...	Avram
Joseph J. Tomaska	...	Goldman (as Joey Tomaska)
Peter Malota	...	Amnon
Sharon Raginiano	...	Bassam (as Sharon Reginiano)
Sami Huri	...	Lieutenant Itsik
Jack Widerker	...	Executive
David Leitch	...	Detective Mike Moran
Abdel Qissi	...	Big Arab

Storyline

Van Damme plays Rudy whose father, Oscar is an archaeologist. His father goes to Israel. When his father disappears, he goes to Israel to find him. The chief of police claims that his father never entered the country, but an old friend of his father's was expecting him and before he could tell him more, some people start shooting at them. He manages to get away, and when he goes back to the police chief, he still refuses to believe that a crime has been committed. He then has Rudy deported, but Rudy convinces the police woman assigned to bring him to the airport not to and help him find his father.

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Plot Keywords:

time bomb | airport | policewoman | m 16 | semiautomatic pistol | 

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Taglines:

Unleash The Power.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Country:

Aruba USA

Language:

English Syriac Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Arabic Aramaic French Hebrew Ukrainian

Release Date:

27 December 2001 (Russia)

Also Known As:

A Irmandade

Filming Locations:

Jerusalem, Israel

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$524,637

Company Credits

Production Co:

777 Films Corporation, Millennium Films, Order Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Abdel Qissi, and Brian Thompson played together in another movie, Lionheart (1990).

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Goofs

When Rudy drives to the museum to meet his father at the beginning of the film, you can see signs with Cyrillic alphabet in the background, plus Ladas driving down the street, even though the scenes are suppose to take place in New York, USA.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Title Card: 1099 A.D. / It was an age of religious Crusades and Holy Wars. After a grueling four-year campaign, the Knights of Christendom finally arrived at the gates of Jerusalem. During the furious battle for the Holy City, a Flemish Knight, Charles Le Vaillant, had a life-changing epiphany.

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Connections

Edited into Today You Die (2005)

User Reviews

i actually liked it!

I heard many bad reviews on this film, but i decided to "blind buy" it on DVD anyways (only five bucks).

The story is cheesy, but different than the usual van damme fare. The setting was great, and some of the locations that the makers shot at were amazing to see. The action was great as well, and there were plenty of fight scenes to keep us van damme fans satisfied. after all, the fight scenes are what van damme fans are looking for in the first place, right? the fighting was well done, and van damme gives you all the classic kicks you can think of. For a DTV van damme action flick, you can do MUCH worse. I put in the movie expecting nothing, but after it ended, i had a smile.

RATING: 7/10