Exit Wounds (2001)

Orin Boyd, a tough cop in an inner-city precinct discovers a web of dirty cops and corruption.

Director:

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Writers:

Ed Horowitz (screenplay), Richard D'Ovidio (screenplay)

Stars:

Steven Seagal, DMX, Isaiah Washington

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steven Seagal	...	Orin Boyd
DMX	...	Latrell Walker
Isaiah Washington	...	George Clark
Anthony Anderson	...	T.K. Johnson
Michael Jai White	...	Lewis Strutt
Bill Duke	...	Chief Hinges
Jill Hennessy	...	Annette Mulcahy
Tom Arnold	...	Henry Wayne
Bruce McGill	...	Frank Daniels
David Vadim	...	Matt Montini
Eva Mendes	...	Trish
Matthew G. Taylor	...	Useldinger
Paolo Mastropietro	...	Parker
Shane Daly	...	Fitz
Drag-On	...	Shaun Rollins

Storyline

Orin Boyd (Seagal) is a Detroit cop who doesn't follow rules. After he saved the Vice President by violating every order he received he is transferred to one of the worst precincts in the city. There he quickly encounters some corrupt cops selling heroin to drug dealers. The problem is, it's very difficult to tell who is the bad guy and who you can trust.

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Plot Keywords:

vietnam war veteran | heroin | drugs | drug dealer | corrupt cop | 

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Taglines:

What Can Two Men Do Against A Gang Of Crooked Cops? Whatever It Takes.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blessures fatales

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,485,586, 18 March 2001, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$51,758,599

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$79,958,599

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Anthony Anderson joked that his main purpose in the film was to make DMX look good.

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Goofs

The police cars on the bridge in the beginning of the movie have neither rear view mirrors nor partitions between the front and rear seats.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Vice President: Ladies and gentleman, it's a pleasure for me to be here on such a beautiful day, in the great city of Detroit. And I'd love to tell you all to sit back, relax, and enjoy yourselves. I'd love to, but unfortunately, I can't do that. There's a very serious issue that's spiraling out of control in this country. Illegal handguns ending up in the hands of our children. But instead of reading off a bunch of statistics that you might not already know that last year, more preschoolers died ...

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Crazy Credits

When the end credits start rolling, T.K. is a guest on Henry Wayne's TV talk show. They talk about T.K.'s operation. T.K. greets his parents. Then they talk about things that turn them on.

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Alternate Versions

German retail video version is cut for violence to secure a "Not under 16" rating.

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Connections

Referenced in The Kid & I (2005)

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Soundtracks

No Sunshine
Written by Bill Withers, Damon 'Grease' Blackman (as Damon Blackman) and DMX (as Earl Simmons)
Performed by DMX
Courtesy of Ruff Ryders Entertainment Inc./Def Jam Records

User Reviews

Guilty Action Pleasure

Pretty straightforward action flick that is absolutely ridiculous and yet I can forgive it. You see there was nothing I loved more as a child than watching the movie heros fight the bad guys and ultimately take them out to restore peace to the free world. However, somewhere in the mid-90's, these kind of films (which I have appropriately labelled "The Big Dumb Action Movies") became a lost art and gave way to newer more complex action thrillers. In some instances this was for the better and in other instances, let's just say you were left longing for the days of old when Johnny Rambo dashed acrossed a battlefield in the jungle with his extra powerful M-60 machine gun and mowed down some Commie scum. One of the men at the frontline of the old action genre movies was Steven Seagal. His older movies were an action fan's wet dream. They had lots of shooting, lots of brutal fight scenes, and the occasional trademark Seagal staredown. Nevermind the fact that the man couldn't act well even if his children were kidnapped and one of the ransom demands from the kidnappers was for not only $5 million dollars but also for Seagal to play at least one scene in a new movie with a different tone of voice and a different facial expression.

But the entertainment was there and when I saw "Exit Wounds," I was automatically thrown back into the mind of a young boy all over again. Here's a movie that gives an old fan of action exactly what they could ever hope for. Lots of martial arts, lots of great shootouts, and over the top stunts (maybe with a little bit of help from those damn cables and CGI but let us ignore this for the time being). This movie is a lot of fun and I was glad to see Seagal make a return to the kind of movie that people actually will pay to see him in, even if this is just a one time deal for the pony tail sporting Aikdo artist. If it is simple minded action you crave, then you can't go wrong with "Exit Wounds," which is really more of a throwback than anything. When you see the legendary action film veteran Bill Duke on the screen with those crazy eyes, you know you're officially watching a "Big Dumb Action Movie."