The Detonator (2006)

Sonni Griffith, a top US Secret Agent must protect a witness as he crosses Europe.

Director:

Po-Chih Leong (as Po Chih Leong)

Writer:

Martin Wheeler

Stars:

Wesley Snipes, William Hope, Tim Dutton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wesley Snipes	...	Sonni Griffith
William Hope	...	Michael Shepard
Tim Dutton	...	Jozef Bostanescu
Silvia Colloca	...	Nadia Cominski
Matthew Leitch	...	Dimitru Ilinca
Bogdan Uritescu	...	Pavel
Warren Derosa	...	Mitchel
Michael Brandon	...	Flint
Vincenzo Nicoli	...	Yuri Mishatov
Stuart Milligan	...	Greenfield
Evangelos Grecos	...	Kravchenko
Mihnea Paun	...	Alex
Florian Ghimpu	...	Nita
Valentin Teodosiu	...	Czeslaw
Tania Popa	...	Ana

Storyline

After an undercover mission in Bucharest to disclose an international gang of weapon dealers, the agent Sonni Griffith is assigned to protect the Romanian Nadia Kaminski, the widow of an accountant of the Romanian Mafia. However, the CIA safe house is broken in by the criminals, and Sonni realizes that the information was leaked from inside the Agency. Alone, trusting only in his friend Michael Shepard, Sonni fights to survive and protect Nadia.

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Plot Keywords:

car driving | driving | car | automobile | convertible | 

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Taglines:

Betrayal is part of the game,

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

The day and month of Wesley Snipes character's birthdate of July 31, as seen in his secret file, is accurate, although its year of 1969 makes him seven years younger than Snipes, who was born in 1962.

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Goofs

During the explosion scene in the tunnel, a stunt driver wearing a helmet can be seen as a stand-in for Wesley Snipes driving the Audi.

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Connections

Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: The Marksman (2012)

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Soundtracks

Sometimes
Composed by Greg O'Connor, Ken Miller and Michael Lloyd
Published by Music by Greg, Jujube Music and Michael Music

User Reviews

His Résumé is a Graveyard

After an undercover mission in Bucharest to disclose an international gang of weapon dealers, the agent Sonni Griffith (Wesley Snipes) is assigned to protect the Romanian Nadia Kaminski (Silvia Colloca), the widow of an accountant of the Romanian Mafia. However, the CIA safe house is broken in by the criminals, and Sonni realizes that the information was leaked from inside the Agency. Alone, trusting only in his friend Michael Shepard (William Hope), Sonni fights to survive and protect Nadia.

The career of Wesley Snipes is downhill. I have just seen this flick, and it is another disappointing movie of this actor, whose career is presently very similar to Steven Segal's one. The movie has many explosions, shots and car chase associated to an awful story and horrible acting. First, the Afro-American Wesley Snipes is chased by the police of Bucharest, but they never find a black American man. I have never been in Romania, but I believe there are not many Afro-Americans in this country. His character does not like to bath, wearing the same clothes along many days. There is no chemistry between Sonni and the sexy Silvia Colloca, but she freely has sex, falls in love for him and shares her fortune with him. The boy that performs Nadia's son is horrible. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "O Detonador" ("The Detonator")

Details

Country:

USA Romania

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

John Doe

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Andrew Stevens Entertainment, Castel Film Romania, Donald Kushner Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1