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Wake of Death

  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
9.8K
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Wake of Death (2004)
ActionAdventureDrama

After his wife is brutally murdered, club enforcer Ben Archer wages war against the Chinese triads.After his wife is brutally murdered, club enforcer Ben Archer wages war against the Chinese triads.After his wife is brutally murdered, club enforcer Ben Archer wages war against the Chinese triads.

  • Director
    • Philippe Martinez
  • Writers
    • Mick Davis
    • Laurent Fellous
    • Kristina Hamilton-Grobler
  • Stars
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme
    • Simon Yam
    • Philip Tan
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    9.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Philippe Martinez
    • Writers
      • Mick Davis
      • Laurent Fellous
      • Kristina Hamilton-Grobler
    • Stars
      • Jean-Claude Van Damme
      • Simon Yam
      • Philip Tan
    • 107User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Tom Delmar Stunt Coordinator & 2nd Unit Director with his stunt crew in Cape town, South Africa on Philippe Martinez’s. 'Wake of Death'.jpg
    Tom Delmar Stunt Coordinator & 2nd Unit Director. A car cannon & exploding 2 man full burn successfully completed on location at the dockside in Cape town, South Africa on Philippe Martinez’s. 'Wake of Death'.jpg
    Tom Delmar Stunt Coordinator & Action Director with action star Jean Claude Van Damme taking aim on the move, on location in Cape town, South Africa with Emmanuel Kadosh (DOP) on Philippe Martinez’s. 'Wake of Death'.jpg
    Tom Delmar Stunt Coordinator & Action Director with Jean Claude Van Damme on location in Cape town, South Africa on Philippe Martinez’s. 'Wake of Death'.jpg
    Tom Delmar in Wake of Death (2004)
    Tom Delmar in Wake of Death (2004)
    Tom Delmar in Wake of Death (2004)
    Tom Delmar in Wake of Death (2004)
    Tom Delmar in Wake of Death (2004)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Tom Delmar in Wake of Death (2004)
    Tony Schiena in Wake of Death (2004)
    Lisa King

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    Jean-Claude Van Damme
    Jean-Claude Van Damme
    • Ben Archer
    Simon Yam
    Simon Yam
    • Sun Quan
    Philip Tan
    Philip Tan
    • Han
    Valerie Tian
    Valerie Tian
    • Kim
    Tony Schiena
    Tony Schiena
    • Tony
    Claude Hernandez
    • Raymond
    Lisa King
    Lisa King
    • Cynthia Archer
    Anthony Fridjhon
    • Max
    • (as Anthony Fridjohn)
    Danny Keogh
    Danny Keogh
    • Mac Hoggins
    Pierre Marais
    • Nicholas Archer
    Warrick Grier
    • Da Costa
    Tom Wu
    Tom Wu
    • Andy Wang
    Jacqueline Chan
    Jacqueline Chan
    • Mamma Li
    • (as Jacqui Chan)
    Burt Kwouk
    Burt Kwouk
    • Tommy Li
    Joon Chong
    • Kim's Mother
    Andre Jacobs
    Andre Jacobs
    • Doctor Walker
    Bo Petersen
    Bo Petersen
    • Judge Brown
    • (as Bo Peterson)
    Tarryn Meaker
    Tarryn Meaker
    • Babysitter
    • Director
      • Philippe Martinez
    • Writers
      • Mick Davis
      • Laurent Fellous
      • Kristina Hamilton-Grobler
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      After Ringo Lam left the project, Cess Silvera was brought in to direct, but was fired after two weeks of filming in Cape Town, South Africa.
    • Goofs
      In the final confrontation Ben's son is being held directly to the chest of the villian. In one shot though he is gone to show the damgage, in the next shot he is back where he was before and it becomes appearent that Ben would have had to shoot his son in the head to hit the villian where he did.
    • Quotes

      Sun Quan: The only thing you postpone in life... is death.

    • Alternate versions
      In Germany the uncut version didn't get a rating/approval at all (both rating/approval boards thought the film might violate §131, glorification of violence). Therefore the rental version is cut by 81 sec. with a JK/SPIO approval, while the retail version is cut even more (ca. 4 minutes) with a "Not under 18" rating from the FSK. The Dutch DVD also features this same cut version.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Making of 'Wake of Death' (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen
      (uncredited)

      from DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE

      Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Lyrics by Emanuel Schikaneder

      Heard during the massacre in a Chinese restaurant

    User reviews107

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    9/10
    Very Good Action Movie... **Rent It**
    Well, what can I say? Straight to video releases are always looked at strangely. I myself are guilty of thinking "The movie cant be that good if it didn't get shown at the Cinema!". I was totally Wrong with Wake Of Death...

    This is a great Movie! Van Damme is basically "EXCELLENT". Lisa King who plays Cynthia Archer, Van Damme's wife is quite poor and the Cheapo acting kind of shines in her scenes. She is very basic and really, isn't very good.

    Your Probably thinking "This don't sound too good from what I've said but wait, let me continue!".

    The Action is excellently balanced in the Movie. The Story is constantly moving in the right direction and you never really lose feel of where things are going! Also, the camera work reminds me of some great flicks like "Face Off" and the Driving scenes could be mistaken for clips from "Fast and the Furious". I ain't kidding, they are really good! This Movie is on par with some films that have been on at the Cinemas! However, if you cant stand rubbish acting, bare with it until his Wife gets killed as the quality shown in her scenes does sound cheap (like TV Soap acting). After that, its all revenge and thats entertaining! Lastly, with Films like "The Punisher" not living up to my Expectations, I rated Wake Of Death better than Punisher! Thats how good I thought it was...
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    • Jan 20, 2005

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    • What has been cut from the Dutch Blu-ray of the film?

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    • Release date
      • January 19, 2005 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Germany
      • Spain
      • South Africa
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • After Death
    • Filming locations
      • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    • Production companies
      • Bauer Martinez Studios
      • UKFS
      • Frame Werk Produktion GmbH & Co. KG
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $521,918
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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