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Direct Action

  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
1.7K
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Direct Action (2004)
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Frank Gannon, a veteran cop, is being hunted by his fellow police officers after they learned he has betrayed the brotherhood and exposed to the feds wide scale corruption of the LAPD. He ha... Read allFrank Gannon, a veteran cop, is being hunted by his fellow police officers after they learned he has betrayed the brotherhood and exposed to the feds wide scale corruption of the LAPD. He has one day left to prove his case and survive.Frank Gannon, a veteran cop, is being hunted by his fellow police officers after they learned he has betrayed the brotherhood and exposed to the feds wide scale corruption of the LAPD. He has one day left to prove his case and survive.

  • Director
    • Sidney J. Furie
  • Writers
    • Greg Mellott
    • Sidney J. Furie
  • Stars
    • Dolph Lundgren
    • Polly Shannon
    • Donald Burda
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sidney J. Furie
    • Writers
      • Greg Mellott
      • Sidney J. Furie
    • Stars
      • Dolph Lundgren
      • Polly Shannon
      • Donald Burda
    • 19User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Dolph Lundgren
    Dolph Lundgren
    • Sgt. Frank Gannon
    Polly Shannon
    Polly Shannon
    • Billie Ross
    Donald Burda
    Donald Burda
    • Bryant
    Rothaford Gray
    Rothaford Gray
    • Sgt. Ed Grimes
    Conrad Dunn
    • Captain Stone
    Walter Alza
    Walter Alza
    • Espinoza
    Alex Karzis
    Alex Karzis
    • Agent Bill
    Larry Day
    Larry Day
    • Phil, Agent in Charge
    Natacha La Ferriere
    • Adrianna
    Daniel Kash
    Daniel Kash
    • LoPresti
    Stacey Coke
    • Loretta Grimes
    Joseph Griffin
    Joseph Griffin
    • Carter
    • (as Joseph Luna Griffin)
    Vanessa Thompson
    • Katy
    Tim Sell
    • Hardcase #1
    Jim Codrington
    Jim Codrington
    • Hardcase #2
    Ian Alden
    • Hardcase #3
    Mif
    Mif
    • Khalid Manseur
    Dan Willmott
    Dan Willmott
    • Lt. Webb
    • Director
      • Sidney J. Furie
    • Writers
      • Greg Mellott
      • Sidney J. Furie
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Dolph Lundgren performed all his own stunts in the movie.
    • Goofs
      Throughout the movie, cars and other vehicles are shot multiple times with pistols, shotguns, and submachine guns, but display almost no bullet holes.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Making of 'Direct Action' (2004)
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    User reviews19

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    5/10
    Where did my budget go???
    In Direct Action Dolph is an LA cop about to expose the rampant police corruption that surrounds his precinct every day.Before he can testify his fellow cops decide he is better of sleeping with the fishes,which puts Dolph into survival mode and on the run.Will he survive in the end?I think we already know that.

    Direct action is the 2nd pairing of Lundgren and veteran Director Sidney J. Furie.Both quite capable here.The plot has been done countless times.The supporting cast is okay.Polly Shannon does pretty well here.But what nearly sinks Direct action is over-Ambition.The budget for this was clearly too low.The movie ends up looking way TOO cheap for its own good.The script while okay,has its fill of clichés and twists that you can see coming a mile away.

    On the plus side,Dolph gets to demonstrate more of his martial arts prow-less.The fights are pretty good.

    I think some producer should put up about 10 million or more for the next Lundgren flick.He cannot keep making them so cheap.After all the good things I had heard about DR,It came off as a major disappointment.

    Its still better than the latest Steven Segal trash.

    5/10
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    • argentobuff
    • Jul 30, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 2005 (United Arab Emirates)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • GFT Entertainment
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 絕命戰場
    • Filming locations
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • GFT Action Films Inc.
      • GFT Entertainment
      • Martien Holdings A.V.V.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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