The Marine (2006)

A group of diamond thieves on the run kidnap the wife of a recently discharged marine who goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her.

Director:

John Bonito

Writers:

Michelle Gallagher (story) (as Michell Gallagher), Michelle Gallagher (screenplay) (as Michell Gallagher)

Stars:

John Cena, Kelly Carlson, Robert Patrick

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Cena	...	John Triton
Robert Patrick	...	Rome
Kelly Carlson	...	Kate Triton
Anthony Ray Parker	...	Morgan
Abigail Bianca	...	Angela
Jerome Ehlers	...	Van Buren
Manu Bennett	...	Bennett
Damon Gibson	...	Vescera
Drew Powell	...	Joe
Frank Carlopio	...	Frank
Firass Dirani	...	Al Qaeda Leader
Remi Broadway	...	Marine #1
Steve Harman	...	Marine #2
Damien Bryson	...	Marine #3
Robert Coleby	...	Braun

Storyline

John Triton is a heroic Marine who returns home after being discharged--against his will--from the Iraq War. Stateside, he finds himself back in action, when a group of murderous diamond thieves on the run led by a merciless criminal named Rome has kidnapped his wife and John goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her. With everything on the line, the Marine will stop at nothing to carry out his toughest and most important mission.

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Plot Keywords:

beating | tied up | muscleman | tough guy | marine | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, sensuality and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

On the back of the cop car at the ManZe gas station, the bumper reads "Donated by your local drug dealer."

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Goofs

All throughout the movie, Triton takes many hard, brutal punches to the face but there's never any signs of damage. Even during the initial kidnapping, he was running full speed when one of the jewel thieves hit him in his forehead with fire extinguisher, knocking him unconscious. Finally, in the closing minutes of the film, Triton is hit in the ribs with a sledgehammer but it apparently didn't do anything as he proves to be perfectly fine minutes later, again.

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Quotes

Kate Triton: You're home!
[kisses John]
John Triton: [after making love to her] You all right?
Kate Triton: Yeah... yeah, I just - I can't believe you're here.
[kisses him and hugs him]
Kate Triton: You know the hardest thing... about you leaving was not knowing. You know, not knowing where you were... not knowing if you're coming home... not knowing if I'm gonna get that phone call saying that you wouldn't be.
John Triton: You married a marine, Kate.
Kate Triton: I know it's not gonna be easy for you, John. We'll figure it out together.
John Triton: I'm home now and I'm not goin' anywhere.
Kate Triton: ...
[...]

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Connections

Spoofed in MADtv: Episode #12.3 (2006)

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Soundtracks

Tonight
Written by Stephen Phillips and Tim P.
Performed by Stephen Phillips and Tim P.
Courtesy of Bad Poodle Music

User Reviews

The Marine:The Doc's Review

The Marine is just a silly film by WWE simply to entertain it's fan base and further it's empire.For one to judge The Marine you need to take into account that this film was intended to entertain action fans with a no brainer,cheesy,action,popcorn flick and as a popcorn flick The Marine succeeds.John Cena is actually a good actor and he played his invincible,heroic,one man strike force character to perfection as did Robert Patrick with his absolutely hilarious character.The Marine has the most unbelievable stunts and at some times they are almost unbearably bad.The fight sequences are great,very intense,very hardcore, but the explosions and special effects are brutally unrealistic and cheesy.The film also has some of the most annoying,campy,corny, dialog ever captured on film.It's so bad you feel like you're re-watching 1997's Batman and Robin.As a follower of pro wrestling I'm aware that John Cena currently has a love/hate relationship with WWE fans.Females and Adolescents love Cena while Males hate him.My guess is that The Marine was made in order to change male fans opinions by making an action film that generally appeals to them.However judging by the overall IMDb rating WWE failed to do so.I wouldn't necessarily say THe Marine is a bad film but it is incomparable and can't compete with mainstream action films like The Transporter,Crank,or District B13 however if you enjoy direct to DVD action flicks that have a thin storyline but some great action scenes like Special Forces or Belly Of The Beast than The Marine is more suited to you.It's definitely not the worst film ever made and I think for the most part it's because it doesn't take itself seriously and admits it's a popcorn flick.Overall The Marine is just silly action much like wrestling and much like wrestling the characters are whacky and at times unbelievable.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

13 October 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Marine

Filming Locations:

Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,138,774, 15 October 2006

Gross USA:

$18,844,784

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$22,165,608

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, WWE Studios, Pacific Film and Television Commission

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1