Icon (2005)

On the eve of the elections in Russia, there's an outbreak of a mysterious disease. The British are curious to find out what's going on, so they need to send someone. An official knows ... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Martin Smith

Writers:

Frederick Forsyth (novel), Adam Armus (teleplay)

Stars:

Patrick Swayze, Patrick Bergin, Michael York

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Swayze	...	Jason Monk
Patrick Bergin	...	Igor Komarov
Michael York	...	Sir Nigel Irvine
Annika Peterson	...	Sonia Astrova
Ben Cross	...	Anatoly Grishin
Jeff Fahey	...	Harvey Blackledge
Joss Ackland	...	General Nikolayev
Steve Speirs	...	Viktor Akopov (as Steven Speirs)
Niko Nicotera	...	Andrei Kasanov
Valentin Ganev	...	Vladimir Tonkin
Barry Morse	...	Josef Cherkassov
Tom Wlaschiha	...	Mercedes Driver
Jay Benedict	...	Carey Jordan
Theodor Danetti	...	Leonid Zaitsev
Marta Kondova	...	Elena

Storyline

On the eve of the elections in Russia, there's an outbreak of a mysterious disease. The British are curious to find out what's going on, so they need to send someone. An official knows someone, Jason Monk, an American Agent who worked deep cover in Russia during the Cold War. He approaches Monk, who initially refuses till he tells Monk that he can help him settle some old scores and to see his daughter whom he left when he was pulled out. So Monk goes and makes contact with an old friend and a Russian policewoman. They learn that someone is trying to manipulate the election.

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Plot Keywords:

russophobia | propaganda | cranberry | russia | election | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Final acting project of Barry Morse.

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Goofs

When Monk shoots at the assassin's van in the park, the window on the side door breaks completely. In the shots that follow, however, the window is broken only at the top.

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Quotes

Jason Monk: How many children have to die because of your greed?

User Reviews

The movie didn't kick ass, Swayze did!

I accidentally stumbled across this flick while i was renting a couple of movies. At first i decided to pass it but after seeing swayze's name on the cover i thought to myself that it would be fun to see him in an action movie again. Having the warm memory of roadhouse in the back of my mind i snatched it. Well to be honest it wasn't that bad of a b-movie (mini series?) and it also wasn't that good. It basically is about a chemical terrorist hit in Russia and Swayze is brought from retirement to solve it. It at least seemed they filmed the movie in Russia which they probably did since i live next door to the country and I'd say it was pretty authentic. Nicely done there. The cast did a fine job considering what they were given to work with. Action scenes with swayze were as good as the movie got. Nice to see that he's still in good shape and able to nicely outperform most of the old-timers in Hollywood. The man's in his mid-fifties. If you like Patrick Swayze go rent this. If not, then i recommend not to bother just for the movie.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 May 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Frederick Forsyth's Icon

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Entertainment, Larry Levinson Productions, Russian World Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

166 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1