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The Shepherd

  • Video
  • 20082008
  • RR
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
6.9K
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Jean-Claude Van Damme in The Shepherd (2008)
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A former New Orleans cop battles drug cartels and ex-Army Special Forces who are smuggling drugs from Mexico into U.S. through a Texas border town.A former New Orleans cop battles drug cartels and ex-Army Special Forces who are smuggling drugs from Mexico into U.S. through a Texas border town.A former New Orleans cop battles drug cartels and ex-Army Special Forces who are smuggling drugs from Mexico into U.S. through a Texas border town.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
6.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Isaac Florentine
  • Writers
    • Joe Gayton
    • Cade Courtley
  • Stars
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme
    • Stephen Lord
    • Natalie J. Robb
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  • Director
    • Isaac Florentine
  • Writers
    • Joe Gayton
    • Cade Courtley
  • Stars
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme
    • Stephen Lord
    • Natalie J. Robb
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 53User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    The Shepherd: Border Patrol
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    The Shepherd: Border Patrol

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    Jean-Claude Van Damme in The Shepherd (2008)
    Scott Adkins and Stephen Lord in The Shepherd (2008)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gary McDonald in The Shepherd (2008)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme in The Shepherd (2008)
    Scott Adkins in The Shepherd (2008)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme in The Shepherd (2008)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Scott Adkins in The Shepherd (2008)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Scott Adkins in The Shepherd (2008)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme in The Shepherd (2008)
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    Jean-Claude Van Damme in The Shepherd (2008)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme in The Shepherd (2008)

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    Jean-Claude Van Damme
    Jean-Claude Van Damme
    • Jack Robideaux
    Stephen Lord
    Stephen Lord
    • Benjamin Meyers
    Natalie J. Robb
    • Capt. Ramona Garcia
    Gary McDonald
    Gary McDonald
    • Billy Pawnell
    Daniel Perrone
    • Felix Nestor
    Scott Adkins
    Scott Adkins
    • Karp
    Andrée Bernard
    Andrée Bernard
    • Lexxi
    Dan Davies
    • Emile
    Miles Anderson
    Miles Anderson
    • Arthur Pennigton
    Luis Algar
    • Benito Ortiz
    Todd Jensen
    Todd Jensen
    • Wray
    Ivaylo Geraskov
    • Gallery
    Velislav Pavlov
    Velislav Pavlov
    • The Contact
    Phil McKee
    Phil McKee
    • Jed
    Bogdan Plakov
    • Turgell
    Joel Morales
    • Gangster #1
    Radoslav Ignatov
    • Gangster #2…
    Dian Hristov
    Dian Hristov
    • Stanton
    • Director
      • Isaac Florentine
    • Writers
      • Joe Gayton
      • Cade Courtley
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Scott Adkins who co-stars with Jean-Claude Van Damme in this movie was recently the star of a sequel to Hard Target which originally starred Van Damme and was John Woo's first American movie.
    • Goofs
      On Robideaux's first day at the station, as all of the agent's are leaving their morning meeting, you can clearly see that one of the agents is wearing his belt too high.
    • Quotes

      Billy Pawnell: The border. We can't go into Mexico.

      Jack Robideaux: Fuck the border.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Shrink (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Strange Face of Love
      Written by Tito Larriva

      Performed by Tito & Turantula

      Produced by Tito Larriva

    User reviews53

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    Top review
    7/10
    This film is good in it's genre
    This film is good in it's genre and that genre is naturally action with a little/average budget. Looks like Van Damme delivers greatly better performances when he has a good director guiding him. There is your basic bar brawl, alley scene and mostly a lot of gun fighting. Some basic drama, but nothing too deep. Isaac Florentine directs an OK action flick if you ignore the weak plot and the holes in it. But the person who steals the show is:

    Scott Adkins. How come this guy isn't a massive Arnold Schwarzenegger caliber action star that I don't know. Director Isaac Florentine has made a movie with Scott Adkins before called Special Forces (2003) which has some unbelievable martial arts talent that will satisfy the most demanding kungfu enthusiastic. Another amazing Scott Adkins feature is Undisputed 2. Check this guy out and make a noise, this guy needs to get super action star status and he needs to get it now!

    What else can I say about the movie? It's Van Damme stepping up a notch from some of his most recent work. No Oscars here for sure, but you already knew that. But never the less it has a nice little town feel and I could find worse ways to spend my time. So I'm giving this a solid 7 out of 10 in it's genre.
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    • Mar 5, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Shepherd: Border Patrol
    • Filming locations
      • Bulgaria
    • Production companies
      • Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
      • Stage 6 Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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