Command Performance (2009)

When the Russian Premier is taken hostage at a rock concert in Moscow, it's up to a drummer, an ex-biker, to save him.

Director:

Dolph Lundgren

Writers:

Steve Latshaw (screenplay), Dolph Lundgren (screenplay)

Stars:

Dolph Lundgren, Melissa Molinaro, Hristo Shopov

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dolph Lundgren	...	Joe
Melissa Molinaro	...	Venus (as Melissa Smith)
Hristo Shopov	...	President Petrov
Dave Legeno	...	Oleg Kazov
Clement von Franckenstein	...	Ambassador Bradley
James Chalke	...	Vladimir
Zachary Baharov	...	Mikhail Kapista (as Zahary Baharov)
Ivaylo Geraskov	...	Leonid Gordov
Shelly Varod	...	Ali Connor
Katarzyna Wolejnio	...	Maj. Pavlikova
Ida Lundgren	...	Anna Petrov
Robin Dobson	...	Yana Petrov
Raicho Vasilev	...	Anton
Slavi Slavov	...	Capt. Simenov
Naum Shopov	...	Peter

Storyline

A Moscow charity concert turns bloody when armed extortionists take the head liner American pop-star Venus and the Russian President with his family hostage. Help is on the way when the drummer of a heavy metal warm-up band, an ex-bad ass biker played by Lundgren, and a young Russian F.S.B. agent team up to fight back. But our two heroes are seriously outnumbered and things aren't as simple as they appear when old ghosts from the Soviet Union appear to haunt the present in this fast paced action piece.

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Plot Keywords:

russian | hostage | concert | drummer | fight | 

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Taglines:

Die-Hard at a rock concert.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

June 2010 (Indonesia)

Also Known As:

Ataque terrorista

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Cat Burglar Productions, Red Orm Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eric Roberts was initially cast to play the part of Oleg Kazov but had to be replaced shortly before filming.

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Goofs

During red carpet arrivals we can spot Dolph Lundgren (as director, candid with headphones) in the back among the press when the reporter Ali Connor calls for the blond Russian singer Irson.

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Quotes

Venus: Joe.
Joe: You okay? You not hurt?
Venus: They killed my brother and the American ambassador.
Mikhail: We know.
Venus: They've got the president and the girls. We've got to get help.
Joe: Look we've got a hell of a recording deal coming up with your label, none of these assholes gonna stop me.

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Alternate Versions

German version was cut by ca. 2,5 minutes to secure a "Not under 18" rating. Almost every violent part was shortened or completely removed to achieve this. The German version was also presented in the wrong image aspect ratio of 1.78:1 instead of the original 2.35:1 cinemascope.

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Connections

Edited from Air Force One (1997)

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Soundtracks

Girl
Written by D2 (Dimitar Krastev Karnev, Dejan Krasimirov Kamenov, Alexander Emilov Obretenov,
Javor Alexandrov Alexandrov, Krasimir Evtimov Todorov, Desislav Hristov Semerdjlev)
Performed by D2 (with Dolph Lundgren) (drums) (uncredited)
Published by D2
Courtesy of D2

User Reviews

It's a well made, well paced action flick.

When the Russian Premier is taken hostage at a rock concert in Moscow, it's up to a drummer, an ex-biker, to save him.

This movie has everything a good action movie should have... Minor plot holes, mostly physically plausible action, and some pretty good dialog, including some actually funny stuff.

Dolph is not the greatest actor, but he did a pretty well Job.

The surroundings are tight, claustrophobic, making the action quick, rough, frantic. When Dolph takes someone on in a fight, he goes in fast and hard, using any weapons he can at hands.

Once the action kicks in, the pace of cutting picks up as well. But more-so, the tightly editing helps hide the small budget. The lighting is natural. It enhances the production value of the film. The opening of the film really establishes the style of it brilliantly. It's well shot, and very well edited.

A must see for fans of good action-cinema!