Damage (2009)

An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places.

Director:

Jeff King (as Jeff F. King)

Writer:

Frank Hannah

Stars:

Steve Austin, Walton Goggins, Laura Vandervoort

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Austin	...	John Brickner
Walton Goggins	...	Reno Paulsaint
Laura Vandervoort	...	Frankie
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Deacon
Carlos Joe Costa	...	Trini Ogoun (as Joe Costa)
Lynda Boyd	...	Veronica
Scott McNeil	...	Chip
Clifton MaCabe Murray	...	Rich Guy #1 (as Clifton Murray)
Giles Panton	...	Rich Guy #2
Paul Jarrett	...	Parole Officer
Eric Keenleyside	...	Val Sullivan
Christina Jastrzembska	...	Margaret
Tony Bailey	...	Wendell Timmons
Katelyn Mager	...	Sarah
Stephen E. Miller	...	Dewey Infantino (as Stephen Miller)

Storyline

An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places.

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Plot Keywords:

cage | greco roman wrestling | martial arts tournament | prize fighter | prizefighting | 

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Taglines:

Fight hard to survive.

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the fight scene in the pool, the graffiti tag "Above" can be seen along with his infamous character. "Above" is a prolific graffiti artist in the Surrey and Vancouver area.

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Goofs

In the letter written to Veronica Reynolds in regard to her daughter's transplant, Medicaid is spelled incorrectly as Medicade.

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Quotes

John Brickner: What you know about me could fit in the crack of my ass?

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Soundtracks

Fixas USA
Written by David Steele
Performed by David Steele

User Reviews

Most likely it will damage your wallet

I feel the first thing I should do is confess that I'm not a wrestling fan - I've hardly watched the sport, and I've never seen Steve Austin in action. Obviously, he wasn't the reason why I rented this movie. What did get me to rent it was my love of B movies - I watch them all the time. This one got me interested since it promised it would have a lot of action (fighting) in it.

Now here comes my second confession - I didn't think very much of "Damage". True, it does look pretty good for what was a Canadian low budget movie. And Austin, though he's no actor, does bring to the screen a strong presence and wisely doesn't try to be very expressive in his somewhat limited dialogue. But despite all that, I found the movie to be somewhat boring. There's far too much talk, as well as multiple subplots that slow the action from coming. And when the action does come, it's somewhat disappointing. The fights are mostly filmed with the camera zoomed way in, and with somewhat quick cuts, making the action hard to follow at times. The fights are supposed to be brutal, but I never got the feeling the fighters were suffering or in pain at any time.

This isn't a BAD movie - it's just somewhat bland and disappointing, considering they got a skilled fighter and a premise that would indicate wall-to-wall action. You can safely skip this one.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 2010 (South Africa)

Also Known As:

Damage

Filming Locations:

Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nasser Group, North, Insight Film Studios, NGN Fighter Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1