The Package (2013)

A courier for a local crime lord must deliver a mysterious package while being chased by a horde of unusual gangsters.

Director:

Jesse V. Johnson

Writer:

Derek Kolstad

Stars:

Steve Austin, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Keenleyside

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Austin	...	Tommy Wick
Dolph Lundgren	...	The German
Eric Keenleyside	...	Big Doug
Mike Dopud	...	Julio
John Novak	...	Nicholas
Kristen Kerr	...	Darla
Darren Shahlavi	...	Devon
Paul Wu	...	Dosan
Lochlyn Munro	...	Eddie
Mark Gibbon	...	Jake
Peter Bryant	...	Ralph
Monique Ganderton	...	Monique
Michael Daingerfield	...	Anthony
Jerry Trimble	...	Carl
Patrick Sabongui	...	Luis

Storyline

All Tommy Wick has to do is deliver a "Package" to a rival crime lord, nicknamed 'The German'. It seems like a routine job, until another gang tries to hijack the precious cargo and Tommy has to fight every inch of the way to deliver it safely. The problem is, the "Package" isn't what Tommy was led to believe, and now he's in even deeper than he ever thought possible.

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Plot Keywords:

crime lord | gangster | fight | courier | tommy gun | 

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Taglines:

Vengeance delivered.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Anchor Bay Entertainment [United States] Caliber Media Company [United States]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 February 2013 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Entrega Explosiva

Filming Locations:

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,095, 17 February 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,469, 21 February 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA), Anchor Bay Films, Caliber Media Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Steve Austin plays a man named Tommy Wick. Soon after, writer Derek Kolstad broke out as creator of the John Wick franchise.

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Goofs

When Tommy is fighting in the garage just after the car flips over, a guy in a van gets s dirty great machine gun out of the back of the van! It's belt fed, you clearly see the belt has nearly expired when hundreds more bullets come and the belt gets longer!!.

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Soundtracks

Flower Girl
Performed by Pilgrim
Courtesy of Little Gentleman Music / Tennessee Grace Music / Heidi Huber Music / Jean Pellerin Music

User Reviews

For Men Only.

At the time of this writing this film has 6 other reviews posted, most negative. Though difficult, I did come up with a few reasons to avoid this film: If you sell girl scout cookies, wear your sister's capri pants, share hair styling tips with your girlfriend, or watch Glee. I could go on but you get the picture. Bottom line, DTV film are rarely going to break any new ground in terms of action filmmaking, so hopefully by now action fans know this going in. Having said that, The Package is above average for such a film. A cool script, that is it mostly avoids ridiculous cliché dialog such as "I'm getting too old for this %$#" or the mandatory cursing that is often substituted for actual lines. Yes the story is old (as most all stories are), but here we get nicely written dialog. The direction is certainly above par, with plenty of well staged action shot in a terrific manner avoiding the jerky-cam style so prevalent today. The fight scenes are not the slapped together affairs often seen in many DTV films. Characters are interesting, including Dolph's (and no, his role is not a cameo). Anyone familiar with Martial artist/actor Jerry Trimble will enjoy his screen time. I recommend The Package not only for action fans, but lovers of romance, humor, and drama (sorry horror fans), and for any boy out there that hopes to one day grow into a man. Now that I've given it some thought, the film should be screened in high schools across the country as part of the "no male left behind" program.