Enemies Closer (2013)

Deep within a forest on the U.S.-Canadian border, two sworn enemies must work together to escape a ruthless drug cartel hell-bent on retrieving a drug shipment which went missing there.

Director:

Peter Hyams

Writers:

Eric Bromberg, James Bromberg

Stars:

Tom Everett Scott, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Orlando Jones

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Everett Scott	...	Henry
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Xander
Orlando Jones	...	Clay
Linzey Cocker	...	Kayla
Christopher Robbie	...	Sanderson
Zachary Baharov	...	Saul (as Zahari Baharov)
Dimo Alexiev	...	Morris
Kris Van Damme	...	Francois
Vlado Mihailov	...	Jean (as Vladimir Mihailov)
Teodor Tsolov	...	Eto (as Teodor Tzolov)
Hristo Mitzkov	...	Wooton
Ryan Spike Dauner	...	Spota (as Ryan Dauner - Spike)
Jonas Talkington	...	I.C.E. Leader
Paul Jenkins	...	I.C.E. Agent #1
Atanas Srebrev	...	I.C.E. Agent #2

Storyline

Forest ranger and Ex-Navy SEAL Henry is forced by the drug cartel to help retrieve a major shipment of drugs which went missing on the US-Canadian border. While in the woods, he runs into a man who has a vendetta against him, but both men must struggle to escape the forest and defeat the cartel, while at odds and at knife's edge with each other.

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Plot Keywords:

false cop | illegal drug | airplane crash | murder of a policeman | double cross | 

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Taglines:

Keep your friends close.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Did You Know?

Trivia

Peter Hyams: [Spota] A character named Spota.

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Goofs

The "Royal Canadian Mounted Police" do not wear the classic red serge jackets, that's only for special events and even there there's only a handful of them. The "mounties" on duty in the movie should be wearing normal police style uniforms in dark colors. The production had the uniforms completely wrong and almost comedic.

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Quotes

Clay: Looks like you brought a knife to a gunfight.

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Alternate Versions

TV VERSION EDITION (PG/Different Cut/Alternate Edition/Done For TV)

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Connections

References The Untouchables (1987)

User Reviews

Another Die Hard rip-off for me

I am so delighted to have seen this corny, lousy but enjoyable grade Z movie. It is forbidden to watch it in another way, period. So, don't see it with the same eyes you could have for a Marty Scorcese's movie. Please. The most interesting for me is of course JCVD performance, because he has here the bad guy character, and he is shown, he fights as if he was the good one. The true heroes of this feature are nearly transparent, and the film focuses on JCVD the heavy dude. Don't you find this interesting and so unusual? He has here a weird and totally f...up guy, a killer fond of nature and ecology. A killer who is, I repeat, shown as if he was the hero.

So, you see, a film can be damn bad but also be interesting.

Pure enjoyable time waster.

And, one more thing, another Die Hard scheme, not the most famous although.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook VVS Films [Canada]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English French

Release Date:

24 January 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Enemies Closer

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

After Dark Films, Signature Entertainment, Boulston Productions Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1