Silent Trigger (1996)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writer:

Sergio Altieri (writer)

Release Date:

26 June 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The terms are clear. Kill or be killed.

Plot:

Waxman is a former Special Forces soldier who is now working as a heavily armed assassin for a top secret government agency. When a covert mission goes terribly wrong, Waxman and fellow assassin Clegg become that agency's prime targets.

Plot Keywords:

Assassin | Range Finder | Sniper | Handcuffs | Gun Held To Crotch

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	Waxman (Shooter)
Gina Bellman	...	Clegg (Spotter)
Conrad Dunn	...	Klein (Supervisor)
Christopher Heyerdahl	...	O'Hara
Emma Stevens	...	Target Woman
Alexandria Haber	...	Peasant Girl
Reynald Robinson	...	Refugee
Dale Hayes	...	Refugee
Erin Simms	...	Refugee
Jonathan Robert Rondeau	...	Refugee
Carl Alacchi	...	Soldier
Jonathan Larocque	...	Soldier
Andreas Apergis	...	Soldier
Tim Post	...	Soldier
Jason Cavalier	...	Soldier

Also Known As:

Franc-tireur en péril (Canada: French title)
The Algonquin Goodbye

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violent content and language, and for some sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

Germany:88 min | USA:93 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Italy:T | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | New Zealand:R18 | France:-12 (video premiere) | Germany:18 (cut) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Algonquin Productions Limited

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Clegg (Gina Bellman) is running to escape the explosion climbing up the elevator shaft, she barges through a pair of doors. In the shot showing this, you can easily see a camera that is mounted in an open section of the floor on the left side of the screen. The following shot is what was filmed from that same camera.

Quotes:

[Spotter has a loaded weapon aimed at Nutter's crotch]
Nutter: You don't have the balls.
Spotter: In a few seconds, that's going to be your problem.

Movie Connections:

References Le samouraï (1967)

Soundtrack:

Mountain

Kill Zone

Waxman ( Dolph Lundgren ) is a highly trained, expert assassin working for a secretive undercover organization known as The Agency. After failing to pull the trigger at his target in a previous mission in a unnamed war-torn East European country, Waxman ( Dolph Lundgren )and Clegg ( Gina Bellman ) his beautiful accomplice who is his "spotter" are given one last chance to make things right.

When i saw this movie i was very surprised how creative and stylish this movie turned out to be, the lighting, the soundtrack, locations and characters made this movie my favourite Dolph lundgren movie. I must say that most of the credit must go to the director of this movie Russell Mulcahy, not only he made this movie a very entertaining action film for action fans, he also creates a good style of suspense.