Sweepers (1998)

Director:

Keoni Waxman

Writers:

Kevin Bernhardt (story)
Keoni Waxman (writer)

Release Date:

6 February 1999 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

He walks where other men fear.

Plot:

A humanitarian minesweeping operation in Angola uncovers a covert operation that is planting new and deadly mines.

Plot Keywords:

Angola | Son | Bar | Helicopter | Senator

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dolph Lundgren	...	Christian Erickson
Bruce Payne	...	Dr. Cecil Hopper
Claire Stansfield	...	Michelle Flynn
Ian Roberts	...	Yager
Fats Bookholane	...	Old Mo
Sifiso Maphanga	...	Arthur
Ross Preller	...	Jack Trask
Nick Boraine	...	Mitch
Cecil Carter	...	Ray Gunn
David Dukas	...	Sweeper #4
Zukile Ggobose	...	Zukili (as Zukile Qobose)
Philip Notununu	...	Mercenary #1
Gabriel Mndaweni	...	Mercenary #2
Frank Pereira	...	Mercenary #3
Dave Ridley	...	Mercenary #4

Also Known As:

The Sweeper (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for nonstop brutal violence and some language.

Runtime:

96 min | UK:93 min

Country:

South Africa | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:18 | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Martien Holdings A.V.V.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Christian enters the train door and Dr. Cecil points one kind of gun at him, then a second later it is a different kind and a second later back to the first one.

Quotes:

Old Mo: For most countries, truce means peace, but for Angola, truce means terror!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Operation Delta Force 5: Random Fire (2000)

Soundtrack:

Balumukeno

horrible generic movie, but kinda watchable

my dad came home one day with a DVD double feature, he'd paid a £1 for it and it feature two Dolph films, Bridge of Dragons and Sweepers. Needless to say i was happy, i love b-style action movies and my dad had just picked up two potential winners.

Bridge of Dragons for the record was pretty good, not a classic but a fun action movie.

Sweepers however was a huge letdown, it starts brightly enough the whole opening scenes on the minefield are pretty cool and after the 'Roadhouse' style bar-fight scenes i thought i was in for a good time...then it all goes wrong. It's hard to pin-point what's wrong with this film, it's a basic story easy enough to follow and there's come decent action, it's just so stale and normal it makes me sick.

i find it hard to understand why people make films like this, what were they trying to achieve? generic pap overall, but still it was watchable...if your a Dolph fan, check it, if not avoid.

3/10