Storm Catcher (1999)

Director:

Anthony Hickox

Writers:

Bill Gucwa (writer)
Ed Masterson (writer)

Release Date:

28 October 1999 (Malaysia)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

To fight the winds of war... he must enter the eye of the storm.

Plot:

A renegade general (Robert Miano) plots to bomb Washington using a new top secret jet called the Storm Catcher...

Plot Keywords:

General | Conspiracy | Pilot | Frame Up | Fighter Pilot

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	Major Jack Holloway
Mystro Clark	...	Captain 'Sparks' Johnson
Jon Pennell	...	Captain Lucas (as John Pennell)
Robert Miano	...	General William Jacobs
Yvonne Zima	...	Nicole Holloway
Kylie Bax	...	Jessica Holloway
Jody Jones	...	Sergeant McGarry
Robert Glen Keith	...	Sergeant Stanley
Anthony Hickox	...	Agent Load (as Tony Hickox)
Kimberley Davies	...	Agent Lock
Rudy Mettia	...	Commando
Burt Goodman	...	Old Guy
Andreea Radutoiu	...	Havens
Phil Culotta	...	Commando #1
Mark Delasandro	...	Commando #2

MPAA:

Rated R for strong, graphic violence and for language.

Runtime:

95 min | Germany:89 min (25 fps) (cut version) | Germany:91 min (25 fps) (uncut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Franchise Pictures

Trivia:

Not only is the film uncut, to fit certain requirements with European film boards, Director Anthony Hickox had to forcefully lengthen the opening credits to make the movie the necessary length of 90 minutes.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Major Jack Holloway's wife gets stabbed, she lies on the floor looking upwards you see blood from her mouth running down the right side of her face, on the next scene it shows that she no longer has blood in the right side of her face.

Quotes:

Major Jack Holloway: Storm Catcher to base, storm catcher to base, control this is storm catcher do you read me. Sparks are you there.
Captain 'Sparks' Johnson: Hello, no one is home right now, please leave a message after the beep.
Major Jack Holloway: Yes this is Jack Holloway how the hell do i stop this thing damm it.
Captain 'Sparks' Johnson: I thought I gave you the instruction book.
Captain Lucas: Hey, will you two stop with the phone sex, we got a plane to test.
Major Jack Holloway: You know Sparks you make my co-pilot jealous.
Captain 'Sparks' Johnson: Awww, I didn't even know he cared. Prick.
Captain Lucas: Yeah, I'll show you how much I care when I get to the ground.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References The Lord's of Flatbush (1974)

A good catch

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

Strangely reminiscent of his earlier feature The Peacekeeper in a way,Storm Catcher is Dolph Lundgren's most solid,effective film of late.Directed with assured self style by Warlock helmer Anthony Hickox (who also stars inspiringly enough),this involvingly blends in impressive action scenes,character development and story telling to culminate into a thouroughly entertaining whole.The good,clean fun element of the story however,is ruined by some wanternly unnecessary bad language and bloodshed,which provide cactus stings in the back.Another funny query is if the bad guys went around America stealing company vans to perform their deeds.We see them in an ice cream van and what looks like a furniture company van.Why on earth would members of the milatary need to get themselves mobile in them?Still,it's near impossible to find an action film that doesn't have at least a trace of implausibilaty and weirdness in it.And speaking of which ,look out for Neighbour's Annalese Kimberly Davies as one of two extremely weird FBI agents who follow all the important characters around.***