Derailed (2002)

Director:

Bob Misiorowski

Writers:

Boaz Davidson (story)
Jace Anderson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

5 November 2002 (Russia)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

The deadliest disease ever discovered is about to be unleashed on the world

Plot:

On an out of control train holding hostages and high-tech bio-weapons agent Kristoff (Van Damme) becomes...

Plot Keywords:

Train | Virus | Terrorist | Hijack | Female Criminal

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Jacques Kristoff
Tomas Arana	...	Mason Cole
Laura Harring	...	Galina Konstantin (as Laura Elena Harring)
Susan Gibney	...	Madeline Kristoff
Lucy Jenner	...	Natasha
Jessica Bowman	...	Bailey Kristoff
Kristopher Van Varenberg	...	Ethan Kristoff
John Bishop	...	Bob Sterling
Binky van Bilderbeek	...	Angus Riley (as Bernard Van Bilderbeek)
Dayton Callie	...	Lars
Simone Levin	...	Catherine (as Simona Levin)
Sandra Vidal	...	Cynthia
Stefanos Miltsakakis	...	Stavros
Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	Henry
George Stanchev	...	William

Also Known As:

Death Train (USA) (working title)
Terror Train (Europe: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

89 min | USA:113 min

Country:

Aruba | USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bolshevik, Bulgaria

Company:

777 Films Corporation

Trivia:

Jean-Claude Van Damme broke a hand while getting knocked down by a stuntman on the set in the final fight scene.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Referring to the road sign which says in the film "crossing the Slovakian border" the main problem is, that Germany and Slovakia does not have a common border.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

Passable six-pack of an action movie

...that's best viewed in a beer induced stupor or under mind numbing medication. The impossible plot contrivances are standard issue for low grade action movies (i.e. our hero is tossed off a bullet train by the bad guys...but,evidently he's wearing magnetic underwear, because he miraculously manages to hang on).

The action scenes could have had a lot more impact if they weren't edited in a style that's become all too common today: Lots of quick cuts,dropped frames, split screens and other razzle dazzle techniques that only serve to undermine the mayhem. Directors like this must be eager to prove they're the second coming of Sergei Eisenstein. (This chop chop style belongs in a Japanese steak house..I long for the days of coherent, watchable action sequences).

Overall, though, it's not a bad time waster that's over before it becomes too tedious. With low expectations, you might enjoy it.