Derailed (2002)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Bob Misiorowski

Writers:

Boaz Davidson (story)
Jace Anderson (screenplay) ...
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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
Nikolai Binev	...	Vincent
Stanimir Stamatov	...	Tanner
Danko Jordanov	...	Nash
Trayan Milenov-Troy	...	Rodrigo
Emil Tonev	...	Jasper
Velizar Peev	...	Oliver (as Alizar Peev-Zarko)
Nikolai Sotirov	...	Lorenzo (as Nikolay Sotirov)
Ventzislav Kisyov	...	Train Engineer (as Venzislav Kisior)
Dobrin Dosev	...	Army Major (as Dobrin Dossev)
Ivan Ivanov	...	Train Controller
Daniel Tzotchev	...	Nikolai (as Daniel Zochev)
Toshko Petrov	...	Scared Man
Peter Mechkoff	...	Fritz
Vasil Banov	...	General Zakev
Meglena Karalambova	...	Dr. Reno (as Maglena Karalambova)
Kitodar Todorov	...	Barrel-chested Guard
Elena Markova	...	Scared Woman
Kaloyan Lenkov	...	Major
Stoyan Izenev	...	Captain
Emil Videv	...	Second Captain
Radoslav Hrostolov	...	Shot Man
Ivaylo Geraskov	...	Drunken Engineer (as Ivailo Geraskov)
Bilyana Trayanova	...	Café Waitress (as Billyana Trayan)

Directed by
Bob Misiorowski

Writing credits
Boaz Davidson		(story)
Jace Anderson		(screenplay) and
Adam Gierasch		(screenplay)

Produced by
Kathy Brayton	....	co-producer
Boaz Davidson	....	producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Danny Lerner	....	producer
Scott Putman	....	co-producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
David Varod	....	producer

Original Music by
Serge Colbert

Cinematography by
Ross W. Clarkson		(as Ross Clarkson)

Film Editing by
Marc Jakubowicz
Fernando Villena

Casting by
Shana Landsburg

Production Design by
Carlos Silva Da Silva		(as Carlos Da Silva)

Art Direction by
Valentina Mladenova

Set Decoration by
Valentina Mladenova

Costume Design by
Kate Healey		(as Kate Healy)

Makeup Department
Ivanka Gorchinina	....	makeup artist
Sofi Hvarleva	....	makeup artist
Tanya Ilieva	....	makeup artist
Ivon Ivanova	....	makeup artist
Violeta Lazarova	....	hair stylist
Atanaska Popova	....	makeup artist
Yuliya Radoslavova	....	makeup artist
Dimitrina Stoyanova	....	hair stylist: second unit
Rositsa Tsanovska	....	hair stylist
Tzvetana Yankova	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Dave Duce	....	unit manager
Todd Gilbert	....	post-production supervisor
Bobby Ranghelov	....	unit production manager
Iliya Sotirov	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Petya Evtimova	....	second second assistant director
Irina Hadzhieva	....	third assistant director
Peter Mechkoff	....	second second assistant director
Brian O'Sullivan	....	second assistant director
Luke Scully	....	first assistant director
Antony Tanev	....	second assistant director: second unit
Franklin A. Vallette	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Franklin Vallette)
Glenn R. Wilder	....	second unit director (as Glenn Wilder)

Art Department
Petko Angelov	....	set dresser
Rozalina Atanasova	....	draftswoman
Rumen Bojinov	....	set dresser
Nikola Branchev	....	props
Nikola Branchev	....	stand-by props: second unit
Dirk Buchmann	....	property master
Clive Derrocks	....	set supervisor
Ivan Dimitrov	....	stand-by set decorator
Gergana Hristova	....	scenic artist
George Hristov	....	scenic artist
Petko Ivanov	....	construction buyer
Craig Jackson	....	props
Ana Kasabova	....	art department coordinator
Jasen Kovachev	....	set dresser
Ivan Krastev	....	construction buyer
Venzislav Lilov	....	set dresser buyer (as Lilov Venceslav)
Buddy MacKett	....	construction manager
Ivana Nikolich	....	scenic artist
Krassimir Pashkulev	....	assistant set decorator (as Krasimir Pashkulev)
Dimiter Petkov	....	scenic artist
Vlado Popov	....	scenic artist
Peter Rakovski	....	stand-by props: second unit
Bilyana Sapareva	....	assistant props
Iva Sasheva	....	storyboard artist
Emil Shmidt	....	scenic artist
Plamen Stanchev	....	scenic artist
Kalin Stefanov	....	set dresser
Rosen Stefanov	....	set dresser
Bob Toms	....	stand-by prop
Konstantin Vladimirov	....	set dresser
Evgeni Yordanov	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Leif Faure Anderson	....	assistant sound editor
Julio Carmona	....	sound editor
Mario Ferguson	....	sound editor
Mark Hollenbeck	....	sound editor
Steve Hollenbeck	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Steven A. Hollenbeck)
Vladimir Kaloyanov	....	sound recordist
Mark Klausmayer	....	adr mixer
Dessie Markovsky	....	sound designer
Joe Plenys	....	assistant sound editor
Emile Razpopov	....	supervising sound editor
Krasimir Shtabekov	....	boom operator (as Krassimir Shtabekov)
Xavier Sol	....	adr mixer
Xavier Sol	....	sound editor
Stephen Andrew Webster	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brent D. Winter	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Miglena Bogdanova	....	miniature effects team
Willie Botha	....	miniature effects supervisor
Roald Bratkov	....	miniature effects team
Kolio Guneshki	....	miniature effects team
Ivo Jivkov	....	miniature effects team
Martin Ovcharov	....	miniature effects team
Svetlin Pavlov	....	miniature effects team
Nikolai Rafailov	....	miniature effects assistant
Marten Ruskov	....	miniature effects team
Kamen Sabev	....	miniature effects team
Nikola Simeonov	....	miniature effects team
Yana Stoyanova	....	miniature effects team
Ognyan Zlatkov	....	miniature effects team

Visual Effects by
Michael Adkisson	....	digital supervisor (as Mike 'Mookie' Adkisson)
Simeon Asenov	....	digital artist
Scott Coulter	....	visual effects producer
Tinko Dimov	....	3D compositor
Dobril Dobrev	....	3D animator
Anton Donchev	....	digital compositor
Stanislav Dragiev	....	digital artist
Tim Everitt	....	CGI artist
Nikolay Gachev	....	on-set visual effects supervisor
Niki Gatchev	....	3D animator
Veselina Georgieva	....	visual effects compositor
Radoslav Georgiev	....	digital artist
Veselina Haralanova	....	digital effects artist
Vesselina Harry	....	3D compositor
Jivko Ivanov	....	digital artist
Sarah Jackson-Seirafi	....	visual effects producer
Marc Jakubowicz	....	visual effects editor
Kashina Kessler	....	assistant visual effects editor
Robert Kirkpatrick	....	visual effects
Ekaterina 'Kuki' Korabelnikova	....	lead artist
Svetoslav Kraev	....	3D animator
Stiliyan Kyusheliev	....	3D animator
Dave Lockwood	....	CGI artist
Leo Lovera	....	visual effects
Jordan Markov	....	visual effects editor
Maria Mavrova	....	3D animator
Andrew Midgley	....	opticals supervisor
Nedyalko Nedyalkov	....	visual effects
Merysa Nicholas	....	digital artist
Peter Nikolov	....	visual effects support staff
Vincent Nuñez	....	digital artist
Kevin O'Neill	....	visual effects supervisor
Dave Piedra	....	digital artist
Ziad Seirafi	....	CGI supervisor
Brian Smallwood	....	digital artist
Alexander Sokerov	....	digital artist
Simeon Sokerov	....	digital artist
Adam Stern	....	digital compositor
Anton Sutterlüti	....	3D supervisor
Stefan Tchakarov	....	lead artist
Arto Tchividjian	....	digital effects artist
Stoyan Tcholakov	....	3D supervisor
Alexander Tsvetkov	....	digital compositor
Devin Uzan	....	lead composite artist
Alexander Valev	....	digital compositor
Tania Vasileva	....	colorist
Aleksandar Yochkolovski	....	3D animator
Radost Yonkova	....	2D visual effects supervisor: Worldwide FX
Radost Yonkova	....	visual effects set supervisor: Worldwide FX

Stunts
Boyan Anev	....	stunt double
Boyan Anev	....	stunts
Asen Asenov	....	stunts (as Assen Assenov)
Sonya Atanasova	....	stunts
Vasil Dimitrov	....	stunts
Dimiter Doichinov	....	stunts
John Evanko	....	stunt rigging
John Evanko	....	utility stunts
Malina Georgieva	....	stunt double: Ms. Harring
Malina Georgieva	....	stunts
Dian Hristov	....	stunt driver
Dian Hristov	....	stunts
Borislav Iliev	....	stunt double: Mr. Sotirov
Borislav Iliev	....	stunts
Danko Jordanov	....	stunts
George Karlukovski	....	stunts
Yavor Kehayov	....	stunt double: Mr. Arana
Yavor Kehayov	....	stunts
Mike Kirton	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Lucy Kostadinova	....	stunt double: Ms. Harring
Todor Lazarov	....	stunts
Krassimir Manov	....	stunts
Asen Marinov	....	stunts
Asen Marinov	....	utility stunts
Trayan Milenov-Troy	....	stunt double: Mr. Van Damme
Trayan Milenov-Troy	....	stunts
Velizar Peev	....	stunts
Rumen Petrov	....	stunts
Elitsa Rajeva	....	stunts
Krassimir Simeonov	....	stunts
Stanimir Stamatov	....	stunts
Ivelina Stateva	....	stunts
Emil Tonev	....	stunts
Emil Tsolov	....	stunts
Teodor Tsolov	....	stunts
Raicho Vasilev	....	stunts
Kaloian Vodenicharov	....	stunt double: Mr. Van Damme
Kaloian Vodenicharov	....	stunts
Glenn R. Wilder	....	stunt coordinator (as Glenn Wilder)
Boryana Zaborina	....	stunts
Yordan Zahariev	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Hristo Aleksandrov	....	focus puller: "a" camera, second unit (as Christo Alexandrov)
Mihail Apostolov	....	grip
Dimiter Asenov	....	grip
Ryan Bailey	....	director of photography: second unit
Mitko Bonev	....	focus puller: "b" camera, second unit
Adi Borkin	....	rigging gaffer
Andrej Certov	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Andrei Chertov)
Nikolai Chupetlovski	....	grip
Ross W. Clarkson	....	Steadicam operator
Ross W. Clarkson	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Tamia Diaz	....	assistant camera
Tamia Diaz	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Spiro Dichev	....	grip
Desislav Dimitrov	....	grip
Georgy Dimitrov	....	electrician
Lyubomir Dimitrov	....	video assist operator
Deyan Donev	....	still photographer
Hristo Elandjiev	....	electrician
Stoyan Georgiev	....	grip
Mihail Gotsov	....	grip
Lyubomir Hristoskov	....	grip
Hristo Idakiev	....	electrician
Rumen Idakiev	....	electrician
Krasi Iliev	....	gaffer: second unit
Veselin Ivchev	....	grip
Nikolai Kerezov	....	camera assistant: "a" camera, second unit
Ivailo Kostov	....	electrician
Nikolai Kostov	....	best boy grip
Todor Kostov	....	electrician
Mihail Kotev	....	camera assistant: "b" camera
Mihail Kotev	....	focus puller
Borislav Krastanov	....	gaffer: second unit
Lazar Lazarov	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Manol Manolov	....	grip
Neven Mihailova	....	assistant camera: "a" camera
Joro Mihailov	....	lighting best boy
Stoyan Milanov	....	camera loader: second unit
Miroslav Minchev	....	electrician
Anton Nakov	....	focus puller: "b" camera, second unit
Ivanka Nikolova	....	second video assistant
Boryana Papazova	....	assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Philip Philipov	....	grip
Philip Philipov	....	grip: second unit
Valyo Popov	....	gaffer: second unit
Shimon Sabbah	....	key grip
Rami Siman-Tov	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Lyudmil Slavchev	....	grip: second unit
Plamen Soklev	....	electrician
Plamen Somov	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Venelin Stepanov	....	grip: second unit
Yuda Tatarko	....	gaffer
Dimiter Tsvetkov	....	electrician
Zaan Wienand	....	chief grip: second unit
Teodor Yordanov	....	electrician
Teodor Yordanov	....	gaffer: second unit
Yavor Zahariev	....	chief gaffer: second unit
Borislav Zlatinov	....	camera loader

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sonya Despotova	....	wardrobe supervisor
Atanas Ivanov	....	wardrobe assistant
Marta Mironska	....	wardrobe mistress
Tsvetana Pekanova	....	seamstress
Violeta Rusinova	....	wardrobe assistant
Jasmina Vasileva-Stoichkova	....	wardrobe assistant: second unit (as Jasmina Vasileva)
Aneta Yotova	....	wardrobe supervisor: second unit

Editorial Department
Marie Hélène Desbiens	....	negative cutter
Saul Escobedo	....	color timer
George Gale	....	post-production consultant
Brian Kibbie	....	negative cutter
George Koran	....	colorist
Vicki McIsaac	....	post-production coordinator
Yoon Sin Park	....	negative cutter
David Rosenberg	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Charlie Variyski	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Rumen Entchev	....	orchestra music mixer
John W. Frost	....	score music mixer
Valentin Ivanov	....	music recordist: orchestra music
Petya Simeonova	....	orchestra music production manager
Conrad Van Alphen	....	conductor

Other crew
Jennifer Abel	....	production liaison: Los Angeles
Tsila Adler	....	post-production accountant
Vessela Bannzurkova	....	production assistant
Gergana Boteva	....	production assistant
Maya Brankova	....	assistant: Mr. Putman
Donald Bruce	....	production controller
Blake Busby	....	typesetter
Morag Cameron	....	script supervisor
Karen M. Cockrell	....	post-production accounting manager
Stefan Goranov	....	location manager: second unit
Irina Hadzhieva	....	production assistant
Veselin Karadjov	....	production assistant
Galina Kitanova	....	personal assistant to actor
Kalina Kyoseva	....	production accountant
Milena Mihaylova	....	script supervisor: second unit
Kristina Mileva	....	production accountant
Rumen Mitev	....	cook: Mr. Van Damme
Stasi Petrova	....	production coordinator
Bogomil Petrov	....	location manager
Phillip Rapagna	....	voice looping
Yuliya Robeva	....	production assistant: second unit
Maggie Stoyanova	....	assistant production coordinator
Andrzej Szajna	....	production assistant
Gary Toy	....	fight trainer: Laura Harring
Valentin Valkov	....	location manager
Brad Weiss	....	corporate accountant

Production Companies

• 777 Films Corporation (as A 777 Films Corp Production)
• Halt Productions
• Millennium Films (presents)
• Nu Image Films

Distributors

• Califórnia Home Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Califórnia Home Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (Germany)
• Filmax Home Video (Spain)
• Filmax S.A. (Spain)
• GAGA
• Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (France) (video)
• Pyramid

Special Effects

• Digital Film (additional visual effects)
• Lava Pictures (additional visual effects)
• Studio Sokerov Ltd. (additional visual effects)
• THDX Studios (additional visual effects)
• Worldwide FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Magic Film and Video Works  negative cutting
• Savoy Foley  foley
• Sonicpool  score music facility
• Title House Digital  titles and opticals
• Turbosound  sound post-production
• Vine Street Studios  sound mixed at

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:

Plot holes: General Zakev is talking to Jacques on the phone while being in Bonn, Germany. Minutes later he can be seen as being in the Railways Control Center which is in Linz, Austria (established earlier in the film). There is no way the General could have been there in a few minutes as the distance between Bonn and Linz is approximately 700 km.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Direct Contact (2009)

Makes Under Siege 2 look like Citizen Kane

Forced to conceal his real job from his family, international agent Jacques Kristoff tells them he is taking a train journey with a banking client where really he is escorting the beautiful Galina Konstantin and a biological weapons package to safety across the border. Regardless, his family surprise him on the train, thinking it will be a nice gesture and end up thinking he is having an affair. Before he can apologise and explain, terrorists led by the ruthless Mason Cole seize the train and start hunting for Galina and the virus. With his family in danger and the virus released on board, Jacques must not only stop the terrorists but do so before the Governent take the only available option to stop an outbreak.

Ten years or so is quite a long time. About ten years ago I had just moved to England for the first time and started studying. Since then I've been married, divorced, bought a house, got several jobs and owned one very knackered car. But the mid-nineties must seem even longer ago for Van Damme because then he was having hits like Universal Soldier and Time Cop whereas by 2002 he had sunk to appearing in rubbish like this – not that he was ever a great star but this film is below even him. The plot is a basic rip off of Under Siege 2 crossed with Cassandra Crossing with any sense of fun, excitement or involvement skilfully removed by writers who between them are responsible for other classics include Octopus, Octopus 2: River of Fear (both Davidson) and Crocodile and Crocodile 2: Death Roll (both Anderson). It doesn't help that the man chosen to pull it all together as director is the man who made Shark Attack with lots of stock footage and no thrills.

The plot is messy and pointless – people apparently die then return with no explanation, the action lacks logic and the whole virus thing is just daft. With this type of film this stuff usually can be forgotten if the action is slick and the film is fun to watch; Under Siege 2 is a good example – it is rubbish but I quite enjoyed it so I forgave it. However the action here is poor with basic, uninspiring fights and no real tension; when I saw Van Damme jumping around the train on a motorbike I felt like just turning it off in disgust. The supporting "actors" dying one the train did nothing to make me care one way or the other and the whole thing just felt cheap. The effects make this worse, being as they are a mix of rubbish computer effects or rubbish model work or a rubbish combination of both.

The writing is clunky and full of dialogue that if even a horse spoke it your surprise at a speaking horse would come secondary to the annoyance you feel towards the unconvincing nature of his words. Already hamstrung by this the cast can do nothing to improve the situation; although many of the cast appear perfectly at home at this level. It speaks volumes that Van Damme is actually one of the best performances in the film; he is mean and tough in style – just a shame the action and dialogue are so poor that he can't do anything with it. The rest of the cast are so-so support. We have the tough baddie in a humourless and dour Arana, a sexy female co-star in Harring (who does fill the sexy requirement well), loads of European rent-a-thugs and a train load of hammy dying people including Gibney, Bowman, Van Varenberg (who can kick and can't act, hmmm) and the hilariously named Binky van Bilderbeek, who must have had a lot of fun in his fancy English school as a child.

Overall this shambles is loaded with clichés, bad dialogue, bad direction, cheap effects and bad performances. Fun, excitement, humour, thrills and entertainment all got off at the last stop and nothing of value got on in its place. Even Van Damme fans will be turned off by this rubbish and it is only Steven Seagal fans that should be happy because it at least shows what an entertaining film Under Siege 2 really was.