Blast (2004)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Anthony Hickox

Writers (WGA):

Horst Freund (teleplay "Operation Noah")
Steven E. de Souza (screenplay)

Release Date:

11 November 2004 (Russia)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Oil And Money Are An Explosive Mix.

Plot:

A terrorist posing as environmentalist hijacks an oil rig off the coast of California with the intent of detonating an electromagnetic bomb over the US.

Plot Keywords:

Oil Rig | Terrorist | California | Tugboat | Buddy Comedy

Cast

Eddie Griffin	...	Lamont Dixon
Vinnie Jones	...	Michael Kittredge
Breckin Meyer	...	Jamal
Soup	...	Raj
Shaggy	...	Mace
Nadine Velazquez	...	Luna
Hannes Jaenicke	...	CEO Heller
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Smiley (as Tiny Lister)
Warwick Grier	...	Telford
Vivica A. Fox	...	Agent Reed
Nicky Andrews	...	Eric
Paul Du Toit	...	Smiley's Goon
Langley Kirkwood	...	Agent Phillips
Dean Slater	...	Dean
Brett Whitehead	...	Uli

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some language.

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

Germany | South Africa | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-15 | USA:R | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Trivia:

The jet fighter scenes are footage from Top Gun (1986). In one close-up of the fighter, the words "Lt. Pete Mitchell" and "Maverick" can be seen stenciled under the canopy.

Quotes:

Jamal: Is he dead? Okay, I'm tired of dead people.

Movie Connections:

References A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

What Oil Company Bank-rolled this steaming pile?

This movie was simply awful. Very poorly acted, generic plot-line, and I wonder what Oil company paid the director of this movie (much like the 'Sector 6' Cigarettes in 'Thank you for Smoking') to produce this crap and put a political 'pro-oil' spin on it. The comments about Iraq (like "we did find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq") were just downright insulting. I think this movie started off the same way as that scene I just mentioned in 'Thank you for Smoking.' Good to know that big corporations are still trying to mold our opinion with subtle physiological conditioning in our movies, television and magazines. The people who made this movie should be ashamed, I would never recommend this title to anyone. Don't waste your time unless you have a need to hear some pro-oil propaganda.