The Librarians (2003)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Mike Kirton

Writers:

William Forsythe (writer)
Mike Kirton (writer)

Release Date:

10 December 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

The coolest team in South Beach is about to turn up the heat.

Cast

William Forsythe	...	Agent Simon
Burt Reynolds	...	Irish
Erika Eleniak	...	Sandi Miller
Christopher Atkins	...	Ringo
Ed Lauter	...	John Strong
Andrew Divoff	...	Marcos
Daniel Bernhardt	...	Toshko
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Akos
Jerry Ascione	...	Techno Boy
Mark Foley
Rebecca Forsythe	...	Megan
Russell Gannon	...	Frankie
Dennis Hayden	...	Bouncer
Matthias Hues	...	Ciro
Nick G. Miller	...	Jose (Bartender)
Amaury Nolasco	...	G-Man
Sarah Uhrich	...	Model

Also Known As:

Strike Force (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, some sexuality and nudity.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Global Pictures Inc.

Quotes:

Agent Simon: We call ourselves The Librarians.

"The Librarians" or "Strike Force"? That Is the Question!

QUESTION: How does a film merit two different titles like "The Librarians" and "Strike Force"?

ANSWER: The film is sooooooooo bad that the filmmakers couldn't even decide on a title!!!!

This film is a hodgepodge of martial arts, death wish-vendettas, melodrama, romance, and other cliché film techniques. The story focuses on a vigilante group called The Librarians led by Agent Simon (WIlliam Forsythe). The group is hot in pursuit of a nefarious, multi-lingual, pockmarked creature named Marcos (Andrew Divoff) who captures women and holds them hostage in the lawless urban world of south Florida.

Burt Reynolds appears as a cameo in this film, and his scene is entirely extraneous to the action. Burt delivers a long monologue in one of the strangest drawls I have ever heard. This may have been Burt's attempt at an Irish dialect, but the overall effect is a kind of perverse imitation of Marlon Brando in "The Godfather."

Also appearing in this film is Erika Eleniak, who has infiltrated the inner circle of Marcos' bizarre world. Erika's character kick-boxes her way into an alliance with Simon. The Librarians and Erika will become a powerful strike force against evil in a film that has been delivered directly from the editing room to your cable TV converter box.