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4.9/10   558 votes
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Director:

Sidney J. Furie

Writers:

Sidney J. Furie (story)
Greg Mellott (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

25 May 2005 (United Arab Emirates) more

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller more

Tagline:

Can One Man Make A Difference?

Plot:

Frank Gannon, a veteran cop, is being hunted by his fellow police officers after they learned he has betrayed the brotherhood and exposed to the feds wide scale corruption of the LAPD. He has one day left to prove his case and survive. | add synopsis

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Cast

  (in credits order)

Dolph Lundgren ... Frank Gannon

Polly Shannon ... Billie Ross
Donald Burda ... Bryant
Rothaford Gray ... Ed Grimes

Conrad Dunn ... Captain Stone

Walter Alza ... Espinoza

Alex Karzis ... Agent Bill

Larry Day ... Phil, Agent in Charge
Natacha La Ferriere ... Adrianna
Daniel Kash ... LoPresti
Stacey Coke ... Loretta

Joseph Griffin ... Carter (as Joseph Luna Griffin)
Vanessa Thompson ... Katy
Tim Sell
Jim Codrington
Ian Alden

Mif ... Khalid Manseur (Warlord)

Dan Willmott ... Lieutenant

Elias Zarou ... Old Cafe Owner

Joe Pingue ... US Attourney
Richard Fagon ... Pimp

Kevin Rushton ... Big Biker

Joseph Scoren ... Man
Glenn Bang ... Mr. Woo

Edward A. Queffelec (as Ed Queffelec)
Christine Diakos ... Reporter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Falcone ... Afghani 3 (terrorist)
Richard Collier ... Khalid Manseur (mechanic) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sidney J. Furie 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Sidney J. Furie  story
Greg Mellott  writer

Produced by
Shane Cardwell .... associate producer
Gary Howsam .... producer
Paul Jennison .... associate producer
Avi Lerner .... executive producer
Lewin Webb .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Adam Nordén 
 
Cinematography by
Curtis Petersen 
 
Film Editing by
Saul Pincus 
Nick Rotundo 
 
Art Direction by
Abbie Weinberg 
 
Set Decoration by
Monique Roy 
 
Costume Design by
Emily Cade 
 
Production Management
Paul Spike Lees .... production manager
Deanna Strong .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Jay Hebert .... second assistant director
Karl Jason .... first assistant director
Ann Karpynczyk .... third assistant director (as Anne Karpynczyk)
 
Art Department
Jean Brophey .... on-set dresser
Britt Doughty .... trainee assistant art director
J. Ryan Halpenny .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Richard Calistan .... adr recordist
Alan deGraaf .... sound re-recording mixer
John Dykstra .... foley engineer
John Elliot .... foley assistant
John Gare .... sound re-recording mixer
Brian Hanish .... boom operator
Alan Hardiman .... supervising sound editor
Sid Lieberman .... foley artist
Jim McBride .... adr recordist
Arnie Stewart .... sound effects editor
 
Special Effects by
Max MacDonald .... special effects coordinator
 
Stunts
Nick Alachiotis .... stunts
Shane Cardwell .... stunt coordinator
Thomas Kane .... stunts
Danny Lima .... stunts
Layton Morrison .... stunt performer
Simon Northwood .... stunts
Edward A. Queffelec .... stunt performer
Edward A. Queffelec .... utility stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Filip Dobosz .... assistant camera
Henry Fong .... best boy electric
David McNeil .... gaffer
 
Casting Department
Krisztina M. Neglia .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda Filippelli .... wardrobe assistant
Charlotte Hashem .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Lex Batten .... film timer
Anita Malhotra .... assistant editor
 
Transportation Department
Lowell Greenspoon .... driver: Mr. Lundgren
 
Other crew
Maureen Doherty .... location manager
Barry Evans .... fight director
Claude Forest .... insurance broker
Paul Jennison .... production accountant
Dahla MacKenna .... educational supervisor
Valentin Nedialkov .... weapons specialist
Simon Northwood .... body double
Nina Sparks .... post delivery supervisor
Louis Taylor .... production assistant
Ron White .... production assistant
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

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Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:18 | Canada:13+ (Régie du Cinéma Québec) | Canada:14A | Netherlands:16 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Singapore:NC-16 | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

GFT Action Films Inc. more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Dolph Lundgren performed all his own stunts in the movie. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Throughout the movie, cars and other vehicles are shot multiple times with pistols, shotguns, and submachine guns, but display almost no bullet holes. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Making of 'Direct Action' (2004) (V) more

Soundtrack:

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3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
strictly by the book, 26 May 2005
4/10
Author: movieman_kev from United States

Dolph Ludgren is Frank Gannon, a cop who was in the D.A.U (Direct Action Unit) a special unit of elite cops focusing on gang violence, drugs, and prostitution. Billie Ross (Polly Shannon) is a female detective trainee who Gannon is assigned to show the ropes to. Other cops are after him after he goes to the feds and rolls over on his fellow boys in blue. One of my friends in the UK sent this to me saying that he liked it and he think I would too. Plus he knows I like seeing movies before they're released in the states. What I saw was a fairly standard cop action drama flick. But a better than average as far as Dolph Lungren is concerned. Not a surprise that it went straight to video in the least, as it adds nothing new to the genre at all and the whole film is strictly routine.

My Grade: C-

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