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The Marksman (2005) -- Chechen rebels take over a Russian nuclear plant and it's up to a mysterious agent(Snipes) to stop them.
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Overview

User Rating:
3.9/10   2,172 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Travis Spangler (story) &
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Release Date:
12 October 2005 (Argentina) more
Tagline:
The fate of two nations rests in his hands.
Plot:
Chechen rebels take over a Russian nuclear plant and it's up to a mysterious agent(Snipes) to stop them. | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Wesley Snipes ... Painter
Emma Samms ... Amanda Jacks

William Hope ... Johnathan Tensor
Anthony Warren ... Capt. Naish

Peter Youngblood Hills ... Hargreaves
Ryan McCluskey ... Rodgers

Warren Derosa ... Orin
Christiaan Haig ... Hightop
Dan Badarau ... Gen. Egor Zaysan (as Dan Badaru)

Serge Soric ... Andrey Flintov
Gelu Nitu ... Minister Viktor Ivanov
Matt Salinger ... General Parent (as Matthew Salinger)
John Guerrasio ... Secretary Cummings
Ian Ashpitel ... Major Devro
Peter Swander ... Sergeant Hill (as Peter Bradley Swander)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Nuclear Target (Europe: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.
Runtime:
95 min
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Trivia:
An entire dialog sequence was lifted directly from Fred Olen Ray's _Active Stealth (1999)_ when the film came in under time. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The number markings on the American Fighter Jet's nose change between 104 and 114 in different shots. more
Quotes:
[from trailer]
Painter: Are your nerves shaking?... that means your instincts are turned on.
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Features Iron Eagle (1986) more
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31 out of 32 people found the following review useful.
The Marksman misses the mark, 27 September 2005
1/10
Author: krywolff from Sioux City, IA

I choose The Marksman while renting at the video store because I wanted a DVD that would be entertaining to watch and not a big risk. I figured that if Snipes signed onto the movie it couldn't be that bad. I wasn't expecting a great story, but at least some good action with the occasional action movie cliché.

I think this movie must have been made as a practical joke to Wesley Snipes. They probably showed it at his birthday party. Every member of the cast overacted every scene. It was like every speaking character had their own monologue.

The special effects were comical. During a jet fight scene they show an explosion that is supposed to be one of the jets blowing up. A few seconds later when another jet supposedly explodes, it appears to be the same explosion optically reversed, right down to the last piece of debris flying through the air.

I would expect a movie to be this bad that didn't have a famous actor in the lead. But I never thought a movie with Wesley Snipes could be of this poor quality. He needs to have his head examined.

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