Direct Contact (2009)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Danny Lerner

Writers:

Danny Lerner (story)
Les Weldon (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 August 2009 (United Arab Emirates)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

An American prisoner in a Russian jail is given a chance at freedom if he can rescue a kidnapped American woman.

Plot Keywords:

American | Explosion | Ex Marine | Heiress | Motorcycle

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	Mike Riggins
Gina May	...	Ana Gale
Michael Paré	...	Clive Connelly
Bashar Rahal	...	General Drago
James Chalke	...	Trent Robbins
Vladimir Vladimirov	...	Vlado
Raicho Vasilev	...	Boris
Nikolay Stanoev	...	Gun Dealer
Mike Straub	...	Lead Marine Guard
Les Weldon	...	Anchorman
Yoan Petrov	...	Vlado's Son
Uti Bachvarov	...	Zoran
Alexander Kadiev	...	Chopper Pilot
Teodor Tsolov	...	Janitor
Marianne Stanicheva	...	Screaming Woman

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Bulgarian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Norway:15 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Höger Human Service Medien & Personal GmbH

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When the character Trent Robbins expresses his concern about Riggins going A.W.O.L., he actually says "A.O.L."

Movie Connections:

Edited from Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault (1999)

Soundtrack:

Pesnya O Tebe

Dolph needs to direct his own stuff

Mike Riggins (Dolph Lundgren), a former U.S. special forces soldier now in a Russian prison, is sprung by a U.S. Embassey official (Michael Pare) with the condition being that Riggins must locate and bring back a kidnapped American girl (Gina May). Naturally, the Government official is all sorts of lying and Dolph's not gonna stand for it. Not to be confused with Lundgren's earlier DIRECT ACTION (2004), this Bulgaria-shot actioner showcases how average a recent Dolph direct-to-video vehicle can be when he is not at the helm. Director Danny Lerner gave the world plenty of Nu Image big monster crap as a producer and his directing credit before this being SHARKS IN VENICE. Ugh. He barely knows how to shoot an action scene and fills the film with odd plot holes that he tries to cover with some quick ADR work. Pare actually looks good for a guy who just turned 50 and his villainous character meets an explosive end (perhaps the film's best moment) during a fiery showdown in an abandoned building. Thankfully, Dolph's next two DTV projects he is handling himself.