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Direct Contact (2009) -- An ex-U.S. Special Forces operative, who is imprisoned in Russia, can earn his freedom if he can rescue an abducted American woman. But when he secures her release, he realizes the deal was just a ruse, and his new companion has alerted the attention of a ruthless government, paramilitary and underworld organizations -- all of whom want them dead.
Direct Contact (2009) -- In this action adventure, Dolph Lundgren plays convicted weapons smuggler Mike Riggins, who is bailed out of jail in order to rescue the daughter of an oil tycoon.
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4.0/10   842 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Danny Lerner (story)
Les Weldon (screenplay)
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Release Date:
20 August 2009 (United Arab Emirates) more
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Plot:
An American prisoner in a Russian jail is given a chance at freedom if he can rescue a kidnapped American woman. full summary | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
User Comments:
A cult classic more (31 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.
Runtime:
90 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When our hero steals the motorbike in the city center the fairing quite clearly has the word 'Ninja' on it, which is a model produced by Kawasaki, but during the chase a close up on the crankcase clearly shows the manufacturer's name 'Yamaha'. more
Movie Connections:
Edited from U.S. Seals (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Serbian Money Rap more

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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
A cult classic, 12 May 2009
8/10
Author: DancesWithPork from Connecticut, USA

I posted this in the boards for this film, but I thought I would add a review here also.

This film is amazing. So many mistakes in continuity, terrible writing(or is it?), yet so appealing and funny because of this. Not to mention the action scenes are just awesome. There's so much going on here that's so wrong, it makes it right.

This film reminds me of what directors like Tarantino are going after when he made Deathproof/Grindhouse films, only his were done on purpose. This film was not. It was just filmed and put together this way.

It may be hard for many to swallow, but there is real entertainment to be had here. The key is to watch how the actors respond to the scenes and dialog. The action stands on it's own, and the ride is never slow, so just sit back and watch the show!

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