Direct Contact (2009)

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:

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'.

Movie Connections:

Edited from U.S. Seals (1999)

Soundtrack:

Serbian Money Rap

A cult classic

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!