The Marksman (Video 2005)

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

Director:

Marcus Adams

Writers:

Travis Spangler (story), Tyler Spangler (story),

Stars:

Wesley Snipes, William Hope, Emma Samms

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wesley Snipes	...	Painter
William Hope	...	Johnathan Tensor
Emma Samms	...	Amanda Jacks
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)

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

Rebel | Marksman | Terrorist Group | Machine Gun | Ak 47 | 

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Taglines:

The fate of two nations rests in his hands.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 2005 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Nuclear Target

Filming Locations:

Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Andrew Stevens Entertainment, Castel Film Romania

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

An entire dialog sequence was lifted directly from Fred Olen Ray's Active Stealth when the film came in under time.

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Goofs

In the opening sequence a fighter pilot acknowledges cleared for takeoff, presses a toggle on the dash, and we see a gauge spinning up past "1.5" followed by a tail view of the jet taxiing out. However the gauge we saw was clearly marked "MACH", and going MACH 1.5 while taxiing on the ground in a jet fighter is a bit difficult.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Painter: Are your nerves shaking?... that means your instincts are turned on.

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Connections

Edited from Navy Seals (1990)
The scene where the team jumps out of the plane is stock footage from Navy Seals

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Soundtracks

"Public Eye"
Written and Performed by David Wurst
Courtesy of CSS Music

User Reviews

Sucks!

Cruising the video store and picked up as a fan of Snipes. Didn't realize he had been involved in such a stinker. Terrible, terrible, terrible. Confusing initial attempt to set stage for world wide danger, continuity staff (if any used) were asleep at the switch. Army Ranger in tower would shoot out window with AK-47 and then the inside shot when he ducks from bullets had him holding a HK. One of the scientists when alive was a woman with long blond hair, all dead ones were men. Avoid at all costs!

Even Snipes action scenes were not up to his usual standard. His 'stealthiness' in kicking the Rangers' butts during the training mission consisted of him running through the woods at night and they just couldn't see him. Then later he outruns a jeep with a guy firing a mounted machine gun at him. Stinko!