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| Year: | 2010 |
| Rating: | 6.4(20416) |
| Listed in: | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Directed by: | Pierre Morel |
| Actors: | John Travolta Jonathan Rhys Meyers Richard Durden Kasia Smutniak Yin Bing Amber Rose Revah |
| "Two agents. One city. No merci." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Pierre Morel | |
| Actors | |
| John Travolta | as Charlie Wax |
| Jonathan Rhys Meyers | as James Reece |
| Richard Durden | as Ambassador Bennington |
| Eric Godon | as Foreign Minister |
| François Bredon | as The Thug |
| Chems Dahmani | as Rashid |
| Sami Darr | as The Pimp |
| Julien Hagnery | as Chinese Punk |
| Mostéfa Stiti | as Dir Yasin |
| Michaël Vander-Meiren | as Airport Security Official |
| Didier Constant | as Customs Official |
| Stephen Shagov | as Embassy Security |
| Mike Powers | as Embassy Security |
| Nick Loren | as Chief of Security |
| Farid Elouardi | as Bearded Driver |
| David Gasman | as German Tourist/The Voice |
| Frédéric Chau | as Chinese Maitre D |
| Tam Solo | as Suicidal Pakistani |
| Luc Besson | as Man getting out of car |
| John Kiriakou | as Himself |
| Actresses | |
| Kasia Smutniak | as Caroline |
| Yin Bing | as M. Wong |
| Amber Rose Revah | as Nichole |
| Rebecca Dayan | as Foreign Minister's Aide |
| Alexandra Boyd | as Head of the Delegation |
| Melissa Mars | as Wax's Hooker |
| Yin Hang | as Asian Hooker 'German' |
| Lexie Kendrick | as Assistant to Head of the Delegation |
| Kelly Preston | as Woman on Eiffel tower |
| TJ Robinson | as Street Walker |
Movie info
| Languages: | English, French, Mandarin, German |
| Filming dates: | 25 September 2008 - December 2008 |
| Budget: | USD 52,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 8,158,860 USD (7 February 2010) UK - 678,950 GBP (28 February 2010) |
| Plot: | The assistant of the American Ambassador in Paris James Reece is an aspirant spy working in minor jobs for the CIA. James lives with his fiancée Caroline and expects to be promoted to the special operations. When James is assigned to drive the unconventional but efficient agent Charlie Wax in Paris, James learns that a terrorist cell is preparing to attack the American delegation and he is close to the key element that will explode the group of representatives of his government. |
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"J'ai Deux Amours" Written by Georges Konyn, Henri Varna, Vincent Scotto Performed by Madeleine Peyroux (c) EDITIONS SALABERT (p) 2004 ROUNDER RECORDS CORP. With Courtesy of Universal Music Vision "Night City" Written by Terry Devine-King (PRS) (c) AUDIO NETWORK PLC, SUB-PUBLISHED BY A-MUSIC FOR FRENCH TERRITORY (p) AUDIO NETWORK PLC "Me and Mrs. Jones" Written by Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble), Cary Gilbert, Leon Huff (c) 1972 WARNER TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP "Spring Roll" Written by Imade Saputra (p) & (c) UNIVERSAL PUBLISHING PRODUCTION MUSIC / KOKA MEDIA "From Paris to China" Written by Augustin O'Assignies a.k.a. "Nitsugua" Performed by Augustin O'Assignies "Another Day" Written by Sarah Riani / Trak Invaders Performed by Jonathan Alberts (c) EUROPACORP MUSIC PUBLISHING (p) 2009 EUROPACORP "Night Sounds Blues" Written by Toni Solà Performed by Toni Solà & Ignasi Terraza Trio "(They Long to Be) Close to You" Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David Performed by Matt Monro (c) NEW HIDDEN VALLEY MUSIC CO. / CASA DAVID MUSIC ORIGINALLY RELEASED 1970 BY CAPITOL RECORDS, INC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "Are You with Me" Written by Quentin Smith, Christopher Sorense, Ryder Robison, Greg Daniels, Joe McChan, Adam Tymn Performed by Vaux Produced by Jacknife Lee Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge (c) ROCK BUCKLE (SESACI) FLORUS (SESACI) PANTHER ATTACK (SESACI) DENVER ROCK CITY (SESAC) BROKEN BONES (SESAC), RIDE THE BOOGIE (SESAC) (p) VAUX, LLC "Opera Buffa" Written by Bruno Bertoli K MUSIK / KOSINUS "Jump in the Air" Written by Hugo Ripol & Loïc Ponthieux K MUSIK / KOSINUS "Jumpstyle" Written by Laurent Lombard K MUSIK / KOSINUS "Bint el Nass" Written by Djamal Aladin K MUSIK / KOSINUS "Moving Slow" Written by Chris Whiteley K MUSIK / CARLIN "C'Est Ma Chanson" Written by Terry Day K MUSIK / CARLIN "Symphonie N° 94, Finale" Written by J. Hayon K MUSIK / CARLIN CLASSICAL SERIES "Fiesta Sevillana" Written by Davio Savcic K MUSIK / KPM MUSIC "Direct News" Written by Paul Pritchard K MUSIK / KPM MUSIC "Magie D'Aeroports" Written by Michael Boumendil, Stéphane Horeczko (c) & (p) SIXIEME SON "Blowback" Written by Dan Morrissey K MUSIK / DED GOOD MUSIC "Turkish Nights" Written by Karl Lundeberg K MUSIK / J R M |
Goofs
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Continuity: Just before James's SUV blows up you'll notice the wheels are different from when you first saw them. CHAR: When John Travolta's character is using the binoculars, he is looking through the wrong end. Continuity: In the scene where Reese is at the sink to wash the blood off of his face after destroying the pushers' lair, he raises up and looks in the mirror after his first rinse off. There is still a large patch of blood on his left-top forehead. When it cuts to his CU, the blood isn't there and he hasn't washed it off. Revealing mistakes: When they are following the chinese waiter due to the kingpin the Escalade is clearly in park, even though they are driving. Crew: When the SUV pulls up to the Chinese restaurant, you can see the police lights at the filming traffic barricade when the camera pans to the right. Continuity: When Wax and Reece are in the SUV following the waiter from the Chinese restaurant, the vehicle is wet, but close up shots of them inside the SUV, the windows are dry. Continuity: When Reece is running up the spiral staircase following Wax, bodies are falling down the stairwell, when the 3rd or 4th body falls down it makes Reece jump and some of the powder pops out of the vase he is carrying in his left arm on to his shoulder, in the next shot there is now powder on the shoulder. Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Reece is watching for drug dealers through binoculars, while wax is in the other room with a hooker, you see Reece looking through the binoculars correctly. Shortly after, Wax takes over while Reece answers the door. Wax can be seen holding the binoculars back-to-front (inverted). |
Quotes
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James Reece: I'm not your driver, I'm your partner. James Reece: Sir, you do realize that I am not Special Ops certified, right? [Reece is beating the crap out of a guy] James Reece: GIVE ME BACK MY FUCKIN' RING! FBI agent Charlie Wax: That's what I'm talkin' about! Get him back! FBI agent Charlie Wax: Shoot the fucker. James Reece: I'm not gonna shoot him, Wax. [two men come in and start beating up Reece, Wax shakes his head and continues looking out the window with binoculars. Finally he pulls out a gun and shoots the two men] James Reece: [Walks over to Reece and hands him a big vase] Next time I tell you to shoot the fucker, shoot the fucker! Caroline: [from trailer] Did you save the world again, baby? James Reece: If only you knew, Caroline. James Reece: What do you think this is about? FBI agent Charlie Wax: It's about terrorists! James Reece: I'm not your driver. I'm your partner. FBI agent Charlie Wax: Yeah, you're the chess player. I read your file. James Reece: You play? FBI agent Charlie Wax: Do I look like I play board games? FBI agent Charlie Wax: This motherfucker hates Americans so much, even though we saved his country's ass in not only one world war but two, he still won't let me through with my cans! FBI agent Charlie Wax: Checkmate, motherfucker! [first lines] James Reece: [accepts printout] Thank you, Cindy. Secretary: Welcome... James Reece: [reading] African Aid Summit prep meeting with the Foreign Minister tomorrow at noon, Summit Conference on Wednesday, G8 Undersecretary conference dinner on Thursday, and a reception for the Secretary of State Friday, sir. Ambassador Bennington: Can't you see we have more urgent matters to consider, Reece? [moves his queen] James Reece: Of course, sir. [counter moves his queen] James Reece: Check. Ambassador Bennington: Must you always be so methodical? James Reece: Well that's what you pay me for, sir. Ambassador Bennington: And you're worth every penny. But that doesn't mean I'm just going to sit here and watch you copy Fischer's ambush on Spassky back in '72. FBI agent Charlie Wax: Nice work Reece. James Reece: [splattered in blood] What's so nice about it? FBI agent Charlie Wax: How 'bout the fact that he's dead and you're alive. James Reece: [Mocking Wax's earlier statement] Wax on, Wax off. FBI agent Charlie Wax: What about it? James Reece: I don't get it. Are you The Karate Kid or something? FBI agent Charlie Wax: If you wanna be a secret agent man, you have to roll like a secret agent man. It's code. James Reece: Code? FBI agent Charlie Wax: Yeah. Code. Wax is on, he's gonna take you off. Gives them something to think about, throws them off balance. Got it? James Reece: Got it. FBI agent Charlie Wax: Good. FBI agent Charlie Wax: [after buying 5 grams of cocaine] All right, give me a kilo. The Thug: A kilo? You think this is Bogota? FBI agent Charlie Wax: What the fuck am I gonna do with five grams? The Thug: [pulling out a gun] Maybe you can sniff it off of your homeboy's ass. |
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