Drive (1997)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Drive |
| Original title | Drive |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 112 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Steve Wang |
| script | Scott Phillips |
| production |
Mitsuru Kurosawa , Michael Leahy |
| music | Walter Werzowa |
| camera | Michael G. Wojciechowski |
| cut | Ivan Ladizinsky |
| occupation | |
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Drive (TV title: Drive - nobody beats harder ) is an American action film from the director Steve Wang from 1997. Martial arts actors Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison play the leading roles .
The production, budgeted at 3.5 million US dollars , was included in American video exploitation on August 11, 1998. It was first published in Germany on August 4, 1997.
action
Consisting of Hong Kong originating Super fighter and former government Toby Wong employees come on board a freighter secretly to the United States to an implanted in his chest Biomotor - a module that gives its wearer superhuman powers - for five million US dollars to the in Los Angeles- based technology company Continental Technologies for short to sell ConTec . The Chinese development company, the Leung Corporation , wants to prevent the handover of the prototype to the American rival company by all means. Therefore, thugs are sent to catch the fugitive on his arrival in California . Vic Madison and his friend Hedgehog do this. The two receive the newcomer with their followers, but the gifted fighter manages to escape.
On the way, Wang met the Afro-American songwriter Malik Brody, abandoned by his wife , who, despite initial difficulties, became his involuntary partner. In the end, Wang offers his companion half of the outstanding money if he accompanies him to LA. The seedy Brody hesitantly accepts the offer, and the two grapple. The cold-blooded Madison is still on the duo's heels. The hunter receives support from far-off Hong Kong, where another super fighter with a revised implant is sent out to catch the fugitive as quickly as possible.
In a bizarre bar there is finally a showdown . During Wang's first contact with a representative from ConTec , Wong's nameless remote-controlled successor model enters the scene. A duel ensues, which Wang can win by overloading the system of the more sophisticated model.
Awards
- Fantasia Festival in Montréal
- 1998: Award for "Best International Film" for Steve Wang
Reviews
"Nothing in history that holds a series of brawls together and whose minimal tension is immediately eliminated again through incorrectly placed comic at the lowest level."
“Imaginative action with the then unknown Brittany Murphy [...] as a chatterbox. Conclusion: Gaga story with irony and original fights. "
Web links
- Drive in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Drive at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Drive in the online movie database
- Comparison of the cut versions TV from 16 - FSK 18 , FSK 16 - FSK 18 from Drive at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116147/business
- ↑ cf. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116147/releaseinfo
- ↑ Drive in the Lexicon of International Films
- ↑ Drive on cinema.de