Shakedown (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Shakedown |
| Original title | Shakedown |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Brian Katkin |
| script |
Dan Acre , Damian Akhavi , John Huckert , Brian Katkin, John Matkowsky |
| production | Damian Akhavi |
| music |
Christopher Farrell , Patrick Green |
| camera | Yoram Astrakhan |
| cut | JJ Jackson |
| occupation | |
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Shakedown (alternative title: Shake Down - Ready to Rumble ) is an American action film from 2002 . Directed by Brian Katkin , who also wrote the script with Dan Acre , Damian Akhavi , John Huckert and John Matkowsky .
action
From a laboratory in Los Angeles is virus Pandora stolen. The FBI -Agent Alec MacKay, a trained virologist determined. Meanwhile, Julie Hayes travels to Los Angeles to visit her brother Scotty. She learns that he is planning a robbery.
MacKay finds out that the virus is about to be sold to a religiously motivated terrorist in a bank branch. He goes there - just like Julie, who wants to warn the staff about the robbery. Both get caught in the attack. The terrorist tries to take the virus by force of arms. An earthquake takes place in the city .
Reviews
The lexicon of international films wrote that Shakedown was an "action film with non-stop shooting orgies and seemingly unreal car chases" . Although he knows how to “create a nightmarish atmosphere” , he is mainly content with “stringing together fast-paced trivialities and familiar set pieces” .
TV Spielfilm magazine wrote that the film was "worth as much as the rubble after an earthquake" . He bungled "through too many genres" and could "choose none" . The dialogues are brief and full of empty words that are as hollow "as the cartridges fired every second from the machine guns" . Only the portrayal of the “charismatic” Ron Perlman saved the “lousy filmed action cracker from the dump” .
backgrounds
Production costs were estimated at 250 thousand. Dollars . It was first released in the US on December 24, 2002.
Web links
- Shakedown in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Shakedown at rotten tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for shakedown . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , May 2004 (PDF; test number: 90 186 V / DVD).
- ^ Shakedown in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on August 11, 2008
- ↑ TV feature film ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 11, 2008
- ^ Box office / business for Shakedown , accessed August 11, 2008
- ↑ Release dates for Shakedown , accessed August 11, 2008
