Former stuntman and genre expert Jesse V. Johnson (The Package, The Fifth Commandment) has been churning out low-budget actioners featuring a string of recognizable B-list names over more than a decade for a mostly niche audience. Savage Dog may marginally raise his profile with a slightly more ambitious premise, but it still seems destined to find the broadest audiences in home-entertainment formats.
Johnson, who also wrote the script, selects an intriguing setting for the film: the Vietnamese region of Indochina following the retreat of French forces in the mid-1950s. The power vacuum that resulted from the collapse of colonial rule...
Johnson, who also wrote the script, selects an intriguing setting for the film: the Vietnamese region of Indochina following the retreat of French forces in the mid-1950s. The power vacuum that resulted from the collapse of colonial rule...
- 8/4/2017
- by Justin Lowe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
You've gotta watch this trailer for the upcoming action thriller Savage Dog, which features Scott Adkins (Doctor Strange, The Expendables II) kicking ass as he embarks on a mission for revenge.
The movie looks like it came straight out of the early 1990s, which is why I'm kind of looking forward to watching it. I've seen a few trailers for upcoming action films recently that reminded me of movies from the 90s. Are 90s-style action movies making a comeback!? Yeah, it looks like a very low-budget flick, but sometimes it's just fun to sit back, relax, and watch a fun movie like this. Here's the synopsis:
Indochina, 1959. A Wild West town controlled by the criminal class: Vietnamese warlords and European war criminals. The worst prison in the land, it is here that a European, former-champion boxer Martin Tilman (Scott Adkins) has made a name for himself fighting tournaments. When Tilman is due for release,...
The movie looks like it came straight out of the early 1990s, which is why I'm kind of looking forward to watching it. I've seen a few trailers for upcoming action films recently that reminded me of movies from the 90s. Are 90s-style action movies making a comeback!? Yeah, it looks like a very low-budget flick, but sometimes it's just fun to sit back, relax, and watch a fun movie like this. Here's the synopsis:
Indochina, 1959. A Wild West town controlled by the criminal class: Vietnamese warlords and European war criminals. The worst prison in the land, it is here that a European, former-champion boxer Martin Tilman (Scott Adkins) has made a name for himself fighting tournaments. When Tilman is due for release,...
- 7/11/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The Package
Stars: Steve Austin, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Keenleyside, Lochlyn Munro, Darren Shahlavi, Jerry Trimble | Written by Derek Kolstad | Directed by Jesse V. Johnson
In order to pay off his brother Eddie’s (Munro) debt to crime boss Big Doug (Keenleyside), nightclub bouncer Tommy (Steve Austin) works as the mobsters enforcer and hired muscle – collecting debts owed to Big Doug and roughing up those unable to pay. Then out of the blue, Big Doug offers Tommy an out: deliver a mysterious package to “The German” (Lundgren) and Eddie’s debt is paid up in full. Seemingly too good an offer to pass up, Tommy realises that it may be one job too many for him as he’s hunted across the country by relentless teams of hit men, mercenaries, assassins and sadists.
Teaming up action hard man Dolph Lundgren and former WWE superstar Steve Austin sounds, on paper at least,...
Stars: Steve Austin, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Keenleyside, Lochlyn Munro, Darren Shahlavi, Jerry Trimble | Written by Derek Kolstad | Directed by Jesse V. Johnson
In order to pay off his brother Eddie’s (Munro) debt to crime boss Big Doug (Keenleyside), nightclub bouncer Tommy (Steve Austin) works as the mobsters enforcer and hired muscle – collecting debts owed to Big Doug and roughing up those unable to pay. Then out of the blue, Big Doug offers Tommy an out: deliver a mysterious package to “The German” (Lundgren) and Eddie’s debt is paid up in full. Seemingly too good an offer to pass up, Tommy realises that it may be one job too many for him as he’s hunted across the country by relentless teams of hit men, mercenaries, assassins and sadists.
Teaming up action hard man Dolph Lundgren and former WWE superstar Steve Austin sounds, on paper at least,...
- 2/28/2013
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Former “Expendables” co-stars Steve Austin and Dolph Lundgren flex their muscles as they re-team in the explosive actioner “The Package” for director Jesse V. Johnson (“Pit Fighter”, “The Fifth Commandment”). The film is due out on DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack this February 19th courtesy of Anchor Bay. Sound like your kind of flick? Good news, then, because we have three copies of the film on Blu-ray to give away to three lucky winners. Head on below for the details! Directed by Jesse V. Johnson and written by Derek Kolstad, The Package features Austin as Tommy Wick, a nightclub bouncer and enforcer for Seattle crime boss Big Doug (Eric Keenleyside, Dreamcatcher, Firewall). When Big Doug instructs Tommy to hand-deliver a secret package to the mysterious international crime lord “The German,” (Lundgren), he does so with the hopes that Big Doug will forgive the debt Tommy’s brother Eddie (Lochlyn Munroe,...
- 2/12/2013
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Cannes -- Germany's Zdf Enterprises has made a killing with its crime series at Miptv, with France's TF1 taking the second season of procedural "Verdict Revised;" Rti in Italy nabbing "The Fifth Commandment" and "Hamburg Dockland" and Finland's Yle locking up 47 hours of Zdf criminal content.
Non-fiction shows, one of Zdf's traditional strengths, were also strong performers. The History Channel in the U.K. bought event docs "The Battle Against Rome" and "The Lisbon Earthquake" and Zdf signed a 8-doc package deal with the History networks in Spain and Germany.
Long-running teen mermaid series "H20, Just Add Water," a co-production between Zdf Enterprises and Australian producer Jonathan M. Shiff landed several new deals, including ones with Antena 3 in Spain, Prisvideo in Portugal, Russia's TNT and the Zapp channel in Holland. Zapp also picked up "The Jungle Book," a new 3D animated take on the childrens classic. "Jungle Book" also closed...
Non-fiction shows, one of Zdf's traditional strengths, were also strong performers. The History Channel in the U.K. bought event docs "The Battle Against Rome" and "The Lisbon Earthquake" and Zdf signed a 8-doc package deal with the History networks in Spain and Germany.
Long-running teen mermaid series "H20, Just Add Water," a co-production between Zdf Enterprises and Australian producer Jonathan M. Shiff landed several new deals, including ones with Antena 3 in Spain, Prisvideo in Portugal, Russia's TNT and the Zapp channel in Holland. Zapp also picked up "The Jungle Book," a new 3D animated take on the childrens classic. "Jungle Book" also closed...
- 4/14/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Reed’s Bargain Bin [1] is a recurring column where Reed Farrington tells us about a movie he bought for under $5, and whether or not he regrets the purchase. For those who think that the best martial arts films are the ones that star actual martial artists, I present to you two films that defy this categorization: Dark Assassin (2006) and The Fifth Commandment (2008). I wasn’t even going to bother reviewing these two films, but after watching the behind-the-scenes documentaries on each DVD, I found out that much effort and perseverance were involved in getting these films made. So I thought I would at least offer these films some recognition even though I won’t have many good things to say about them. However, discussing these films might be of some interest. And with the recent release of Ninja Assassin, I thought there might be an interest in assassin movies. These...
- 12/11/2009
- by Reed
- FilmJunk
Ten years ago, the Wachowski brothers, little known at the time, released their second movie as directors, The Matrix. A product of their love of Hong Kong action movies and Manga, it became huge. The mix of stylish action and spiritual introspection struck a chord, particularly with teenage boys searching for an identity. Two inferior sequels followed, but they did’nt diminish the cultural impact the first movie made, and the Wachowskis were set – they could write their own cheques.
Their follow up movie, Speed Racer, got very mixed reviews. They did, however, unearth a very talented young martial arts actor, Rain. Another young man, by the name of James McTeigue, had worked as a second unit director on all three Matrix movies. Having learnt his trade from the talented brothers, McTeigue made his directorial debut with 2006’s V for Vendetta. The Wachowski, along with their Matrix producer Joel Silver,...
Their follow up movie, Speed Racer, got very mixed reviews. They did, however, unearth a very talented young martial arts actor, Rain. Another young man, by the name of James McTeigue, had worked as a second unit director on all three Matrix movies. Having learnt his trade from the talented brothers, McTeigue made his directorial debut with 2006’s V for Vendetta. The Wachowski, along with their Matrix producer Joel Silver,...
- 11/21/2009
- by Barry Steele
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Yesterday’s announcement about casting for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse brought the news that Boo Boo Stewart was to be the film’s Seth Clearwater might have been a surprise to some, but apparently not to everyone. He issued this YouTube video back in June when casting was still on-going, thanking those who helped him promote himself for the role and recapping his hope to become a part of the film. Stewart is no novice to acting, either. Birth named Nils Allen Stewart, Jr., Boo Boo Stewart has played in a great number of films, including The Last Sentinel and The Fifth Commandment, and he has also appeared on televisions programs such as ER and Everybody Hates Chris. Not only can Stewart act, but he has also been featured in several films and programs for stunt work, including Beowulf and Skeleton Man...
- 8/19/2009
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
Yesterday's announcement about casting for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse brought the news that Boo Boo Stewart was to be the film's Seth Clearwater might have been a surprise to some, but apparently not to everyone. He issued this YouTube video back in June when casting was still on-going, thanking those who helped him promote himself for the role and recapping his hope to become a part of the film. Stewart is no novice to acting, either. Birth named Nils Allen Stewart, Jr., Boo Boo Stewart has played in a great number of films, including The Last Sentinel and The Fifth Commandment, and he has also appeared on televisions programs such as ER and Everybody Hates Chris. Not only can Stewart act, but he has also been featured in several films and programs for stunt work, including Beowulf and Skeleton Man. Like his Eclipse pack-leader Taylor Lautner, too, Stewart has a...
- 8/19/2009
- by Twilight Examiner
- t5m.com
It’s like that Nicolas Cage movie “Bangkok Dangerous”, only minus the suck. “The Fifth Commandment” is an action/martial arts movie from director Jesse Johnson (”Pit Fighter”), and stars Rick Yune (from the James Bond movie “Die Another Day”) as an assassin name Chance who decides to buck that whole assassin thing and protect his latest charge, a hot-to-trot singer played by Heroes star Dania Ramirez. The film, which co-stars the always great Keith David and Bokeem Woodbine, lands on DVD February 23rd, 2009 from Metrodome Distribution Ltd. But before you can buy it, we’re giving you the opportunity to win one of three (3) DVD copies of the movie in a no-frills giveaway. More details below. Trailer for “The Fifth Commandment”: ———-*———- Now that you’ve had a taste of the movie, here’s how to enter: Send an email to 5thcommandment(at)beyondhollywood.com using the...
- 2/17/2009
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Fango recently caught up with actor Rick Yune, best-known for his roles in such blockbuster action fare as The Fast And The Furious and Die Another Day and more recently seen in such low-budget efforts as The Fifth Commandment (which he also wrote and produced) and the creature-feature sequel Alone In The Dark II (pictured, and reviewed here). Considering that the latter’s producer Uwe Boll is turning Bloodrayne into a trilogy, it goes without saying that a third Alone is almost certainly guaranteed.
Even so, the Korean-born Yune, who replaced original star Christian Slater in the second installment, reveals that he will not reprise the role in any further follow-ups. “I have heard that they want to continue the Alone In The Dark series,” he tells Fango. “But I definitely will not be going back to play Edward Carnby again. I got involved with Alone In The Dark II...
Even so, the Korean-born Yune, who replaced original star Christian Slater in the second installment, reveals that he will not reprise the role in any further follow-ups. “I have heard that they want to continue the Alone In The Dark series,” he tells Fango. “But I definitely will not be going back to play Edward Carnby again. I got involved with Alone In The Dark II...
- 1/19/2009
- Fangoria
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