When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely disposition, Beck is a man of few words -- but it takes him all the discipline he can muster to work with Travis to nab a tyrant who's after the same treasure.
Stunts
Johnson doing his own jungle parkour before CGI took over
Acting
Walken's terrifying-magnetic villain who steals every frame
Direction
Peter Berg finding his chaotic action voice early
Director
Peter Berg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Arnold Schwarzenegger cameos uncredited in the club scene, literally passing the action-hero torch to Johnson.
This flopped hard in 2003 but became a cable-TV staple that arguably saved Johnson's film career before Fast & Furious.
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