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Die Hard in a Speedo, but make it aggressively 90s and slightly unhinged.
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Blast (1997)

straight-to-video fever dreamchlorine-soaked chaosB-movie maximalism

Overview

Action

A deadly team of terrorists mounts a precision attack on a swimming complex, which holds the world's finest women's swimming team hostage, and unknowingly traps a janitor inside.

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Content warning
swimming poolterrorismhostageswimmerjanitorswim coach
unlikely heroisminstitutional incompetenceexploitation of spectacle

Standout Aspects

Stunts

Swimmers doing their own flips while dodging blanks.

Direction

Pyun's signature neon-drenched, barely coherent action poetry.

Best for:Friends: Irony-forward viewing with fellow trash cinema archaeologists.·Background: Perfect for folding laundry while half-watching explosions.
Heads up:Violence: Terrorists execute hostages on camera; casual 90s brutality.
Albert Pyun

Director

Albert Pyun

ReleasedMar 13, 1997
Runtime1h 39m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feellight
Budget$700K
Filmwerks
Cruel Stories Inc.

Top Cast

Linden Ashby

Linden Ashby

Jack Bryant

Andrew Divoff

Andrew Divoff

Omodo

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

Leo

Norbert Weisser

Norbert Weisser

Commando Rescuer

Tim Thomerson

Tim Thomerson

Police Commissioner

Yuji Okumoto

Yuji Okumoto

FBI Agent

Vincent Klyn

Vincent Klyn

Intense Man

Sonya Eddy

Sonya Eddy

Bena

Jill Pierce

Jill Pierce

Moses

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Albert Pyun shot this back-to-back with two other Die Hard rip-offs, completing his unofficial 'trapped in a location' trilogy.

Cultural

This film exists in the VHS era sweet spot where any building could be a terrorist target and any civilian could become John McClane.

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Blast (1997) trailer

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