A CIA agent is interned for failing to kill an international terrorist. Escaping from his island exile, he teams up with a flamboyant arms dealer and sets out to find the terrorist and rescue the agent's family. Together they're a two-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world.
Practical Effects
Tsui Hark's unhinged set pieces: tigers, mines, and basketball grenades.
Acting
Dennis Rodman's neon hair matching every explosion. Method chaos.
Director
Tsui Hark
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jack Quinn
Dennis Rodman
Yaz
Mickey Rourke
Stavros
Paul Freeman
Goldsmythe
Natacha Lindinger
Kathryn Quinn
Valéria Cavalli
Dr. Maria Trifioli
Jay Benedict
Brandon
Bruno Bilotta
Kofi
Mario Opinato
James
Orso Maria Guerrini
Colony Resident
Ted Rusoff
Brother Ramulu
Umberto Raho
Brother Regulo
Xiong Xinxin
Stavros' Man in Hotel
Angelo Ragusa
Stavros Goon
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
Mossad Agent
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dennis Rodman filmed during NBA playoffs, missing a Bulls game—Phil Jackson fined him $68,000. The movie made him do his own stunts anyway.
This was Hong Kong legend Tsui Hark's doomed Hollywood debut; his kinetic style clashed with studio demands, creating beautiful Frankenstein cinema.
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