Double Team (1997)

Director:

Hark Tsui

Writers (WGA):

Don Jakoby (story)
Don Jakoby (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

4 April 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

He's a one-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world.

Plot:

Counter-terrorist Jack Quinn misses his target, Stavros, on the eve of his final mission. From there...

Plot Keywords:

Rome Italy | Box Office Flop | Giving Birth | Infant Nudity | Antwerp Belgium

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Jack Quinn
Dennis Rodman	...	Yaz
Mickey Rourke	...	Stavros
Paul Freeman	...	Goldsmythe
Natacha Lindinger	...	Kathryn Quinn
Valeria Cavalli	...	Dr. Maria Trifioli
Jay Benedict	...	Brandon
Joëlle Devaux-Vullion	...	Stavros' Girlfriend
Bruno Bilotta	...	Kofi
Mario Opinato	...	James
Grant Russell	...	Carney
William Dunn	...	Roger
Asher Tzarfati	...	Moishe
Rob Diem	...	Dieter Staal
Ken Samuels	...	Stevenson

Also Known As:

The Colony

MPAA:

Rated R for some nudity and brief strong language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:18 | South Korea:15 | USA:R (certificate #35076) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 (video premiere) | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Mickey Rourke underwent a serious martial arts regimen, not only to obtain the physical appearance in the film, but also in preparation for the fight scenes with Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Lasers don't work so well in water. It is impossible to cut something with a laser in water.

Quotes:

Yaz: Offense gets the glory...
Yaz: ...But defense wins the game.

Movie Connections:

References "The Prisoner" (1967)

Soundtrack:

Rush Hour

Good for what it is

A lot of people seem to forget that Van Damme isn't trying to make a really great movie. He doesn't usually care about the plot or the acting. He wants to make an action movie. That is the only reason I ever watch his movies and he never fails to deliver, including in this movie. Sure you cringe at the corny acting and dialogue when it happens, but the action sequences totally make up for it. I also enjoy when a movie doesn't take place in the US or Canada. I'm just bored with that. In this movie they go to Antwerp and Rome. Very cool settings for the movie. Over all I was quite pleased. The director, Tsui Hark (I have NO idea how you pronounce that), is always quite reliable in making a good action movie. It was just a good action movie, people. Don't look at it for more than what it was.