The Marksman (2005 film)

The Marksman is a 2005 American action film directed by Marcus Adams, starring Wesley Snipes, William Hope, Emma Samms and Anthony Warren. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on September 6, 2005.

The Marksman
Official DVD cover
Directed byMarcus Adams
Produced byDonald Kushner
Pierre Spengler
Andrew Stevens
Written byAndy Hurst
Story byJ. S. Cardone
Travis Spangler
Tyler Spangler
StarringWesley Snipes
William Hope
Emma Samms
Anthony Warren
Music byHarry Toyler
CinematographyMichael Slovis
Production
company
Andrew Stevens Entertainment
Castel Film Romania
Distributed bySony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million

Plot

When the U.S. is tricked into targeting an 'armed' nuclear reactor captured by Chechen rebels, a Chechen leader is killed and rebel leaders capture the nuclear power plant. Enter Painter (Wesley Snipes), a US Special Forces operative, known as 'The Marksman'. Painter and his Spec-Ops team only have a limited amount of time to resolve the conflict before U.S. military forces wade in. However, when things don't go according to plan, Painter suspects that foul play may be afoot.

Cast
  • Wesley Snipes as Painter
  • William Hope as Jonathan Tensor
  • Emma Samms as Amanda Jacks
  • Anthony Warren as Captain Naish
  • Peter Youngblood Hills as Hargreaves
  • Ryan McCluskey as Rodgers
  • Warren Derosa as Orin
  • Christiaan Haig as Hightop
  • Dan Badaru as General Igor Zaysan
  • Serge Soric as Andrey Flintov
  • Gelu Nitu as Minister Viktor Ivanov
  • Matthew Salinger as General Parent
  • John Guerrasio as Secretary Cummings
  • Ian Ashpitel as Major Devro
  • Peter Bradley Swander as Sergeant Hill
  • Tim Abell as Lieutenant Carter
  • Vlad Ivanov as Mikhail Beslan
  • Mihai Dinvale as Ilya Chikal
  • Tania Popa as Valentina Benkova

Production

Filming

The Marksman was filmed in Bucharest, Romania, in 49 days between August 16 and October 4, 2004.

Release

Home media

DVD was released in Region 1 in the United States on September 6, 2005,[1] and also Region 2 in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2005, it was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Reception

Box office

In the first week The Marksman opened at #11 at rentals chart and earned $1.36 million.[2]

Critical response

This film generally garnered a very poor rating. Scott Weinberg of DVDTalk said the film is "just as bad as the worst junkpiles tossed to guys like Steven Seagal, Dolph Lundgren, and/or Jean-Claude Van Damme.[1]

References
  1. "The Marksman". DVD Talk. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. Strowbridge, C.S. (2005-09-17). "The Numbers News - Home Market Crashes". The Numbers. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
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