Collateral Damage (2002)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Andrew Davis

Writers (WGA):

Ronald Roose (story) and
David Griffiths (story) ...

Release Date:

8 February 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

The Act Itself Wasn't Personal...HIS VENGEANCE WILL BE [UK tag-line]

Plot:

After his family is killed by a terrorist act, a firefighter goes in search of the one responsible.

Plot Keywords:

Colombia | Explosion | Terrorism | Dead Woman On Floor | Roadblock

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Gordy Brewer
Francesca Neri	...	Selena Perrini
Elias Koteas	...	Peter Brandt
Cliff Curtis	...	Claudio Perrini
John Leguizamo	...	Felix Ramirez
John Turturro	...	Sean Armstrong
Jsu Garcia	...	Roman
Tyler Posey	...	Mauro (as Tyler Garcia Posey)
Michael Milhoan	...	Jack
Rick Worthy	...	Ronnie
Raymond Cruz	...	Junior
Lindsay Frost	...	Anne Brewer
Ethan Dampf	...	Matt Brewer
Jorge Zepeda	...	Rocha
Miguel Sandoval	...	Joe Phipps

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some language.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #38392) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Hungary:16 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:16 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The film was originally scheduled to be released on October 5, 2001, but it was postponed due to its terrorism theme and eventually released on Friday, February 8, 2002.

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the end of the movie when the motorcycle is blown apart in the explosion, the rim that is left spinning in the stairwell is not the proper rim for the Honda CBR600F4

Quotes:

[referring to Gordon as Armstrong's replacement]
Felix: It's like ordering a pizza. You ask for Canadian Bacon you end up with a German sausage.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Cycle of Aggression (2005)

Soundtrack:

Chegando Devagar

Arnold's family dies. He gets pissed. Guess whats next.

Collateral Damage can pretty much be summed up in just a few sentences, which is not unlike most of Arnold's movies. The basic plot is that Arnold, playing Gordon Brewer as a firefighter. One day he goes to pick up his wife and kid and then a terrorist bomb goes off killing them both. He gets really pissed and decides to go into Columbia and kill the terrorist leader himself. From there we see Gordon going on his journey through Columbia which was pretty interesting to see. John Leguizamo had a great funny role that provided some comic relief in the film. In Columbia he meets up with the terrorists and....I dont wanna spoil it for you. I would recommend this movie to anyone that needs to escape from reality for a while as the believability of this story is about as high as Total Recall. But other than that it was a hell of a good time and definitely Arnold's best movie since True Lies. 3 out of 5