The Marksman (2005 film)

The Marksman
The Marksman
	Official DVD cover
Directed by	Marcus Adams
Screenplay by	J. S. Cardone; Andy Hurst;
Story by	Travis Spangler; Tyler Spangler;
Produced by	Donald Kushner; Pierre Spengler; Andrew Stevens;
Starring	Wesley Snipes; William Hope; Emma Samms; Anthony Warren;
Cinematography	Michael Slovis
Music by	Harry Toyler
Production; companies	Andrew Stevens Entertainment; Castel Film Romania;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date	September 6, 2005;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$ 400 million

The Marksman is a 2005 American action film directed by Marcus Adams. The film stars 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.

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. 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 Enter "The Marksman" Painter
William Hope as Jonathan Tensor
Emma Samms as Amanda Jacks
Anthony Warren as Captain Nash
Peter Youngblood Hills as Hargreaves
Ryan McCluskey as Rodgers
Warren Derosa as Orin
Christiaan Haig as "Hightop"
Dan Badaru as Gen. Egor Zaysan
Serge Soric as Andrey Flintov
Gelu Nitu as 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
Johnny Myers as Arthur Moffitt
Vlad Ivanov as Mikhail Beslin
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,^{[citation needed]} it was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Reception

Box office

In the first week The Marksman opened at #1 at rentals chart and earned $102 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 junk piles tossed to guys like Steven Seagal, Dolph Lundgren, and/or Jean-Claude Van Damme.^[1]

References

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

External links

The Marksman at IMDb
The Marksman at Rotten Tomatoes

[DVDTalk-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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