Exit Wounds (2001)

Director:

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Writers (WGA):

John Westermann (novel)
Ed Horowitz (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

16 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

What Can Two Men Do Against A Gang Of Crooked Cops? Whatever It Takes.

Plot:

Orin Boyd, a tough cop in an inner-city precinct discovers a web of dirty cops and corruption.

Plot Keywords:

Heroin | Corrupt Cop | Vice President | Jail | Partner

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	Orin Boyd
DMX	...	Latrell Walker
Isaiah Washington	...	George Clark
Anthony Anderson	...	T.K. Johnson
Michael Jai White	...	Lewis Strutt
Bill Duke	...	Chief Hinges
Jill Hennessy	...	Annette Mulcahy
Tom Arnold	...	Henry Wayne
Bruce McGill	...	Frank Daniels
David Vadim	...	Matt Montini
Eva Mendes	...	Trish
Matthew G. Taylor	...	Useldinger
Paolo Mastropietro	...	Parker
Shane Daly	...	Fitz
Drag-On	...	Shaun Rollins

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #38146) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (uncut) | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | Singapore:M18 (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Village Roadshow Pictures

Trivia:

Andrzej Bartkowiak, Isaiah Washington, DMX and Anthony Anderson all worked together in Romeo Must Die.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the shootout on the bridge, Orin Boyd knocks out an enemy and takes from him a submachine gun. Though each following shot shows Boyd wielding a .45 semiautomatic pistol instead of the weapon he just took, the gun still fires in automatic mode, which is impossible for that kind of weapon.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Vice President: Ladies and gentleman, it's a pleasure for me to be here on such a beautiful day, in the great city of Detroit. And I'd love to tell you all to sit back, relax, and enjoy yourselves. I'd love to, but unfortunately, I can't do that. There's a very serious issue that's spiraling out of control in this country...

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: Making 'Exit Wounds'" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Incense Burning

Guilty Action Pleasure

Pretty straightforward action flick that is absolutely ridiculous and yet I can forgive it. You see there was nothing I loved more as a child than watching the movie heros fight the bad guys and ultimately take them out to restore peace to the free world. However, somewhere in the mid-90's, these kind of films (which I have appropriately labelled "The Big Dumb Action Movies") became a lost art and gave way to newer more complex action thrillers. In some instances this was for the better and in other instances, let's just say you were left longing for the days of old when Johnny Rambo dashed acrossed a battlefield in the jungle with his extra powerful M-60 machine gun and mowed down some Commie scum. One of the men at the frontline of the old action genre movies was Steven Seagal. His older movies were an action fan's wet dream. They had lots of shooting, lots of brutal fight scenes, and the occasional trademark Seagal staredown. Nevermind the fact that the man couldn't act well even if his children were kidnapped and one of the ransom demands from the kidnappers was for not only $5 million dollars but also for Seagal to play at least one scene in a new movie with a different tone of voice and a different facial expression.

But the entertainment was there and when I saw "Exit Wounds," I was automatically thrown back into the mind of a young boy all over again. Here's a movie that gives an old fan of action exactly what they could ever hope for. Lots of martial arts, lots of great shootouts, and over the top stunts (maybe with a little bit of help from those damn cables and CGI but let us ignore this for the time being). This movie is a lot of fun and I was glad to see Seagal make a return to the kind of movie that people actually will pay to see him in, even if this is just a one time deal for the pony tail sporting Aikdo artist. If it is simple minded action you crave, then you can't go wrong with "Exit Wounds," which is really more of a throwback than anything. When you see the legendary action film veteran Bill Duke on the screen with those crazy eyes, you know you're officially watching a "Big Dumb Action Movie."