Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

"Your most dangerous enemies are the friends you've double-crossed."

2002 1h 31m EN

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4.4

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ROTTEN

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3.7

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★4.4TMDB · 409🥫0%Rotten Tomatoes●19Metacritic★3.7IMDB · 21,566

ActionAdventureThrillerScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Jeremiah Ecks, an FBI agent, realizes that he must join with his lifelong enemy, Agent Sever, a rogue DIA agent with whom he is in mortal combat, in order to defeat a common enemy. That enemy has developed a "micro-device" that can be injected into victims in order to kill them at will.

“Your most dangerous enemies are the friends you've double-crossed.”

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Cast

Antonio Banderas
Agent Jeremiah Ecks
Lucy Liu
Agent Jane Sever
Gregg Henry
Robert Gant / Agent Clark
Ray Park
Agent A.J. Ross
Talisa Soto
Vinn Ecks / Rayne Gant
Miguel Sandoval
Julio Martin
Terry Chen
Agent Harry Lee
Roger Cross
Zane

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wych Kaosayananda
Writers: Alan B. McElroy
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United States of America, Germany, Switzerland

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 28% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Germany, Switzerland.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wych Kaosayananda, shot by Julio Macat. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Don Davis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jay Cassidy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Wych Kaosayananda directs. Julio Macat behind the camera. Don Davis scores. Jay Cassidy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, Germany, Switzerland. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

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1Mid-budget at $70M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Earned back only 28% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 24 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
5International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Germany, Switzerland.
6Directed by Wych Kaosayananda, shot by Julio Macat. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Don Davis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Jay Cassidy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu and Gregg Henry carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Your most dangerous enemies are the friends you've double-crossed.".
11IMDB entry: tt0308208 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 11 themes, including "sniper", "martial arts", "fight", "loss of loved one".