xXx: State of the Union

"Prepare for the next level."

2005 1h 41m EN

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Synopsis

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Darius Stone's criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defense George Deckert.

“Prepare for the next level.”

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Cast

Ice Cube
Darius Stone / xXx
Samuel L. Jackson
Agent Augustus Gibbons
Willem Dafoe
Gen. George Octavius Deckert
Scott Speedman
Agent Kyle Steele
Peter Strauss
President James Sandford
Xzibit
Zeke
Michael Roof
Toby Lee Shavers
Sunny Mabrey
Charlie Mayweather

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Tamahori
Writers: Simon Kinberg, Darrin Denlinger
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "xXx Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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292+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Tamahori, shot by David Tattersall. 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 Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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ERA

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

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CAST

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Ice Cube and Samuel L. Jackson and Willem Dafoe carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Tamahori directs. David Tattersall behind the camera. Marco Beltrami scores. Mark Goldblatt cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Part of the "xXx Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4292+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Lee Tamahori, shot by David Tattersall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Marco Beltrami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Mark Goldblatt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ice Cube and Samuel L. Jackson and Willem Dafoe carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Prepare for the next level.".
10IMDB entry: tt0329774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "helicopter", "usa president", "washington dc, usa", "general".
12Released under 25 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Tattersall
Original score: Marco Beltrami
Editing: Mark Goldblatt
Production design: Gavin Bocquet
Costume design: Sanja Milkovic Hays
Makeup / hair: Beth Miller
VFX supervisor: David Dozoretz
Sound: Christopher Boyes
Stunt coordinator: R.A. Rondell
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $60,000,000
Box office: $71,410,636
Return: 119% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: xXx: State of the Union (2005)

Part of

xXx Collection

XXX (pronounced as Triple X and stylized as xXx) is an American action film series. The first follows Xander Cage, a thrill seeking extreme sports enthusiast, stuntman and rebellious athlete-turned-reluctant spy for the National Security Agency. The second introduces Darius Stone, a new agent in the Triple X program. The third sees the return of Xander Cage who comes out of self-imposed exile, thought to be long dead.