Summary
Firefighter Gordon Brewer is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and child in a bombing credited to Claudio 'The Wolf' Perrini.
Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Gordy Brewer
Francesca Neri
Selena Perrini
Elias Koteas
Peter Brandt
Cliff Curtis
Claudio Perrini
John Leguizamo
Felix Ramirez
John Turturro
Sean Amstrong
Jsu Garcia
Roman
Tyler Posey
Mauro
Michael Milhoan
Jack
Rick Worthy
Ronnie
Raymond Cruz
Junior
Lindsay Frost
Anne Brewer
Ethan Dampf
Matt Brewer
Jorge Zepeda
Rocha
Miguel Sandoval
Joe Phipps
Harry Lennix
FBI Agent Dray
Madison Mason
Undersecretary Shrub
Don Fischer
Paramedic
Shelley Malil
Doctor
Jack Conley
Forensic Specialist
Todd Allen
FBI Agent
Rick Garcia
CNN Anchor
Penny Griego
Jenni Luz
John Verea
Ephraim Ortiz-Dominguez
Greg Collins
Agent #3
Bruce Ramsay
Brandt's Aide
Michael Cavanaugh
Chairman Paul Devereaux
Nicholas Pryor
Senator Delich
Rodrigo Obregón
Rodrigo
Gerardo Albarrán
Jorge
J. Kenneth Campbell
Ed Coonts
Flor Eduarda Gurrola
Teenage Girl
Pedro Altamirano
Fisherman
Salvador Sánchez
Peddler
Fernando Sarfatti
Federale
Raúl Pozos
Ernesto
Ehécatl Chávez
Augustin
Víctor Carpinteiro
Carlos
Natalia Traven
Lita
Enrique Munoz
Captain Miguel
Omar Ayala
Boatman
Pedro Damián
Guerilla Motorista aka River Rat
Millie Slavin
Secretary of State Barbara Ramsey
Jane Lynch
Agent Russo
Jossara Jinaro
Rosetta
Clint Lilley
Buzz Cut
Marianne Lewis
Agent Davis
Louis Bernstein
Hot Dog Vendor
Doralicia
Hysterical Woman
Jay Acovone
Bennie
Ronald Donahue
Bomb Squad
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
Helicopter Pilot #1
Daniel H. Friedman
Helicopter Pilot #2
Joe Renteria
Safe House Guerrilla
Norm Compton
Brandt's Bodyguard
Esteban Cueto
Estaban
Marcio Rosario
El Lobo's Assistant (uncredited)
Bill Hader
Pilot (deleted scene)
Crew
Director
Andrew Davis
Screenplay
Ronald Roose
Screenplay
David Griffiths
Screenplay
Peter Griffiths
Reviews
John Chard
May 22, 2015
5
Don't even look at those guys unless you can kill 'em.
Hmm. As with all action films, especially those that feature one of the action heroes we grew up with, there will be supporters of even the most turgid of productions. Collateral Damage was the point where the truest and honest of Arnold Schwarzenegger's fans knew it was the end of an era.
Famously held back from release for a year due to the 9/11 attacks on the twin towers, the film pitches Schwarzenegger as a L.A. fireman, who after his wife and child are killed by an act of terrorism, decides to take the law into his own hands. The focus here is Colombia, and the big guy goes off to Colombia on a one man crusade to kill those responsible for his grief. Cue explosions, kinetic action, bad effects, bad dialogue, mucho posturing and hissing villains.
It works on a very basic level for fans of such fare, in fact it's nice to see Arnie playing a vulnerable role where he quite often gets hurt - both physically and mentally. It's just that it feels tired, feels too long, while it wastes a cast that includes Elias Koteas, John Turturo and John Leguizamo. Decent enough as a time waster? Yes, just, but really if this wasn't on Schwarzenegger's CV then nobody would lose any sleep over it. 5/10
