Double Team (1997)


Double Team
Release Date04 April 1997
Budget$30,000,000
US Box Office$11,000,000
Other NamesThe Colony
TaglineHe's a one-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world.
GenreAction, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAntwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixSDDS, Dolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassAction Thriller, Buddy Film
ThemesTerrorism
TonesTense, Stylized, Flashy, Upbeat, Visceral
TagsBad Guy, Espionage, Good Guy, Kidnap, Martial Arts, Rescue, Revenge, Terrorism

Double Team is a 1997 American action crime thriller film directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Tsui Hark (in his American directorial debut) and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman and Mickey Rourke. Van Damme plays counter-terrorist agent Jack Quinn, who is assigned to bring an elusive terrorist known as Stavros (Mickey Rourke) to justice. Things become personal when Stavros kidnaps Quinn's pregnant wife after his own lover and child were killed in an assassination attempt that went awry. Aiding Quinn in his rescue is his flamboyant weapons dealer Yaz (Dennis Rodman).


Cast and Crew


Cast

Stavros

Goldsmythe

Kathryn Quinn

Dr. Maria Trifioli

Jay Benedict
Brandon

Joëlle Devaux-Vullion
Stavros' Girlfriend

Bruno Bilotta
Kofi

Grant Russell
Carney

William Dunn
Roger

Asher Tzarfati
Moishe

Rob Diem
Dieter Staal

Ken Samuels
Stevenson

Sandy Welch
Delta Two

Jessica Forde
Delta Three

Malick Bowens
Delta Four

Dominic Gould
Delta Five

Frederick Renard
Delta Six

Cyrille Dufaut
Bravo One

Eric Gauchy
Bravo Two

Patrick Cauderlier
Bravo Three

Orso Maria Guerrini
Colony Resident

Alexander Koumpan
Russian Man

Hans Meyer
British Man

Jesse Joe Walsh
Jacseck

Peter Nelson
American CIA Agent

Paolo Calissano
Roman CIA Agent

Pascal López
Stavros' Man

Dominique Fouassier
Stavros' Man

Paolo Paoloni
Old Monk

Jean-Pierre Stewart
Yamir

Ted Rusoff
Brother Ramulu

Umberto Raho
Brother Regulo

Adam Kaci
Cyrus

Xin Xin Xiong
Stavros' Man in Hotel

Pascaline Girardot
Domestic

Nathalie Grac
Mermaid

M. Benabiles
Pilot

M. Szkolnic
Co-Pilot

Sigal Diamant
Glada

Angelo Ragusa
Stavros' Goon

Gabriella D'Olive
Nurse

Nick Brett
Hospital Guard

Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
Mossad

Rob Kaman
Goon

Director

Writer

Don Jakoby
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Producer

Moshe Diamant
producer

Don Jakoby
executive producer

Richard G. Murphy
associate producer

Rick Nathanson
co-producer

David Rodgers
executive producer

Nansun Shi
co-producer

Peter Nelson
associate producer

Original Music

Gary Chang
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Cinematographer

Peter Pau
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Editor

Jean-Daniel Fernandez-Qundez
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Bill Pankow
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Casting Director

Penny Perry
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Production Designer

Marek Dobrowolski
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Art Director

Damien Lanfranchi
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Set Decorator

Christian Calviera
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Costume Designer

Magali Guidasci
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Makeup Department

Katalin Elek
makeup artist

Zoltan Elek
makeup artist

Production Manager

Piero Amati
production supervisor

Jeremy Bau
assistant unit manager

Antonin Dedet
production manager

Chantal Feghali
post-production supervisor

Dimitri Foresta
assistant production manager

Rick Nathanson
unit production manager

Géraldine Polveroni
assistant unit manager

Samantha Gaetani
location assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Alexis Cahill
first assistant director: France

Inti Carboni
second assistant director: Rome

Manolita Cipparrone
key second assistant director

Marguerita Cipparrone
second assistant director

Limor Diamant
assistant director

Luc Etienne
first assistant director: second unit, second unit director

trainee assistant director

second unit director

David Michael Katz
key second assistant director: Rome

Gil Kenny
second assistant director

Luca Lachin
first assistant director: Rome

Charlie Picerni
second unit director

Jack Frost Sanders
first assistant director

Yann Thomas
second second assistant director

Yozo Tokuda
assistant director

Art Department

Cristiano Donzelli
illustrator

Antonio Fraulo
stand-by props

Dennis J. Parrish
property master

Manu Poupard
props

Paul Purdy
assistant property master

Tony Teiger
assistant property master

Gaylene West
set propmaster

John Wong
storyboard supervisor

Sound Department

Jean-Marie Blondel
boom operator

Daniel Brisseau
production sound mixer

Kim B. Christensen
sound effects editor

Chris David
sound re-recording mixer

Brian Eimer
adr recordist

Sandy Gendler
supervising sound editor

Scott G.G. Haller
sound editor

Mark Lanza
sound effects editor

Mark L. Mangino
sound effects editor

Jonathan Miller
sound designer

Steve Pederson
sound re-recording mixer

Tom Perry
sound re-recording mixer

Cherie Tamai
assistant sound editor

Steven Ticknor
sound designer

Special Effects

Daniel Acon
special effects

Philippe Hubin
special effects

Bruno Van Zeebroeck
special effects coordinator

Visual Effects

Jérôme Arthuis
motion control crew

Joe Bauer
visual effects supervisor

Christian Boudman
digital artist

Brian Conlon
digital effects supervisor

Rick Cortes
visual effects artist

Leif Einarsson
digital effects artist

Didier Frateur
visual effects cameraman

Mark Intravartolo
visual effects artist

Dean Lyon
compositing supervisor

David Moquay
visual effects artist

Debbie Nathanson
visual effects coordinator

Dave Sarbell
digital compositor

Ziad Seirafi
visual effects producer

Ray Shantz
visual effects engineer

Rick Shick
digital compositor

Peter Siciliano
visual effects animator

Bruno Sommier
motion control

Scott Suess
Flame artist, compositor

Cary Epstein
visual effects editor

Stunts

David Ambrosi
stunt double

Alessandro Borgese
stunt performer

Nick Brett
stunts, stunt rigger

Rémi Canaple
assistant stunt coordinator, stunts

Patrick Cauderlier
stunt liaison: France

Dominique Fouassier
stunts

Pascaline Girardot
stunts

Rémy Julienne
car stunts

Alex Kuzelicki
acrobatic double: Jean Claude Van Damme

Mark Lonsdale
stunts

Pascal López
stunts

Mars
stunts

Randy Miller
stunts: tiger attack

Riccardo Mioni
stunts

Stefano Maria Mioni
stunts

Alessandro Novelli
stunt performer

Claudio Pacifico
ski-dive supervisor

Charlie Picerni
stunt coordinator

Rex Reddick
stunt double: Mr. Van Damme

Frederick Renard
stunts

Franco Maria Salamon
stunt liaison: Italy

stunt double: Van Damme

Garrett Warren
stunt double: Jean-Claude VanDamme and Mickey Rourke

Ming-Sing Wong
stunt double, stunts

Xin Xin Xiong
stunts

Nancy Young
stunt double: Jessica Ford, stunt double: Natasha Lindenger

utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Eric Bornes
assistant camera

Jeremy Braben
aerial camera operator

David Campbell
crane operator: Technocrane

Raffaele Chianese
assistant camera

Roberto De Nigris
focus puller

Alain Herpe
assistant camera: second unit

Louis Jong
key grip

Sophie Lemaire
clapper loader

Maurizio Lorenzetti
clapper loader: Italy

David Nissen
assistant camera

Francisco Pintore
second assistant camera

Tom Priestley Jr.
director of photography: second unit

Frédéric Vial
second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Maria De Angelis Olivieri
seamstress

Editorial Department

Joe Binford Jr.
assistant editor

Linda DeMarco
color timer

Mark Rathaus
assistant editor

Music Department

Sharon Boyle
music supervisor

Todd Hayen
orchestrator

John Houlihan
music supervisor

Frank Macchia
orchestrator

Richard Whitfield
music editor, composer: additional music

Micki Stern
music coordinator

Transportation Department

Enrico Pini
transportation manager

Other Crew

Francesco Belfiore
personal assistant: Dennis Roadman

Andrea Borella
location manager: Italy

Fabiomassimo Dell'Orco
location manager: Italy

Dimitri Foresta
production assistant

Lara P. Fox
script supervisor

Daniel S. Frisch
production accountant

Beatrice Giraud
assistant accountant

Koan Hui
key assistant: Mr. Tsui Hark

special action choreographer

Ryan R. Johnson
assistant to head of production

Dean Lyon
post-effects supervisor

Dianne Mapp-Cheek
production supervisor

Maria Grazia Melline
production secretary

Randy Miller
tiger trainer

Marco Olivieri
production assistant: Italian crew

Kwame Parker
assistant coordinator

Charlie Picerni
action sequence choreographer

James Portolese
office manager

Howard Samuelsohn
speech coach

Beverly Sutton
production coordinator

Samantha Timmerman
script supervisor

Xin Xin Xiong
action choreographer

George Lakes
production finance executive

Production Company

Columbia Pictures
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Mandalay Entertainment

One Story Pictures
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Film Workshop
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Distributor

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)

Columbia Pictures

Columbia TriStar Film

Columbia TriStar Films AB

Columbia TriStar Films

Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina

Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A.

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Home Video

Columbia TriStar Home Video
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Egmont Film

Falcon

LK-TEL
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National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Nordisk Film

Trimark Pictures
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V8

Special Effects

Modern VideoFilm
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