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Act of War

  • 1998
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
198
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Jack Scalia in Act of War (1998)
Action

Jack Gracy, a former security guard at the American Embassy in Russia, has shown up uninvited to a party at the embassy in the former Soviet Republic of Bazrhikistan, where his estranged gir... Read allJack Gracy, a former security guard at the American Embassy in Russia, has shown up uninvited to a party at the embassy in the former Soviet Republic of Bazrhikistan, where his estranged girlfriend is working. As the two are talking upstairs, a group of terrorists disguised as ca... Read allJack Gracy, a former security guard at the American Embassy in Russia, has shown up uninvited to a party at the embassy in the former Soviet Republic of Bazrhikistan, where his estranged girlfriend is working. As the two are talking upstairs, a group of terrorists disguised as caterers burst in and take all the guests downstairs hostage. The terrorists are threatening... Read all

  • Director
    • Robert Lee
  • Writers
    • Micheal Bafaro
    • Christopher Donaldson
    • Pavel Jech
  • Stars
    • Jack Scalia
    • Douglas Arthurs
    • Ingrid Torrance
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.5/10
    198
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Lee
    • Writers
      • Micheal Bafaro
      • Christopher Donaldson
      • Pavel Jech
    • Stars
      • Jack Scalia
      • Douglas Arthurs
      • Ingrid Torrance
    • 10User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jack Scalia
    Jack Scalia
    • Jack Gracy
    Douglas Arthurs
    Douglas Arthurs
    • Sergei Constantine
    • (as Douglas H. Arthur)
    Ingrid Torrance
    Ingrid Torrance
    • Katherina Mirova
    Jan Nemejovský
    Jan Nemejovský
    • President Mirovich
    Milan Gargula
    • Krutov
    David Nykl
    David Nykl
    • George Willmont
    Terry Barclay
    • Cmdr. Kelly
    Katerina Kornová
    • Alexa
    Shannon McCormick
    Shannon McCormick
    • Bradford
    Nancy Bishop
    Nancy Bishop
    • Johnson
    Richard Haas
    • Ambassador Pierce
    Christopher Clarke
    • Willie
    Michael Rogers
    • Gen. Thomas
    Vitezslav Bouchner
    • Gen. Mitchell
    Martin Hub
    Martin Hub
    • Max
    Ljubo Tomanovic
    • Ljubo
    Dusan Hyska
    • Technician #2
    Pavel Cajzl
    • Gateguard #1
    • (as Pavel Caizl)
    • Director
      • Robert Lee
    • Writers
      • Micheal Bafaro
      • Christopher Donaldson
      • Pavel Jech
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    2rps-2

    Walmart special

    When oh when will I learn that the bargain priced movies in the bin at Walmart are there for one reason. They're shoddy junk. "Act Of War" for a buck fifty was no exception. James Bond without the class. John LeCarre without the intelligence. The acting is bad. The plot is simplistic and predictable. As usual in these bang bang epics, the bad guys are all lousy shots. I know nothing about guns but I'm sure I could kill more people banging off an automatic weapon than this bunch. But then, if they hit their targets, the movie could be a good forty minutes shorter. (Which might not be a bad thing.)This indeed is one of those films that is so bad it's almost good. One suggestion. If you must buy bargain movies at Walmart, go for VHS rather than DVD. At least that way you can re-use the tape. I haven't yet found a use for old DVD's.
    1critique-3

    The horrible act

    Watched it on TV, started to wonder why others liked the explosions. Just a bad movie all around. They must have a lot of money in Hollywood to go ahead with this movie. I would like to read plots of movies that did not make the cut because they must be really horrible if this movie got made.

    'The Postman' was a great action flick next to this.
    5Buggy-4

    Not bad.... not good either

    I rented this movie because I wanted a movie where thought process was minimal. That is what I got. There was lots of explosions and shoot outs, and no big name stars. Jack Scillia played the take no crap one man army of this movie. He shot people, blew things up and in the end he romanced the girl. Sounds like James Bond you say? Well it is very similar. There is even a character that resembled Odd-Job from "Goldfinger". This was not the worst movie I have ever seen ( the worst being "Trucks" and "Ape" ) but I was down there. There were many acting problems due to the fact that no one could act. And the fact that the camera kept zooming on Jack's eyes, I am clueless. I give it a *1/2 out of ****.
    5dp-41617-95788

    Action comedy

    This movie remind me many real situations I saw in Central Asia post Soviet republics. But, everything shown so sketchy that this action became parody.
    9Alan-112

    Great explosion sequence, lots of action

    It is set in some fictious Soviet country, terrorists take over a palace and the Scalia character has to come in to save the day. I liked the effect sequences of the Palace in the final scene. If you like typical action, you'll like this film.

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • Czech Republic
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Acción de guerra
    • Filming locations
      • Czech Republic
    • Production company
      • North American Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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