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Features the Bruce Willis films MERCURY RISING and THE JACKEL. In MERCURY RISING, FBI agent Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis), wrongfully disgraced after taking the fall for a botched... more
Agent combats ruthless Federal agents to protect Simon a nine-year old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code. He can read Mercury t...
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Mercury Rising:Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis), a renegade FBI agent, combats ruthless federal ... more
agents to protect Simon, a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new unbreakable code. He can read Mercury, the most advanced encryption code, as easily as other kids read English. This ability renders the new billion-dollar secret code vulnerable,, especially if enemies of the United states should learn of Simon's abilities and capture him. Program Chief Nick Kudrow (Alec Baldwin) orders the security threat eliminated, but Kudrow hasn't counted on Jeffries getting involved. As they are trailed by deadly assassins, Jeffries quickly realises that no one can be trusted. Now time is running out and he discovers his only hope of survival is using Simon's special ability to bring their adversaries to justice.The Jackal:Bruce Willis, Richard Gere and Sidney Poitier star in this international suspense thriller directed by Michael Caton-Jones. A ruthless assassin (Willis) has been hired to eliminate someone at the very top of the U.S. Government. Constantly changing his identity and location, he is known only as the Jackal. Everything about this hit man, including his sinister timetable, is a secret. aware of the Jackal's presence but uncertain of his purpose, the FBI's Deputy Director (Poitier) faces the biggest challenge of his career. In order to track down this cold blooded killer, he and a by-the-book Russian intelligence officer (Diane Venora) enlist the aid of an imprisoned Irish terrorist (Gere). These unlikely allies enter a global race against the clock to stop the mysterious mercenary before he can complete his deadly assignment. The Jackal is based on the screenplay of the 1973 film The Day of the Jackal.
agents to protect Simon, a nine year old autistic boy who has cracked the goverment's newunbreakable code. As they are trailed by deadly assassins, Jeffries quickly realises that no one can be trusted. Now time is running out and he discovers his only hope of survival is using Simon's special ability to bring their adversaries to justice...Striking Distance:Formerly a homicide detective, Tom Hardy was demoted to River Rescue Patrol two years ago when he publicly challenged the police department, including several of his family members, about the identity of the serial killer who took his father's life. Convinced that a newly active serial killer is the same gunman who murdered his father - despite the fact that another man is already behind bars for that crime - Hardy is working out of his jurisdiction to catch the killer.The Jackal:Bruce Willis is The Jackal - the greatest assassin in history - out to eliminate a top U.S. government official, Declan Mulqueen (Richard Gere), an imprisoned underground operative, is the only man who can stop him. Now, the Deputy Director of the FBI, is taking the biggest risk of all...he's releasing one criminal to stop another in this terrifically explosive, totally intriguing sophisticated suspense thriller.
Federal agents to protect Simon a nine-year old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code. He can read Mercury the most advanced encryption code as easily as other kids read English. This ability renders the new billion dollar secret code vulnerable especially if enemies of the United States should learn of Simons's abilities and capture him. Program Chief Nick Kudrow (Alec Baldwin) orders the "security threat" eliminated but Kudrow hasn't counted on Jeffries getting involved. As deadly assassins trail them Jeffries quickly realises that no one can be trusted. Now time is running out and he discovers his only hope of survival is using Simon's special ability to bring their adversaries to justice. The Jackal: (1997) Bruce Willis is The Jackal - the greatest assassin in history - out to eliminate a top U.S. government official. Declan Mulqueen an imprisoned underground operative is the only man who can stop him. Now the Deputy Director of the FBI is taking the biggest risk of all... he's releasing one criminal to stop another in this terrifically explosive totally intrigueing suspense thriller. Striking Distance: (1993) Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) is a fifth generation Pittsburgh cop. Formerly a homicide detective he publicly challenged the police department including several of his family members about the identity of the serial killer who took his father's life. Convinced that a newly active serial killer is the same gunman who murdered his father - despite the fact that another man is already behind bars for that crime - Hardy is working out of his jurisdiction to catch the killer. The maverick cop finds himself at odds with his new partner (Sarah Jessica Parker) as he skirts around the system and defies his uncle (Dennis Farina) his father's successor as the Chief of Homicide.
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Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: K.C. Bascombe - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Jesse James, Rachel Skarsten, Charles Powell, Linda Purl, Kevin Zegars
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Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Matt Dillon - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matt Dillon, James Caan, Natascha McElhone, Gerard Depardieu, Sereyvuth Kem, Stellan Skarsgard
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Plot: Features the Bruce Willis films MERCURY RISING and THE JACKEL.
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS
Release date: 29/01/2007
No of Discs: 2
Catalogue No: 8247253
Barcode: 5050582472530
Screenwriter: Kevin Jarre, Mark Rosenthal, Laurence Konner, Chuck Pfarrer
Languages
Main Language: English
DVD Description
Features the Bruce Willis films MERCURY RISING and THE JACKEL. In MERCURY RISING, FBI agent Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis), wrongfully disgraced after taking the fall for a botched undercover job, defends a ten-year-old autistic boy from a national security agent (Alec Baldwin) who orders the boy assassinated after he innocently cracks the purportedly uncrackable Mercury code. THE JACKEL is an update of THE DAY OF THE JACKAL and this spy thriller offers a seasoned FBI man (Sidney Poitier), a rigid Russian agent (Diane Venora), and a black-sheep IRA terrorist (Richard Gere) teaming up to stop a nasty and extremely well-paid assassin (Bruce Willis) from offing a U.S. official.
Advantages: Good movie along with a well planned DVD containing lots of special features Disadvantages: Some slow moments during the middle of the movie
...What's the movie about?
The Jackal is a suspense thriller based on the screenplay of the 1973 film 'The Day of the Jackal'. A ruthless assassin (Willis) has been hired to eliminate someone at the very top of the U.S government. Constantly changing his identity and location, he is known only as the Jackal. Everything about this hit man, including his sinister timetable, is a secret. Aware of the Jackal's presence but uncertain of his purpose, the FBI's Deputy Director (Poitier) faces the biggest challenge of his career. In order to track down this cold-blooded killer, he and a by-the-book Russian intelligence officer (Venora) enlist the aid of an imprisoned Irish terrorist (Gere). These unlikely allies enter a global race against the clock to stop the mysterious mercenary before he can complete his deadly assignment.
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Advantages: Good Storyline, plenty of action Disadvantages: Some poor effects and poor acting performances
...The Jackal (Film Review Only).
Terek Murad of the Russian mafia hires the worlds most famous and illusive hit man `TheJackal` to kill a top US government official in revenge for his Brother Ghazzi Murad's death at the hand of the F.B.I and Russian intelligence agents.
The Storyline.
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The F.B.I at the US Embassy in Russia are working with the Russia Intelligence Agency to arrest Ghazzi Murad, when suddenly things go wrong an Major Valentina Koslova shots Ghazzi Murad when he attempts to attack her and FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston (Sidney Poitier). Ghazzi Murad's Brother Terek Murad of the Russian mafia is furious and wants revenge so he hires the greatest assassin in history `TheJackal` (Bruce Willis) to assassinate a top US Government Official. When Preston (Sidney Poitier...
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Advantages: Great story and an extremely good thriller Disadvantages: none
...Edward Fox plays the Jackal a hitman hired by French terrorists to kill the President Charles De Gaulle,for pulling his troops out of Algeria.
The tension is beautifully built up as we watch the Jackal take all the necessary steps to carry out his plan to assassinate De Gaulle.
It keeps all the suspense you would expect of a good Thriller as we follow the police as they try and attempt to prevent The Jackal from succeeding in his planned assassination.
Alot of people,including myself,hav seen the updated version staring Bruce Willis .I much prefer the original version as I feel the Bruce Willis version (TheJackal)also starring Richard Gere,is not quite as believable as the Edward Fox original, especially when you consider how many times De Gaulle had assassination attempts on his life.
I personally have also enjoyed the Fredrick...
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