Icarus (film)

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Icarus

Film poster
Directed by Dolph Lundgren
Produced by Kirk Shaw
Written by Raul Sanchez Inglis
Starring Dolph Lundgren
Stefanie Von Pfetten
Samantha Ferris
David Lewis
Lindsay Maxwell
Music by James Jandrisch
Cinematography Marc Windon
Editing by Jamie Alain
Studio Cinetel Films
Insight Film Studios
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Cinetel Films
Release dates
  • February 9, 2010 (2010-02-09) (Canada)
  • September 10, 2010 (2010-09-10) (United States)
Running time 88 minutes
Country Canada
United States
Language English
Budget $5 million
Box office $72,643[1]

Icarus (also known as The Killing Machine) is a 2010 American action film directed by Dolph Lundgren, who also starred in the lead role. The film was released in the United States on September 10, 2010.

Plot

There were those who called him Icarus. Everyone else knew him as a divorced father working for an investment company. But they didn't know his other side his dark side. Because Icarus (Dolph Lundgren) was at his best when he was killing people. For years, he'd worked as a sleeper agent in America but when the Soviet Empire collapsed, he found himself in a foreign country with no one to trust.

Determined to break from his dark past, he started over with a new identity. But you can only escape your past for so long. When a sudden mishap in Hong Kong blows Icarus' identity, past and present collide and the assassin realizes he is now the target. The people that want him dead will stop at nothing to get to him. And that means going after what he cares about most his wife and daughter.

Fighting for his life, Icarus is forced to face the demons of his past to protect the loved ones in his present. He must fight to save the only thing he's ever done right in his life. He needs to uncover who is after him and protect his family, before it's too late.

Cast

Production

It is set and filmed at Los Angeles, California and Vancouver, British Columbia on March 22 and April 20 2009.

Home media

DVD was released in Region 2 in the United Kingdom on 16 August 2010 and Region 1 in the United States on October 19 2010, it was distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment.

References

  1. ↑ "Icarus (The Killing Machine) (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 23 July 2012. 

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