Maximum Risk
| Maximum Risk | |
|---|---|
 Original poster | |
| Directed by | Ringo Lam |
| Produced by | Moshe Diamant |
| Written by | Larry Ferguson |
| Starring |
Jean-Claude Van Damme Natasha Henstridge Jean-Hugues Anglade |
| Music by | Robert Folk |
| Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Editing by | Bill Pankow |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release dates | September 13, 1996 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $51,702,483 |
Maximum Risk is a 1996 American action film directed by Ringo Lam his American directorial debut, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Natasha Henstridge. The film was released in the United States on September 13, 1996.[1]
Plot
Alain Moreau (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a cop in Nice, France. Alain is at a funeral that is being held for a fellow cop, when Alain’s partner Sebastien (Jean-Hugues Anglade) shows up, and requests for his presence at a crime scene. When they arrive, Sebastien shows Alain a dead body of someone that looks exactly like him. They discover that his name was Mikhail Suvorov, who was born on exactly the same day Alain was. As it turns out, Mikhail is the twin brother Alain never knew he had.
Tracing his brother's steps back to New York City, Alain discovers that Mikhail was a member of the Russian Mafia, who was chased down and killed when he attempted to get out. Of course, now Alain is mistaken for Mikhail, who was also mixed up in a series of affairs concerning the FBI and the Russian mafia. With his only real ally being Mikhail's fiancé Alex Bartlett (Natasha Henstridge), Alain sets out to avenge his brother's death, which is complicated not only by the Mafia, but by two corrupt FBI agents.
Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov
- Natasha Henstridge as Alex Minetti
- Jean-Hugues Anglade as Sebastien
- Zach Grenier as Ivan Dzasokhov
- Paul Ben-Victor as Agent Pellman
- Frank Senger as Agent Loomis
Reception
Maximum Risk opened on September 13, 1996, at the number 1 spot at the box office, taking in $5,612,707 in its first weekend, and made a final tally of just $14,502,483.[2]
Critics were mixed on the movie, noting that as a Ringo Lam film it was a disappointment when compared to his earlier work, while as a Van Damme feature it was better than average and probably one of his best films.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Jean-Claude Van Damme". A.V. Club. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
- ↑ "'Risk,' 'Fly Away' Draw Top Spots at Box Office". The Los Angeles Times. 1996-09-16. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ↑ Klady, Leonard (1996-09-16). "Maximum Risk". Variety. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ↑ "Maximum Risk". Washington Post. 1997-03-11. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
External links
- Maximum Risk at the Internet Movie Database
- Maximum Risk at Rotten Tomatoes
- Maximum Risk at Box Office Mojo
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