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真 相 就 在 黑 暗 中 ， 毒 販 與 警 員 携 手 步 入 黑 暗

華 納 兄 弟 ( 遠 東 ) 公 司 榮 譽 發 行
李 連 杰 〈 致 命 英 雄 〉 Romeo Must Die 導 演 安 德 烈 巴 高 域 克
Andrzej Bartkowiak 再 創 動 作 新 風 格
美 國 開 畫 票 房 勁 破 1 千 7 百 萬 美 元
〈 致 命 英 雄 〉 〈 轟 天 炮 〉 〈 虎 膽 龍 威 〉 監 製
祖 舒 路 華 Joel Silver 傾 力 泡 製
〈 壯 志 潛 龍 〉 美 國 動 作 天 皇 史 提 芬 史 葛 Steven Segal
全 美 至 紅 Rap 歌 王 DMX 破 格 演 出
〈 致 命 英 雄 〉 艾 沙 拉 華 盛 頓 Isalah Washington 主 演
5 月 17 日 破 彈 而 出

WARNER BROS. PICTURES Presents
In Association with VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES and NPV ENTERTAINMENT
A SILVER PICTURES Production

STEVEN SEAGAL
DMX
ISAIAH WASHINGTON
ANTHONY ANDERSON
MICHAEL JAI WHITE
BILL DUKE
JILL HENNESSY

Directed by ANDRZEJ BARTKOWIAK
Produced by JOEL SILVER and DAN CRACCHIOLO
Screenplay by ED HOROWITZ and RICHARD D'OVIDIO
Based on the novel by JOHN WESTERMANN
Executive Producer BRUCE BERMAN
Co-Producer JOHN M. ECKERT
Director of Photography GLEN MACPHERSON
Production Designer PAUL DENHAM AUSTERBERRY
Edited by DEREK G. BRECHIN

50 公 斤 的 海 洛 英 竟 然 在 無 人 知 曉 的 情 況 下 ， 無 聲 無 色 地 消 失 於 底 特 律 三 教 九 流 之 地 ， 那 些 海 洛 英 足 已 令 人 賺 取 500 萬 美 金 ， 而 那 人 可 能 是 警 察 … …

被 偷 的 毒 品 ， 不 公 義 的 警 察 都 令 拉 度 (DMX) 疑 惑 ： 是 否 所 有 警 員 在 金 錢 的 驅 使 下 都 是 壞 的 ？ 當 他 無 可 奈 可 下 與 冷 面 幹 探 奧 連 ( 史 提 芬 史 葛 ) 合 作 時 ， 他 恍 然 ， 一 切 都 不 能 單 看 其 表 ， 熱 血 幹 探 奧 連 慣 於 挑 戰 法 律 多 於 遵 從 ， 他 被 調 派 到 城 中 品 流 複 雜 之 地 。 而 他 要 與 時 間 競 爭 ， 把 黑 幫 販 毒 過 程 抽 絲 剝 繭 ， 唯 一 助 他 之 人 ， 諷 刺 地 非 同 行 ， 而 是 宿 敵 。 對 於 奧 連 ， 拉 度 只 是 另 一 以 販 毒 為 生 的 壞 蛋 ； 對 於 拉 度 ， 奧 連 是 貪 官 污 吏 。 敵 人 四 面 埋 伏 ， 他 倆 只 有 聯 手 才 能 查 出 城 中 核 心 陰 謀 。

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關 於 製 作

負 責 由 國 際 動 作 影 星 史 提 芬 史 葛 及 白 金 hiphop 歌 手 DMX 主 演 的 暴 破 動 作 片 〈 豹 子 彈 〉 ， 乃 曾 監 製 國 際 巨 片 〈 二 十 世 紀 殺 人 網 絡 〉 及 近 期 大 熱 〈 致 命 英 雄 〉 的 監 製 祖 舒 路 華 。 「 這 齣 電 影 是 關 於 在 劣 境 中 做 最 適 合 的 事 。 」 監 製 說 。

「 片 中 的 主 角 奧 連 與 史 提 芬 史 葛 有 很 多 共 嗚 之 處 ， 」 祖 舒 路 華 說 ： 「 史 提 芬 史 葛 經 常 飾 演 英 勇 警 察 ， 今 次 的 角 色 有 小 許 不 同 。 」

史 提 芬 史 葛 對 於 自 己 所 演 的 角 色 有 一 種 親 切 感 ： 「 奧 連 十 分 熟 識 自 己 的 工 作 ， 但 像 我 們 每 一 個 ， 不 太 懂 玩 政 治 。 他 見 過 很 多 壞 人 壞 事 ， 但 他 絕 不 讓 自 己 參 與 其 中 。 」

飾 演 拉 度 的 DMX 認 為 人 們 常 因 拉 度 的 外 表 及 他 所 駕 駛 的 車 輛 而 判 斷 他 是 怎 樣 的 人 。 DMX 說 ： 「 外 表 不 代 表 什 麼 ， 拉 度 有 他 的 理 由 去 做 事 ， 要 做 的 未 必 是 你 們 所 想 的 。 」

〈 豹 子 彈 〉 的 原 著 由 一 位 街 頭 巡 查 警 員 撰 寫 。 祖 舒 路 華 得 悉 後 立 刻 買 下 版 權 。

導 演 安 德 列 巴 高 域 克 除 了 要 把 書 中 主 角 的 特 出 性 格 帶 出 螢 幕 外 ， 最 重 要 是 把 那 些 把 那 些 暴 破 動 作 場 面 真 實 地 活 現 於 觀 眾 前 。

史 提 芬 史 葛 ， DMX 及 其 他 工 作 人 員 都 花 了 許 多 時 間 練 習 及 健 身 已 達 到 電 影 所 須 的 體 能 挑 戰 。 一 連 串 的 打 架 需 要 每 一 位 的 高 度 集 中 。

「 合 作 及 靈 活 性 是 打 架 場 面 必 須 的 ， 」 武 指 說 ： 「 出 來 的 效 果 絕 不 能 看 似 綵 排 。 所 有 動 作 都 要 有 控 製 ， 卻 又 要 非 常 順 暢 及 連 貫 。 我 們 用 了 很 多 時 間 來 預 習 及 綵 排 。 」

片 中 的 動 作 場 面 揉 合 了 中 國 功 夫 及 Aikido 。 特 技 領 導 與 武 指 攜 手 把 動 作 場 面 成 熟 化 。 當 武 指 與 演 員 綵 排 武 術 動 作 時 ， 特 技 領 導 人 便 與 其 他 特 技 員 工 研 究 打 鬥 場 面 ， 如 打 架 場 境 ， 傢 俱 被 打 破 的 情 況 ， 門 窗 的 暴 破 及 安 排 所 有 動 作 場 面 所 須 的 工 具 。

DMX 說 ： 「 與 他 們 工 作 必 須 十 分 留 神 ， 否 則 一 定 受 傷 ， 因 為 他 們 十 分 好 ， 精 細 及 敏 捷 。 他 們 知 道 何 時 要 推 行 何 時 不 。 」

除 了 動 作 場 面 外 ， 暴 破 亦 是 片 中 的 重 要 環 節 。 工 作 人 員 專 責 車 輛 互 撞 的 動 感 ， 處 理 高 空 下 墜 場 境 ， 研 究 精 湛 飆 車 技 術 及 在 暴 破 中 逃 出 生 天 的 情 況 。

在 一 個 月 的 拍 攝 中 ， 大 批 的 特 技 工 作 人 員 準 備 就 緒 。 他 們 分 為 主 副 兩 隊 。 於 前 二 星 期 ， 主 隊 由 Hamiton 打 到 加 拿 大 Ontaria 及 拍 攝 奧 連 他 們 在 城 中 被 壞 蛋 追 殺 的 飆 車 場 面 。

同 時 間 ， 副 隊 則 在 一 角 放 火 炸 毀 要 連 環 相 撞 的 電 單 車 ， 私 家 車 等 。

其 中 一 個 較 難 拍 攝 的 場 面 是 位 於 城 市 的 大 橋 。 工 作 人 員 不 停 搜 查 有 大 橋 的 地 方 。 非 常 幸 運 ， 在 Calgary 的 Centre Street Bridge 因 為 裝 修 而 要 封 閉 一 段 時 間 ， 在 再 開 放 之 前 ， 工 作 人 員 便 要 把 握 時 機 進 行 拍 攝 ， 拍 攝 的 場 面 包 括 圍 攻 大 橋 ， 暴 破 ， 子 彈 橫 飛 ， 直 昇 機 低 飛 等 。

另 外 ， 顏 色 對 此 片 亦 非 常 重 要 。 工 作 人 員 用 了 很 多 時 間 討 論 角 色 及 他 們 的 關 係 。 紅 及 藍 是 最 主 要 的 顏 色 。 紅 代 表 奧 連 ， 因 為 他 充 滿 憤 怒 及 熱 誠 。 他 的 船 及 家 中 天 花 板 都 是 紅 色 。 至 於 拉 度 ， 他 比 較 靜 ， 冷 及 神 秘 ， 所 以 用 藍 ， 他 家 的 閣 樓 及 衣 櫃 都 用 上 藍 。


關 於 演 員

史 提 芬 史 葛 Steven Seagal

演 出 超 過 十 齣 票 房 賣 座 的 電 影 後 ， 史 提 芬 史 葛 成 為 荷 里 活 炙 手 可 熱 的 演 員 ， 史 提 芬 史 葛 於 1987 年 的 第 一 部 片 " AbovetheLaw " 為 他 由 蓆 蓆 無 名 的 演 員 躍 升 為 首 席 動 作 巨 星 。 此 外 ， 他 亦 為 電 影 作 副 編 劇 及 副 監 製 。

其 他 電 影 作 品 有 " Hard To Kill " , " Marked For Death " , 有 份 監 製 的 " Out For Justice " ， 一 級 猛 片 " 壯 志 潛 龍 " ， 身 兼 監 製 的 " Under Siege Dark Territory " ， 第 卜 部 執 導 電 影 " On Deadly Ground " 及 " Fire Down Below " ， 而 他 近 期 的 作 品 有 與 米 路 吉 遜 合 作 的 〈 孤 軍 雄 心 〉 。

出 生 於 底 特 律 ， 長 大 於 南 加 州 的 史 葛 七 歲 時 已 對 武 術 產 生 興 趣 。 當 他 在 鄰 近 發 現 日 本 的 Dojo ， 他 開 始 研 習 Aikido ， 並 專 注 於 最 深 奧 及 思 想 境 界 的 武 術 規 條 。 十 年 後 ， 他 移 居 日 本 並 成 為 有 名 的 武 術 館 宗 師 。 他 是 第 一 位 於 日 本 成 立 Dojo 的 非 亞 洲 人 ， 至 今 他 膝 下 有 2000 名 學 生 。

DMX

他 的 第 一 齣 動 作 電 影 乃 備 受 爭 議 的 Belly ， 之 後 他 出 演 〈 致 命 英 雄 〉 ， 飾 演 一 間 Hip Hop 店 的 老 闆 。 DMX 乃 美 國 最 紅 的 Rap 歌 手 。 他 的 ３ 張 大 碟 都 佔 音 樂 榜 首 ， 在 ２ 年 內 售 出 超 過 100 萬 張 。

自 從 他 在 其 他 唱 片 如 L L Cool J " 4.3.2.1 " , The Lox " Money, Power, Respect " 及 Mase " 24 Hours to Live " 中 表 露 其 出 眾 歌 藝 後 ， 他 真 誠 的 街 頭 版 聖 歌 引 起 世 界 關 注 。 他 於 1995 年 ５ 月 推 出 的 處 女 大 碟 " It s Dark And Hell Is Not " 不 單 立 刻 成 為 冠 軍 歌 更 榮 奪 多 個 百 金 獎 。

６ 個 月 後 的 大 碟 再 一 次 排 在 榜 首 ， 令 他 成 為 第 一 位 在 一 年 內 榮 居 兩 次 榜 首 的 歌 手 。 他 的 第 3 張 唱 片 亦 立 刻 居 位 第 一 。

除 了 唱 歌 外 ， 他 亦 參 與 音 樂 ３ 錄 影 帶 的 助 導 ， 如 Stop Drop ， How s It going Down ， No Love Four Me 及 Get At Dog 。

艾 沙 拉 華 盛 頓 Isalah Washington

華 盛 頓 近 期 出 現 於 電 影 Max 及 〈 致 命 英 雄 〉 。 他 對 電 影 的 貢 獻 及 表 達 之 深 度 在 大 螢 幕 上 可 見 一 斑 。

他 的 其 他 作 品 包 括 與 奇 連 依 士 活 合 作 的 True Crime ， 與 佐 治 古 尼 共 演 的 〈 至 激 關 係 〉 ， Clockers 、 Bulworth 、 Love Jones 、 Get On The Bus 、 Girl 6 、 Dead Presidents 、 Crooklyn 及 獨 立 電 影 dancing in September, Kin 及 A Texas Funeral 。

在 電 視 上 ， 他 出 演 〈 甜 心 俏 佳 人 〉 、 〈 紐 約 重 案 組 〉 、 〈 法 網 豪 情 〉 等 。 此 外 ， 他 亦 參 與 舞 台 劇 如 Police Boys ， the Skin Of Our Teeth ， Distant Fires ， Fences ， Generations of the Dead ， Soulful Scream 等 。

米 高 祖 威 Michael Jal White

而 在 美 國 電 視 劇 ， 他 有 Mutiny ， Freedom Song 。 他 亦 客 串 JAG 及 〈 紐 約 重 案 組 〉 。

他 曾 於 HB Studio ， 耶 魯 大 學 及 Howard University 修 讀 演 戲 。 此 外 ， 他 亦 活 躍 於 武 術 界 ， 在 七 種 不 同 的 武 術 持 黑 帶 並 取 得 ２ ５ 個 多 名 譽 ， 當 中 包 括 美 國 及 北 美 公 開 賽 。

關 於 導 演 安 德 烈 巴 高 域 克 Andrzej Bartkowiak

巴 高 域 克 的 第 一 部 執 導 電 影 乃 由 李 連 杰 主 演 的 〈 致 命 英 雄 〉 。 他 的 電 影 事 業 始 於 廣 告 攝 影 及 與 James Ivory 合 作 的 獨 立 電 影 。

他 與 導 演 薜 尼 雷 密 有 一 段 長 時 期 合 作 ， 合 作 之 作 品 有 奧 斯 卡 提 名 的 〈 裁 決 〉 及 另 外 十 部 電 影 。 當 中 有 Prince Of the City ， Deathtrap ， Garbo Talks ， Power ， The Morning After ， Family Business ， Q&A ， A Stranger Among Us 及 Guilty as Sin 。

巴 高 域 克 亦 為 奧 斯 卡 最 佳 影 片 TermsOfEndearment 及 尊 侯 斯 頓 提 名 金 像 獎 之 經 典 〈 龍 鳳 俏 冤 家 〉 作 攝 影 師 。 他 有 份 參 與 的 作 品 有 A Good Man in Africa ， 〈 生 死 時 速 〉 、 〈 追 魂 交 易 〉 、 〈 亡 命 煞 星 〉 及 〈 轟 天 炮 ４ 〉 。

關 於 監 製 祖 舒 路 華 Joel Silver

祖 舒 路 華 乃 當 今 最 成 功 的 監 際 之 一 。 他 有 份 負 責 的 電 影 平 均 每 齣 賺 取 １ 億 美 元 。 1999 年 的 〈 二 十 世 紀 殺 人 網 絡 〉 的 全 球 票 房 更 有 4.56 億 美 元 ， 是 華 納 電 影 有 史 以 來 收 入 最 高 的 電 影 。

他 的 其 他 作 品 有 最 近 的 〈 致 命 英 雄 〉 ， 〈 轟 天 炮 〉 一 至 四 集 ， 〈 虎 膽 龍 威 〉 第 一 集 及 續 集 ， " The Last Boy Scout " ， " 越 空 狂 龍 " ， " Richie Rich " 及 　 〈 連 鎖 陰 謀 〉 。


PRODUCTION INFORMATION

Fifty kilos of heroin disappear from the property vaults of the toughest precinct in Detroit and no one knows how. It'll make someone $5 million richer maybe someone in uniform as long as no one talks.

Stolen drugs, crooked cops. To Latrell Walker (DMX), the money at the other end of the deal, it provokes the question -- are all cops bad? But when he crosses paths with Orin Boyd (Steven Seagal), he discovers that nothing is what it seems, even the law.

A tough urban detective who pushed the law too far in order to serve it, Orin has been sent downtown to do time in the city's worst precinct. It's only a matter of time before he stumbles on the seeds of an inside drug operation. And the one person who can help him uncover the truth is not a cop at all.

To Orin Boyd, Latrell Walker is just another gangster getting rich off the drug trade. But Latrell is also not what he seems. And he holds the key to the corruption Orin sees all around him.

With enemies everywhere and only one chance, Latrell and Orin must join forces to reveal the deadly conspiracy at the heart of the precinct.

Sometimes you have to walk in the darkness to bring the truth to light.

From Joel Silver, producer of the groundbreaking international sensation "The Matrix" as well as the recent hit "Romeo Must Die," comes "Exit Wounds," a fast-paced action thriller of intrigue, suspense and double-crosses that unites action superstar STEVEN SEAGAL ("Under Siege 1 & 2," "Executive Decision") with Platinum-selling hip hop artist and actor DMX ("Romeo Must Die," "Belly").

The film also stars a diverse and acclaimed cast led by ISAIAH WASHINGTON ("Romeo Must Die," "True Crime") as Boyd's naive new partner, George; JILL HENNESSY (TV's "Law & Order," "Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot") as Mulcahy, the uncompromising commander of the 15th precinct; ANTHONY ANDERSON ("Romeo Must Die," "Me, Myself & Irene") as T.K., Latrell Walker's right hand man; MICHAEL JAI WHITE ("Spawn," "Tyson"), DAVID VADIM ("Air Force One," "Ransom") and MATT TAYLOR ("Detroit Rock City," "The Skulls") as cops on the force with Orin; and TOM ARNOLD ("Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery," "True Lies") as Henry Wayne, the morning man for a Detroit television talk show whom Boyd reluctantly befriends at an anger management class.

A Silver Pictures production for Warner Bros. Pictures, "Exit Wounds" is directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, who made his directing debut on "Romeo Must Die" after a stellar career as a cinematographer. Producing with Silver is Dan Cracchiolo ("Romeo Must Die," "House On Haunted Hill"). The co-producers are JOHN M. ECKERT ("Loser," "Gossip") and ERNEST JOHNSON (TV's "The Corner," "Space Traders"). The screenplay is by ED HOROWITZ ("On Deadly Ground") and RICHARD D'OVIDIO ("13 Ghosts"), based on the novel by JOHN WESTERMANN. The behind-the-camera talent includes director of photography GLENN MACPHERSON ("Romeo Must Die," "Wrongfully Accused"), editor DEREK G. BRECHIN ("Romeo Must Die," "Deep Blue Sea"), and production designer PAUL AUSTERBERRY ("Mercy"). The film is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, an AOL Time Warner Company.

"Exit Wounds" brings together accomplished action veteran and martial artist Steven Seagal with DMX, one of today's most acclaimed urban hip hop artists, who captured audience attention with his powerful supporting role in "Romeo Must Die." "This movie is about doing the right thing in the worst situation," says producer Joel Silver, who creates a new kind of urban police drama with "Exit Wounds" after redefining action with not only the worldwide hit "The Matrix," but also "Romeo Must Die," featuring Hong Kong action superstar Jet Li in his American starring debut. "Steven and DMX come from completely different backgrounds, but their styles combined are explosive on screen. They bring a truth and depth to their characters that you couldn't replicate with any other actors."

Steven Seagal returns to the genre that made him a leading worldwide action superstar in such films as "Above the Law," "Hard to Kill," "Marked for Death," "Out for Justice" the smash blockbuster "Under Siege," and "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory," among others. "The role of Orin Boyd has a real resonance for Steven," Silver says. "He has played the super-cop. Now he's playing the other side of that and there is a real honesty to his performance."

Multi-Platinum hip hop star DMX plays the monied, sophisticated Latrell Walker. "People judge Latrell because of what he looks like and what kind of car he drives," says DMX. "But appearances aren't always the truth. Latrell has his reasons for doing what he's doing, and they're not necessarily what you would assume."

"DMX is an incredibly charismatic, magnetic presence on the stage with his music and on screen," Silver observes. "Audiences were riveted by his small but potent role in 'Romeo Must Die.' He brings so much to the table in terms of character and substance that we committed ourselves to finding a very special project to serve as his next step. We couldn't be happier to be doing 'Exit Wounds' and look forward to working with him again in the future."

Seagal himself found a kinship in the role of Orin Boyd. "Boyd's been around for a long time and he knows the job very, very well," says Seagal. "He's just not very good at playing the politics, which is true of many of us. Nothing surprises him anymore; he has seen some pretty bad things in his time. But he doesn't allow himself to be consumed by it."

The role of Latrell Walker was likewise a natural fit for the acclaimed hip hop star, who also contributes to the film's diverse soundtrack. "I know who Latrell is because I've seen Latrell where I grew up," states DMX. "I grew up in the projects, in an environment where succumbing to the many things that come with that environment the fighting, the guns, getting locked up is just part of living. But some guys, like Latrell Walker, get off into something else. They know that there's some other place we have to go. He's a very believable character."

"Exit Wounds" originated as a novel written by uniform street cop John Westermann that Joel Silver immediately acquired when it was published, but has waited until now to make. Exit Wounds the novel focused on the exploits of a tough, funny and ironic cop named Orin Boyd a character loosely fashioned after Westermann's real-life partner. "I had this tremendous partner who was endlessly entertaining and kept feeding me material," recalls Westermann. "He was a Vietnam veteran who had had a drinking problem. He stopped drinking but never lost the craziness."

Producer Dan Cracchiolo describes the material as harkening back to the "edgy, gritty, cop pictures like Dirty Harry' and Serpico,' those great 70 movies that were for our generation what Westerns were to earlier generations. The characters in Exit Wounds' are hard-edged and colorful. Having Steven and DMX in these roles strikes a resonant chord with respect to their backgrounds."

"Orin Boyd is the ultimate underdog," says director Andrzej Bartkowiak, who made his big screen directorial debut on Silver's "Romeo Must Die" after crafting a stellar career as a cinematographer. "He may have been demoted from detective to crossing guard, but he's not going to let them break his spirit he's going to do whatever it takes to bring down the bad guys."

Bartkowiak continues, "There's a great moment in the film where Boyd returns to the locker room after his first day on traffic duty and puts his whistle and his hat back into his locker, stands there for a moment, and then lets out this long sigh. We realize that he realizes that he has hit rock bottom. That's a very human moment that I think everyone can identify with."

Seagal also enjoyed the comedic moments the material afforded him. "There are a lot of funny situations involving my character in the film," says Seagal. "I get sent to an anger management class; I'm demoted to a traffic cop; and there's a scene I particularly like where I bust in on my commander when she's on a date. I throw her date out and sit down and eat his food. Boyd may be down on his luck but he hasn't completely lost his sense of humor."

To play Mulcahy, the 15th Precinct's tough female commander, the filmmakers chose Jill Hennessy, a veteran of the highly acclaimed American television series "Law and Order." "There are a lot of twists and turns in this movie and it's made even more interesting by the fact that each of the characters is so complicated. Jill got the layers of the character," notes Silver.

"Jill is a fantastic actress," adds Bartkowiak. "In addition to being intelligent and beautiful and having a great sense of humor, she can also hold her own with Seagal, which was important because the interaction between them is a large part of the story."

Hennessy came to the production immediately after wrapping her work on

the mini-series "Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot." "One day I was working with all women and the next day I was the only female on a set of very attractive men talk about your hardships!" jokes Hennessy.

Hennessy continues, "Mulcahy's a great character. She is unapologetically strong and knows how to express herself. She doesn't feel like she has to act like a guy to get respect she's good at what she does and is comfortable in that knowledge. She isn't afraid to be a woman."

When contemplating the casting choices for Boyd's partner George Clark, and Latrell Walker's man-at-arms T.K., the filmmakers turned to members of what producer Dan Cracchiolo likes to refer to as the "Silver Pictures Players."

"When you have good actors that are always there for you, you stick with them and work with them," explains Cracchiolo. "This is a Joel Silver thing and I've always respected it. I guess it's a throwback to Joel's love of the old studio system where you used to have a family of actors that worked on your movie. In some movies one guy would be the star; in some movies he'd be a co-star; and some movies he'd do a great bit part. We hope we can do a hundred movies with this group of guys -- like Isaiah Washington and Anthony Anderson, both of whom worked with us on Romeo Must Die.' These are the performers that have a Silver Pictures Players card."

"I love working with Joel and Dan and Andrzej because they know action," states Isaiah Washington. "You know when you work with them that the film's gonna look good, gonna feel good and gonna move. Besides," he adds with a laugh, "when Joel Silver calls you to do a movie, do you have a choice?"

"I've gotten my butt kicked by the best," jokes Anthony Anderson, who, along with Tom Arnold, provides much of the humor in the film. "Jet Li beat me up the best. But Steven Seagal can still kick a good butt. It's a different kind of kicking, though."

Rounding out the cast are Michael Jai White, David Vadim and Matt Taylor as rogue cops planning the ultimate drug deal; and Tom Arnold as Henry Wayne, the morning man for a Detroit television talk show whom Boyd reluctantly befriends at an anger management class.

Well in advance of the start of principal photography, Seagal, DMX and the rest of the cast spent long hours training and working out in order to meet the physical challenges of the film. Filming intricately choreographed fight sequences demands that everyone be at the top of their game, and fight coordinator Dion Lam put the actors through their paces.

"Coordination and flexibility are the key to a good fight sequence," explains Lam. "Nothing should look rehearsed. All the movements should be controlled but have a smooth and continuous rhythm. It takes many hours of practice and rehearsal to learn the movements."

Both the Chinese style of Kung Fu and the more classical Aikido style of martial arts are utilized in the film. Stunt coordinators R.A Rondell and John Stoneham Jr. worked hand-in-hand with Lam to bring the film's complex stunt sequences to fruition. Explains Rondell, "While Dion is working with the actors on the choreography, we're working with the stunt people who will also be involved with the fighting, as well as working with the special effects department on the various breakaway chairs, exploding windows or whatever prop is needed for the action."

"When you're working with Dion and his people you just try to stay focused," DMX says. "If you don't, you'll get hurt because they're very good, very precise and very quick. They know when to push, when not to push and they've gotten me in great shape."

Rondell and Stoneham, along with 2nd unit director David Ellis, were also in charge of staging the sensational car crashes, coordinating the high falls and precision driving, and engineering the escapes from various explosive situations in the movie. The high proportion of complicated stunts meant that for the first four weeks of filming, there were two full crews working simultaneously the main unit and the stunt (or second) unit. Almost two weeks into filming the main unit traveled to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to film Mulcahy and Boyd's frantic drive through the city as they are chased by bad guys. At the same time, around the corner, the second unit was shooting a rapid-fire car crash involving a motorcycle, a car, and a couple of dumpsters. Downtown Hamilton had been invaded by the cast and crews of "Exit Wounds," but no one seemed to mind and even though it was the middle of the night, a huge crowd was on hand to cheer the performers on.

Peter Weireter served as police technical advisor on the film. Throughout the shoot, Weireter, a 22-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department - 17 of those years spent on the LAPD Special Weapons and Tactics or SWAT team - was available to both cast and crew to answer questions about law enforcement work. "What I try to do is to give everyone a basic foundation from which to work," explains Weireter. "To give the actors some background, be it methods, tactics, or whatever, to assist them with the storytelling. For instance, most people haven't been in a real shootout before, so in addition to guiding them through the technical aspect, I try to give them a perspective of what they might feel during a real life shootout - the anxiety involved and the emotions that pour out during the heat of the moment."

Production designer Paul Austerberry and director Andrzej Bartkowiak spent many hours during pre-production coming up with an overall vision for the film. "Andrzej wanted a very minimal, very stylized, but very big city feel to the film," Austerberry explains. "So we pushed the envelope a bit and even though the story is set in Detroit, the look of the film is really fairly generic, so the story could be taking place in any large urban center."

Color was also vital to the look of the film. "We spent a lot of time talking about the characters and their relationships to the environment and eventually put together a palette that was incorporated throughout the film," says Austerberry. "Both red and blue figured strongly in establishing the two main characters. Steven's color is red because of his character's anger and passion, so you see red accents in his houseboat for example, the roof is red and whenever he shows up in a scene. Because DMX's character is calm, cool and mysterious, we chose to associate him with the color blue. His loft, which is very high tech, featured blue walls, and a lot of his wardrobe is blue."

One of the most difficult locations to secure was the large city bridge needed to film the movie's heart-stopping opening sequence. The filmmakers conducted an extensive search, scouting bridges in a number of locations before settling on the Centre Street Bridge in downtown Calgary. As luck would have it, the historic bridge had been undergoing a lengthy refurbishment and for a very short window, would be available to the production prior to its re-opening. In mid-September, a splinter unit was dispatched to Calgary where for five days - to the delight of Calgarians watching from the riverbanks - the "Exit Wounds" production team held the bridge under siege with intricately staged explosions, gunfire and low flying helicopters.


ABOUT THE CAST

Following starring roles in ten smash hit films, STEVEN SEAGAL (Orin Boyd) has become one of the world's most popular film stars.

Seagal made his motion picture debut starring in 1987's "Above the Law," which launched him from a virtual unknown to a leading action star. He also co-wrote and co-produced that film. A slate of action-packed, hit movies followed, including "Hard to Kill," "Marked for Death," "Out for Justice" (which he also produced), the smash blockbuster "Under Siege," "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory" (also as producer), his directorial debut, the environmental epic, "On Deadly Ground," and "Fire Down Below."

Seagal also co-starred opposite Kurt Russell in a key cameo in the action hit "Executive Decision," starred with Keenen Ivory Wayans in "The Glimmer Man" (for which he wrote and performed two songs for the soundtrack), and was seen in a cameo role in the feature "My Giant." His most recent effort was a starring role in the cable feature "The Patriot."

Seagal was born in Detroit, and raised in Southern California. His interest in the martial arts began at age seven. Discovering a Japanese dojo in a neighboring town, he began studying Aikido, long considered the most difficult and spiritual of the martial arts discipline. A decade later, Seagal moved to Japan and established a reputation as a master of martial arts. He became the first non-Asian to organize his own dojo in Tokyo, one that, with over 2,000 students, remains in operation today.

DMX (Latrell Walker) made his motion picture debut in Hype Williams's controversial film "Belly," portraying the leading role of a hustler from Queens out to get his no matter what. He followed this with the role of Silk, a hip-hop club owner determined to survive amidst gang wars, in producer Silver and director Bartkowiak's last collaboration "Romeo Must Die."

DMX is a top rap artist whose first three albums debuted at number one and sold well over ten million records in just two years. After stand-out performances on tracks like LL Cool J's "4.3.2.1," The Lox's "Money, Power, Respect" and Mase's "24 Hours to Live," DMX got the world's attention with his own bona fide street anthem, "Get At Me Dog." His groundbreaking first album "It's Dark and Hell is Hot," released in May, 1998, debuted at number one and quickly went multi-Platinum. Six months later he released the classic horror-film-on-wax, "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood," which also held the top spot on the charts making DMX the first artist ever to have two number one debuts in the same year. His latest offering, "And Then There Was X" was released in 1999 and, once again, entered the charts at number one.

He has co-directed several music videos including "Stop Drop," "How's It Going Down," "No Love 4 Me" and "Get At Me Dog."

ISAIAH WASHINGTON (George) was most recently seen on the big screen as Mac, the ambitious and treacherous second-in-command to the head of an African American syndicate, in "Romeo Must Die."

Washington brings a dedication and depth to his craft which is immediately evident onscreen. He starred opposite Clint Eastwood in the suspense thriller "True Crime," garnering acclaim for his performance as Frank Beachum, a convicted murderer who faces imminent death by lethal injection. His other feature credits include key roles in "Out of Sight," "Clockers," "Bulworth," "love jones," "Get On The Bus," "Girl 6," "Dead Presidents" and "Crooklyn," as well as the independent films "Dancing in September," "Kin" and "A Texas Funeral."

On television, Washington has appeared in a funny turn on "Ally McBeal," and in dramatic roles on "NYPD Blue," "Homicide," "Law and Order," "NY Undercover," "Always Outnumbered," "Joe Torres: Curveballs Along the Way, " "Power: The Eddie Matos Story" and "Strapped." He recently completed work guest starring on the Showtime series "Soul Food."

Washington has appeared onstage in a variety of regional plays such as "Police Boys," "The Skin of Our Teeth," "Distant Fires," "Fences," "Generations of the Dead," "Soulful Scream . . .," "Song of the Sad Young Men," "Vusmuzi" and "Raisin in the Sun."

MICHAEL JAI WHITE (Strutt) first garnered audience and critical attention with his portrayal of controversial boxing giant Mike Tyson in the HBO special "Tyson." In addition to "Tyson," his feature credits include "Spawn," in which he played the title character based on the Todd McFarlane comic books; "Universal Soldier: The Return"; "Thick as Thieves," with Alec Baldwin; "Breakfast of Champions," with Bruce Willis; "Ringmaster," with Jerry Springer; "City of Industry"; and "2 Days in the Valley."

On American television White was recently seen in the telefilms "Mutiny," produced by Morgan Freeman and "Freedom Song," with Danny Glover and Vondie Curtis-Hall. His series work includes a leading role on the Peter Berg series "Wonderland," and guest-starring roles on "JAG" and "NYPD Blue," among others.

White studied acting at HB studios in New York, Yale University and Howard University. Additionally, he is an accomplished martial artist who holds black belts in seven martial arts styles and over 25 titles, including several U.S. and North American Opens.

ANTHONY ANDERSON (T.K.) most recently starred in producer Silver and director Bartkowiak's last collaboration, "Romeo Must Die," as well as in Barry Levinson's "Liberty Heights" and the Farrelly Brothers' "Me, Myself and Irene" opposite Jim Carrey and Renee Zellweger, and in "Big Momma's House" with Martin Lawrence.

Anderson's other motion picture credits include the Eddie Murphy comedy "Life" and "Urban Legends: The Final Cut." He recently completed work on projects including "Kingdom Come" with Whoopi Goldberg and LL Cool J, "How To Make Your Man Behave" with Vivica A. Fox and Morris Chestnut, and "See Spot Run," opposite David Arquette.

In the United States, Anderson starred in the popular Saturday morning television sitcom "Hang Time" and on the series "In the House." He has guest-starred on series including "NYPD Blue," "Ally McBeal," "Jag," "Malcolm & Eddie," and "The Jamie Foxx Show."

JILL HENNESSY (Annette Mulcahy) began her acting career in Toronto with David Cronenberg's "Dead Ringers" and studied improv-comedy at Second City. After moving to New York with the Broadway show "The Buddy Holly Story," she worked with Robert Duvall in Ron Howard's "The Paper" and subsequently moved on to a three year run as Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid on the NBC hit show "Law and Order."

Hennessy has appeared in Joan Chen's "Autumn in New York" with Winona Ryder and Richard Gere, as well as "Most Wanted" and "A Smile Like Yours." She has acted in various independent features, including Mary Harron's "I Shot Andy Warhol," Nisha Ganatma's "Chutney Popcorn," "Dead Broke" with Paul Sorvino and Toni Roberts, "Row Your Boat" with Jon Bon Jovi and Bai Ling, "The Florentine" with Tom Sizemore and Jeremy Davies, and "Two Ninas" with Amanda Peet and Cara Buono. Recently, she also wrote, directed, acted and produced her own feature, "The Acting Class." She will soon be seen in the upcoming Robert Redford/Sundance Lab project "Nine Scenes About Love" with Steve Buscemi and Michael Imperioli.

Hennessy starred opposite Alec Baldwin in the TNT movie "Nuremberg," for which she received the Golden Satellite Award for Best Actress, and will next be seen portraying Jacqueline Kennedy in the mini-series "Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot" airing in the U.S. this March. Hennessy was also recently cast as the lead in the upcoming NBC Tim Kring ("Providence," "Chicago Hope") project, which begins shooting in Los Angeles in April.

DAVID VADIM (Montini) made his motion picture debut as Sascha in "Little Odessa." He other film credits include "Air Force One," "Ransom," and the role of Cortez in Ridley Scott's "G.I.Jane." Vadim will next be seen in leading roles in Mark Levin's "Brooklyn Babylon," as well as Merchant Ivory's "Side Streets," and Martin Davidson's "Looking for an Echo."

He has guest starred in numerous television series, including "Law & Order," "New York Undercover" and Martin Scorsese's "Elizabeth Street."

On the stage, Vadim has performed in such productions as "Our Town," "Hey Buddy," and portrayed the leading role in the touring production of "Rimbaud."

MATTHEW G TAYLOR (Useldinger) made his feature film debut in "Detroit Rock City." His other feature work includes "The Last Don II" and "The Skulls."

For television, Taylor has appeared in the series "Code Name: Eternity," "PSI Factor," "John Woo's Once A Thief," "La Femme Nikita," "D.C.," "Queer as Folk" and the telefilms "Marciano," "Ambrose," and "Edison: The Wizard of Light."

A member of the Ontario Provincial Police force for five years, Taylor began his acting career when he aced his first commercial audition in 1996. The next few years were spent straddling both fields; in 1999 he decided to leave the force in order to pursue his career as an actor on a full-time basis. Taylor has been practicing martial arts for over fifteen years, and has attained the rank of Black Belt.

TOM ARNOLD (Henry) has established himself as a writer, producer and actor with both television and film audiences worldwide, having won such awards as the Peabody Award for writing and a Golden Globe for Writing and Producing.

Arnold's film credits include James Cameron's "True Lies," with Arnold Schwarzeneger, Steve Buscemi's "Animal Factory" with Willem Dafoe, Paul Schrader's "Touch" with Bridget Fonda and Skeet Ulrich, "Nine Months" with Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore and Robin Williams, "Hero" with Dustin Hoffman, "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" with Mike Myers, and the upcoming film "Box Marley." His additional motion picture credits include "Coneheads," "Big Bully," "Carpool," "McHale's Navy," "Undercover Blues," and "The Stupids."

Arnold got his start in comedy at the University of Iowa, before moving to Minneapolis, where he won the Minneapolis Comedy Competition in 1988. He moved to Los Angeles to write on the highly successful television series "Roseanne," eventually serving as executive producer for the sitcom. He went on to star in three installments of his own HBO special, "Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth," and then wrote, produced and starred in three of his own television series, "The Jackie Thomas Show," "Tom," and "The Tom Show."


ABOUT THE CREW

Director ANDRZEJ BARTKOWIAK made his directorial debut with "Romeo Must Die." He began his career as a cinematographer working on commercials and independent films before collaborating with director James Ivory on the PBS adaptation of John Cheever's short story, "The 5:48."

His long affiliation with director Sidney Lumet includes his work on the Oscar™-nominated drama "The Verdict," and ten additional features, including "Prince of the City," "Deathtrap," "Daniel," "Garbo Talks" "Power," "The Morning After," "Family Business," "Q&A," "A Stranger Among Us" and "Guilty as Sin."

Bartkowiak has also photographed the Academy Award-winning Best Picture "Terms of Endearment" and the Oscar™-nominated John Huston classic "Prizzi's Honor." His other credits include "A Good Man in Africa," "Jade," "Species," "Dante's Peak," "Speed," "Losing Isaiah," "The Mirror Has Two Faces," "Hard Promises," "Twins," "Nuts," "Falling Down," "The Devil's Advocate," "U.S. Marshals" and "Lethal Weapon 4."

JOEL SILVER (Producer) is one of the most successful producers in the motion picture industry today. His films have earned a combined gross of almost $3.5 billion worldwide, averaging over $100 million per picture. His 1999 release, "The Matrix," grossed over $456 million worldwide, earning more than any other Warner Bros. Pictures release in the history of the studio. Universally acclaimed for its groundbreaking storytelling and visuals, "The Matrix" also won four Academy Awards, including the award for Best Visual Effects.

Silver began his career at Lawrence Gordon Productions, eventually becoming president of motion pictures. He associate produced "The Warriors" and, with Gordon, produced "48 HRS.," "Streets of Fire" and "Brewster's Millions."

Silver's first independent production under his Silver Pictures banner was "Commando," followed by "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Predator." Silver then produced "Lethal Weapon," "Lethal Weapon 2," "Lethal Weapon 3" and "Lethal Weapon 4," as well as "Die Hard," "Die Hard 2: Die Harder," "The Last Boy Scout," "Demolition Man," "Richie Rich" and "Conspiracy Theory." He also recently produced the surprise hit "Romeo Must Die," starring Jet Li and Aaliyah. Silver executive produced, with Richard Donner, Robert Zemeckis, David Giler and Walter Hill, eight seasons of the award-winning HBO series "Tales From the Crypt," as well as two "Tales From the Crypt" films: "Demon Knight" and "Bordello of Blood."

Silver recently oversaw the successful launch of Dark Castle Entertainment, a new production entity he formed with Robert Zemeckis, with the record-breaking release of "House On Haunted Hill," which led the box office on its opening weekend of Halloween 1999. Silver and Zemeckis created Dark Castle in the spirit of the late William Castle, who devised enterprising new ways to make and release horror films in the 1950s and 1960s.

Silver is currently in production on his next film for Dark Castle, a remake of William Castle's classic 1960 chiller, "13 Ghosts," starring F. Murray Abraham, Shannon Elizabeth, Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davitz and Matthew Lillard. He is also in post-production on the counter espionage thriller "Swordfish," starring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry and Don Cheadle and directed by Dominic Sena; and is currently preparing the two sequels to "The Matrix," which are to begin shooting in March 2001.

In 1967, Silver and some of his friends invented a game called Ultimate Frisbee while students at Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey. The fast-moving team sport has since become a global phenomenon with tournaments in 42 countries. Ultimate will be a medal sport in the 2001 World Games in Japan.

DAN CRACCHIOLO (Producer) began his entertainment career as an agent trainee at ICM under Ed Limato. In 1991, he joined Joel Silver's Silver Pictures, where his first project was "Lethal Weapon 3." Since then, he has co-produced the feature films "Lethal Weapon 4," "Assassins" and "Conspiracy Theory." He recently co-produced the highly successful "The Matrix," and executive produced "House On Haunted Hill" and "Romeo Must Die."

In addition, Cracchiolo associate produced Silver's and Richard Donner's HBO television series "Tales from the Crypt" for three seasons, as well as the two "Crypt" feature offshoots, "Demon Knight" and "Bordello of Blood." He also executive produced the HBO telefilms "Made Men" and "Double Tap."

JOHN M. ECKERT (Co-producer) most recently was executive producer on Amy Heckerling's "Loser," starring Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari and Greg Kinnear, and co-producer on the comedy "Three to Tango" and the thriller "Gossip." Working in a variety of production capacities, his other feature film credits include "The Big Hit," "Booty Call," "Fly Away Home," "The Scarlet Letter," "Legends of the Fall," "Millennium," "Silver Bullet," "Cat's Eye" and "The Dead Zone."

Eckert's television credits include the critically acclaimed telefilms "Getting Gotti," "Special People," "The Terry Fox Story" and the mini-series "Family Pictures." He also served as show runner for three successful seasons of "Danger Bay."

ERNEST JOHNSON (Co-producer) has over 20 years experience working in the entertainment industry, most recently as a production executive for Warner Brothers Television (1997-2000). Previous to that he served as line producer on a variety of projects, including the Warner Bros. comedy series "The Wayans Bros.," the CableACE Award-winning HBO dramas "Space Traders" and "Tang," the pilot for the acclaimed series "The Corner," and the drama "The First Commandment," both for HBO.

His numerous credits as production manager include such series as "Moesha," "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," and Oprah Winfrey's "Brewster Place."

ED HOROWITZ (Screenplay) previously wrote the Steven Seagal film "On Deadly Ground" and "Shark in a Bottle." Additionally, Horowitz has written several episodes of the highly rated show "La Femme Nikita." Currently, he is developing a project for Industry Entertainment.

JOHN WESTERMANN (Book Author) is a retired street cop and the author of five novels, two of which, Exit Wounds and its sequel, The Honor Farm, feature the exploits of Police Officer Orin Boyd. Westermann played football and lacrosse at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut before flunking out and joining the Long Island Police Department. He studied fiction at the New School in New York City, where he dreamed that Steven Seagal would one day play his hero. Most of Exit Wounds was written in the front seat of his police car.

GLEN MACPHERSON, C.S.C. (Director of Photography) most recently shot director Bartkowiak and producer Silver's last collaboration, "Romeo Must Die." Previous to this he lensed the Leslie Nielsen comedy "Wrongfully Accused"; the World War I film "Regeneration," starring Jonathan Pryce and Jonny Lee Miller; and "Camouflage."

MacPherson began his career in the camera department as a focus puller. By 1987 he had completed a total of 36 features in that capacity and moved on to become a director of photography, amassing a list of feature credits including "Writers Block" staring Kelsey Grammer, "First Degree" starring Rob Lowe, "Cadillac Girls" with Gregory Harrison, and "Flinch" with Judd Nelson and Nick Mancuso.

For television, his numerous credits include the Emmy Award-winning telefilm "Serving in Silence" with Glenn Close and Judy Davis, and the Hallmark Hall of Fame special "Bye, Bye, Birdie" starring Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams.

After serving as an art director for the past six years, PAUL AUSTERBERRY (Production Designer) recently made the move to production designer with "Mercy," starring Ellen Barkin and Julian Sands. His motion picture credits as art director include

"X-Men," "Forever Mine," "The Corrupter," "Half-Baked," "The Real Blonde," "Extreme Measures," "Harriet the Spy" and "Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy."

For television, he was awarded a Canadian Gemini for his work designing the musical special "Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach."

DEREK G. BRECHIN's (Editor) previous collaboration with director Bartkowiak and producer Silver was as editor on the fast-paced action movie "Romeo Must Die." Prior to that he worked as an editor on "Deep Blue Sea," "Breakdown," Roland Emmerich's sci-fi adventure "StarGate" and "The Patriot," starring Steven Seagal and directed by the Academy Award-winning cinematographer of "Dance With Wolves," Dean Semler.

His additional editing credits include assisting on the blockbuster films "Die Hard," "Total Recall" and "Basic Instinct," as well as serving as second editor on "Executive Decision."

JENNIFER BRYAN (Costume Designer), a native of Jamaica, earned her BFA from the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and augmented her degree with courses at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. She began her career supervising the costume departments of such Broadway stage productions as "The King & I," "Your Arm's Too Short to Box With God," "Pygmalion," "Sophisticated Ladies," "Sting: Three Penny Opera."

Moving into feature films, Bryan served as a costume supervisor on such titles as "GoodFellas," "The Cotton Club," "Married to the Mob," "Coming to America," "Boomerang," "Dead Presidents," "Above the Rim," "Jungle Fever" and "Strictly Business."

As a costume designer, her credits include "The In Crowd," "Universal Soldier: The Return," "Major Payne" and "Fled." Bryan's work can also be seen in music videos by such artists as James Brown, Queen Latifah and Garland Jeffreys.

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