Mercenaries (2014 film)

Mercenaries (also called Prison Raid) is a 2014 action film starring Kristanna Loken, Brigitte Nielsen, Vivica A. Fox, Cynthia Rothrock, Zoë Bell, and Nicole Bilderback. In the tradition of The Asylum's film catalog, Mercenaries is a mockbuster of The Expendables 3.[1] The film was directed by Christopher Ray, the son of Fred Olen Ray.

Mercenaries
Directed byChristopher Ray
Produced by
Written byEdward DeRuiter
Starring
Distributed byThe Asylum
Release date
  • August 5, 2014 (2014-08-05)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

During a visit to Kazakhstan the daughter of the U.S. President is captured by a female warlord (Ulrika) and held for ransom. The CIA tasks agent Kendall to create a team to rescue the first daughter from Ulrika's base, a former Soviet prison nicknamed "The Citadel". The team Kendall puts together were all serving time in U.S. prisons, but are offered full pardons for taking part in the operation.

With the help of a local girl, the four-woman team gain access to The Citadel, but just as they are about to escape after rescuing the first daughter, one of their number turns against them.

Cast
  • Brigitte Nielsen as Ulrika
  • Tim Abell as Grigori Babishkova – Ulrika's second in command
  • Cynthia Rothrock as Mona Kendall, CIA
  • Nicole Bilderback as Mei-Lin Fong – explosives expert, pilot
  • Kristanna Loken as Kat Morgan – ex-Marine Corps, scout sniper
  • Zoë Bell as Cassandra Clay – Ranger school, Delta force
  • Vivica A. Fox as Raven (aka Donna Ravena) – former CIA
  • Tiffany Panhilason as Elise, daughter of the U.S. president
  • Gerald Webb as Bobby
  • Alexis Raich as Lexi
  • Damion Poitier as Webber
  • Morgan Benoit as Stefan
  • Alicia Vigil as Kristina
  • Scott Thomas Reynolds as Agent Reynold
  • Edward DeRuiter as Vez
  • Emily Lopato as Prostitute
  • Adam Dorsey as Guard
  • Nickolai Stoilov as Ozgur

Casting

Cynthia Rothrock recalled in an interview that she was originally to have played the Brigitte Nielsen role, but another appointment led her to miss the start of filming. The role she was later offered was to have been originally played by Rebecca DeMornay[2]

Reviews

Mercenaries received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, with its dialogue and production values being criticized the most.

References
  1. Mighty Peking Man (2014-06-04). "The female Expendables are here! Cynthia Rothrock, Brigitte Nielsen, Kristanna Loken, Zoë Bell and Vivica A. Fox are Mercenaries". City on Fire. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  2. https://bristolbadfilmclub.co.uk/cynthia-rothrock


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