7 Seconds (film)
Encyclopedia
7 Seconds is a 2005 American
action film
, starring Wesley Snipes
and Tamzin Outhwaite
. The film was directed by Simon Fellows
and written by Martin Wheeler and was filmed in Bucharest,Romania. It was released Direct-to-DVD on June 28, 2005. The title refers to the timers at the beginning of the film, which are set at 00:07 (7 seconds).
by a group of Romanian racketeers. This rogue group, tipped off to the heist by an unknown turncoat, kills Tulliver's associate Bull and most of his crew. Tulliver escapes with a mysterious sealed case that was the most valuable part of the stolen loot. After car-jacking Sgt. Kelly Anders' car, he makes a getaway through Bucharest, but leaves Anders under the suspicion of her fellow officers. Meanwhile, Tulliver tries to save a team member who has been captured by Alexie Kutchinov, a sadistic Russian millionaire gangster in charge of the Romanian racketeers that ambushed Tulliver. Jack and Sgt. Anders are saved by Bull's brother Mikail Mercea, a Romanian mobster who shoots Alexie to avenge his brother's death. Ultimately, the content of the case is revealed, and we come to know why it is in such high demand.
heading the film, 7 Seconds was a failure in the DVD market and received bad reviews, described as "drivel" with "sloppy screenwriting".
Cinema of the United States
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action film
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
, starring Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous action films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films. Snipes is known for playing the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy, among various other high profile roles...
and Tamzin Outhwaite
Tamzin Outhwaite
Tamzin Maria Outhwaite is an award-winning English actress. She became known for her role as Melanie Owen in the British soap opera EastEnders, whom she portrayed from 1998 until 2002.-Early career:...
. The film was directed by Simon Fellows
Simon Fellows
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and written by Martin Wheeler and was filmed in Bucharest,Romania. It was released Direct-to-DVD on June 28, 2005. The title refers to the timers at the beginning of the film, which are set at 00:07 (7 seconds).
Plot
After professional thief Jack Tulliver and his crew pull off a meticulously planned armored car heist, they are ambushed in BucharestBucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
by a group of Romanian racketeers. This rogue group, tipped off to the heist by an unknown turncoat, kills Tulliver's associate Bull and most of his crew. Tulliver escapes with a mysterious sealed case that was the most valuable part of the stolen loot. After car-jacking Sgt. Kelly Anders' car, he makes a getaway through Bucharest, but leaves Anders under the suspicion of her fellow officers. Meanwhile, Tulliver tries to save a team member who has been captured by Alexie Kutchinov, a sadistic Russian millionaire gangster in charge of the Romanian racketeers that ambushed Tulliver. Jack and Sgt. Anders are saved by Bull's brother Mikail Mercea, a Romanian mobster who shoots Alexie to avenge his brother's death. Ultimately, the content of the case is revealed, and we come to know why it is in such high demand.
Cast
- Wesley SnipesWesley SnipesWesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous action films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films. Snipes is known for playing the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy, among various other high profile roles...
as Jack Tuliver - Tamzin OuthwaiteTamzin OuthwaiteTamzin Maria Outhwaite is an award-winning English actress. She became known for her role as Melanie Owen in the British soap opera EastEnders, whom she portrayed from 1998 until 2002.-Early career:...
as Sgt. Kelly Anders - Deobia OpareiDeobia OpareiDeobia Oparei is a London born actor perhaps best known for his role as the Gunner in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and as Thundarian in Your Highness. His acting career in the early 1990's included minor television roles he spent the mid 1990s performing as a Drag Queen in Sydney...
as Spanky (as Dhobi Oparei) - Georgina RylanceGeorgina RylanceGeorgina Elizabeth Rylance , English actress, best known for Dinotopia.-Early life:Rylance is the daughter of Judge John Rylance QC, a circuit judge....
as Suza - Pete Lee-WilsonPete Lee-Wilson-Biography:His first role was in the television show, Metal Mickey. He has also appeared in The Bill, Spooks and was in the 2009 Doctor Who story The End of Time.-Personal life:...
as Alexsie Kutchinov - Serge Soric as Mikhail
- Andrei Ionescu as Frank 'Bull' Mercea
- Elias Ferkin as Pro 1
- Bogdan Farkas as Pro 2
- Tomi Cristin as Captain Szabo
- Adrian LukisAdrian LukisAdrian Lukis, born in 1958 in Birmingham, is an actor who has appeared regularly in British television drama since the late 1980s. He trained at Drama Studio London...
as Vanderbrink - Stephen BoxerStephen BoxerStephen Boxer is an English actor who has appeared in films, on television and on stage and is best known for appearing in the BBC One daytime soap opera Doctors...
as Underhill - Adrian PinteaAdrian PinteaAdrian Virgil Pintea was a Romanian actor.-Career:Pintea graduated from the Theatrical and Cinematographical Arts Institute in Romania . He appeared in the 2005 Romanian film Femeia visurilor directed by Dan Piţa. Pintea made his last appearance in Francis Ford Coppola's 2007 film Youth Without...
as Grapini - Corey JohnsonCorey JohnsonCorey Johnson is an American actor largely active in the United Kingdom. Johnson was born John Johnson in New Orleans, Louisiana....
as Tool - George Anton as Banner
Response
Despite action star Wesley SnipesWesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous action films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films. Snipes is known for playing the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy, among various other high profile roles...
heading the film, 7 Seconds was a failure in the DVD market and received bad reviews, described as "drivel" with "sloppy screenwriting".