TICKER (2001)

MORGAN'S RATING

Two of the action worlds biggest heavyweights -- Steven Seagal and Dennis Hopper -- square off in this tense, dramatic thriller. With Seagal fighting for good, and Hopper hamming it up as the maniacal villain, Ticker capitalizes on what the two actors do best. When Hopper's insane bomber hides a huge bomb somewhere in San Francisco, it is up to a spiritual leader of the bomb squad and a volatile cop seeking vengeance to stop him.

Tom Sizemore (Nettles), Dennis Hopper (Swann), Steven Seagal (Glass), Jaime Pressly (Claire), Nas (Art 'Fuzzy' Rice), Rozonda 'Chili' Thomas (Lilly), Peter Greene (Pluchinsky), Kevin Gage (Pooch), Michael Halsey (Vershbow), Norbert Weisser (Dugger), Romany Malco (T.J.), Joe Spano (Captain Spano), Mimi Rose (Bev), Tish Daniels (Angie), Linda Castro (Bag Lady), Vanessa Branch (Redhead), Simone Levin (Booking Clerk), Laurie Rose (Shannon), Brandi Brandt (Cocktail Waitress), John Thompson (FBI Agent), Stacie Randall (Swat Team Commander), Ron Rogge (Swat Team Lt.), Joey Meyer (Pooch's Son), Yuji Okumoto (Embassy Consul), Fumiyasu Daikyu (Embassy Attache), Mariah O'Brien (Desperate Woman), Caleb LeConte (Dealer), John Huntington (Lowrider), Damon Chandler (Fire Chief), Ice-T (Terrorist Commander).

WHEN THE COUNTDOWN HITS ZERO, YOU'RE DEAD.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

DIRECTOR: Albert Pyun (Cyborg). WRITER: Paul B. Margolis. PRODUCERS: Ken Aguado, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Paul Rosenblum and Albert Pyun. CO-PRODUCER: Christopher Trunkey. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Boaz Davidson, Danny Dimbort, Avi Lerner, Danny Lerner and Trevor Short. LINE PRODUCER: Michael Beugg. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Serge Colbert. DISTRIBUTOR: Artisan Entertainment

QUOTES

Glass: Congratulations. You've just made your first ticker.

Glass: You're a detective. So why don't you go and do some detective work.

Glass: Love never dies, and neither do they. Love is eternal, and that's a long time.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"Ticker simply lacks any form of originality and speed to keep it interesting enough to get over the fact that there is nothing new here." -- Real Criticism.com

"Ticker is nothing special, but it is harmless stuff that's best enjoyed with your brain on pause. It's standard B-movie stuff with a so-so production budget and some B-list actors who do the best they can for their paycheck." -- DVD Verdict

FACTS

"Hopefully within a week or so, my mind will start to erase [the film] from memory. Well, probably not." -- The Monkeyhouse Lounge

RELEASE DATE: November 13th, 2001 (USA) (VIDEO PREMIERE) BUDGET: $25 million (USA) SHOOTING DATES: May 2000 -- August 2000 - This is the second Steven Seagal action flick to skip a theatrical release and head direct-to-video, following The Patriot (1998).