Decoy

Decoy (1995)

Two highly skilled ex-intelligence operatives are hired to protect the daughter of their former directing officer from a beautiful but lethal martial arts expert and her team of mercenaries.

Data di uscita
1995-12-19
TMDB
4.3 / 10 (9)
Durata
1 h 38 min
Generi
Azione
Regista
Vittorio Rambaldi

Cast

Curiosità

  • Girato a: Saskatchewan

Decoy is a 1995 Canadian–American action film directed by Vittorio Rambaldi and starring Peter Weller, Robert Patrick, Charlotte Lewis and Darlene Vogel.

Production

The movie was originally called Hunted. It was going to be shot in Mexico, but due to what was described as an "Indian rebellion" in Chiapas in winter 1993 (likely the Zapatista uprising), its completion guarantor blocked filming. Canadian Antonio Cortese, a partner in one of the film's Los Angeles-based production houses, Gary Kaufman's Buffalo Films, sent feelers to his country's film officials in February 1994.

The revamped project was pitched to distributor Prism Entertainmeny at the March 1994 American Film Market, and its boss Barry Collier pre-bought international rights, providing the biggest piece of financing. Through Lloyd Martell, a Cree from Waterhen Lake that Mind's Eye was mentoring as an associate producer, an agreement was found with the Kitsaki Development Corporation, a La Ronge aboriginal company.

Renowned effects specialist Carlo Rambaldi, the director's father, designed some of the film's more exotic weapons. Assembling a crew proved difficult as the Saskatchewan industry's small resources were stretched by the concurrent filming of a television film for CanWest, so technicians with local connections had to be lured back from larger production centers.

The two stars, Peter Weller and Robert Patrick, signed on in May 1994. Weller was swayed by his interest in aboriginal cultures. Patrick also indicated an interest in working with natives communities due to his partial Cherokee ancestry. From the producers' standpoint, the hiring of Weller and Patrick aimed to appeal to international buyers by pairing iconic actors from the RoboCop and Terminator franchises.

Auditions for the local supporting cast were held in June, right before filming. Blaine Hart, a high school acting teacher from Saskatoon, and Patricia Drake led the local cast. The part of Charlotte Lewis' sidekick Archer was going to be played by an experienced actor brought in from Vancouver, but he dropped out for a better offer in the U.S., and the role was recast with a newcomer from Regina.

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