The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon (2016)

Everyone is a Target

In a not too distant future, a totalitarian state run by ‘The Director” controls all aspects of life. All enemies of the state are dealt in the harshest way. Most of them are executed by the secret government’s assassins. The best operative is code-named “Condor” – an elite agent and hit man for the government. However, in his latest assignment, “Condor” fails to kill an opposition leader, and finds himself on the run from the very same government agency that he works for. This sets in motion a chain of events with unforseen consequences for all involved.

Date of release
2016-09-09
TMDB
3.7 / 10 (81)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
Director
Titus Paar

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $8M

The Perfect Weapon is a 2016 American science fiction action film directed by Titus Paar and starring Steven Seagal.

Production

The film was the first released by Firebrand and was financed by the Fyzz Facility and Boundless Pictures. Filming finished in November 2015.

The director said he "really liked the backbone of" the film "the totalitarian state and hitmen in a scif-fi world" but he "really didn’t like the script." He agreed to do the film if he could rewrite the script and claims he rewrote every scene.

He says he "realized a serious film called The Perfect Weapon with Steven Seagal would never work or be taken seriously so it doesn’t take itself too seriously" and says he added the elements of rebellion towards the state and the complex love triangle with the female lead."

Paar cast the film full of homages to the '80s and '90s such as Vernon Wells and Richard Tyson. He says his main influence was Blade Runner.

Dolph Lundgren was going to play the lead role but that fell through and he was replaced by Johnny Messner.

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