The Marksman (2005 film)

For other films with the same title, see The Marksman.

The Marksman is a 2005 American action film directed by Marcus Adams. The film stars Wesley Snipes, William Hope, Emma Samms and Anthony Warren. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on September 6, 2005.

The Marksman
Official DVD cover
Directed by	Marcus Adams
Screenplay by	J. S. Cardone Andy Hurst
Story by	Travis Spangler Tyler Spangler
Produced by	Donald Kushner Pierre Spengler Andrew Stevens
Starring	Wesley Snipes William Hope Emma Samms Anthony Warren
Cinematography	Michael Slovis
Music by	Harry Toyler
Production companies	Andrew Stevens Entertainment Castel Film Romania
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date	September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$ 400 million

Plot

When the U.S. is tricked into targeting an 'armed' nuclear reactor captured by Chechen rebels, a Chechen leader is killed and rebel leaders capture the nuclear power plant. Painter (Wesley Snipes), a US Special Forces operative, known as 'The Marksman'. Painter and his Spec-Ops team only have a limited amount of time to resolve the conflict before U.S. military forces wade in. However, when things don't go according to plan, Painter suspects that foul play may be afoot.

Cast

• Wesley Snipes as Enter "The Marksman" Painter
• William Hope as Jonathan Tensor
• Emma Samms as Amanda Jacks
• Anthony Warren as Captain Nash
• Peter Youngblood Hills as Hargreaves
• Ryan McCluskey as Rodgers
• Warren Derosa as Orin
• Christiaan Haig as "Hightop"
• Dan Badaru as Gen. Egor Zaysan
• Serge Soric as Andrey Flintov
• Gelu Nitu as Viktor Ivanov
• Matthew Salinger as General Parent
• John Guerrasio as Secretary Cummings
• Ian Ashpitel as Major Devro
• Peter Bradley Swander as Sergeant Hill
• Tim Abell as Lieutenant Carter
• Johnny Myers as Arthur Moffitt
• Vlad Ivanov as Mikhail Beslin
• Mihai Dinvale as Ilya Chikal
• Tania Popa as Valentina Benkova

Production

Filming

The Marksman was filmed in Bucharest, Romania, in 49 days between August 16 and October 4, 2004.

Release

Home media

DVD was released in Region 1 in the United States on September 6, 2005,^[1] and also Region 2 in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2005,^{[citation needed]} it was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Reception

Box office

In the first week The Marksman opened at #11 at rentals chart and earned $1.36 million.^[2]

Critical response

This film generally garnered a very poor rating. Scott Weinberg of DVDTalk said the film is "just as bad as the worst junk piles tossed to guys like Steven Seagal, Dolph Lundgren, and/or Jean-Claude Van Damme.^[1]