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Showdown | Martial Arts
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Budget 8,600,000 USD
When Gunar (Dolph Lundgren) shoots the recoilless rifle at the enemy camp he says: "Spring, era jävlar!" which is Swedish for: "Run, you bastards!". This exclamation has become a cult classic line in Sweden.
Shot in Thailand between September and December of 1993; production officially ended in January 1994. Following excellent test screenings, Miramax bought it from another company with a promise of theatrical release, but then dumped it on video because it thought that Dolph Lundgren couldn't bring the audience if he was main hero in the film. It was shelved until December of 1995 when it was released on video in the US, although it was released earlier in some other countries (e.g., France (in July 1995) where it wasn't a great financial success but got great reviews from critics. John Sayles, who wrote the original script (before it was partially re-written to add more action and humor), also said some years later how it was a very good action movie and some of Lundgren's best work.
The main character's name was Nick Riley originally; it was changed to Nick Gunar to fit Dolph Lundgren and make him Swedish (the first time the actor played a Swede in his career).
Original script opened with prologue set in Kabul prison where Nick, Keefer and one of their friends are tortured by enemy soldiers but Nick manages to break free and helps Keefer who then leaves him and escapes on his own while Nick tries to save his friend but he gets killed during escape.
Sony Pictures were originally planning on releasing the film through their TriStar Pictures label, but Harvey Weinstein heard about the film and purchased the distribution rights from Sony with the promise that the film would receive a wide theatrical birth through Miramax's Dimension Films brand. Like many films purchased by Weinstein, the film sat on the shelf for over a year and was eventually dumped straight to video.
"[Nick has just eaten an unborn chick directly from the egg to improve relations with the tribe] Nick: So you guys eat this all the time or is just for... uhm... ceremonies? Po: Are you kidding? We don't eat that shit!"
"Nick: [to Keefer] Welcome to Hell."
