Sweepers (film)

Sweepers
Official DVD cover
Directed by	Keoni Waxman
Written by	Kevin Bernhardt, Keoni Waxman
Starring	Dolph Lundgren Claire Stansfield Bruce Payne
Release date	1998 (1998)
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	South Africa United States
Language	English

Sweepers is a 1998 American-South African action film directed by Keoni Waxman and starring Dolph Lundgren, Claire Stansfield and Bruce Payne.

Plot

Christian Erickson (Dolph Lundgren) used to work as a leading demolition expert. As Erickson was working to disarm mines, his son was killed by one, and Erickson retired. He is called out of retirement to help Michelle Flynn (Claire Stansfield) to disarm mine fields in a humanitarian minesweeping operation in Angola.^[1] Erickson subsequently discovers that new mines are being planted to kill people in the area.

Cast

Dolph Lundgren as Christian Erickson
Claire Stansfield as Michelle Flynn
Bruce Payne as Dr. Cecil Hopper
Sheldon Allen as Body Double/Stuntman
Ian Roberts as Yager
Fats Bookholane as Old Mo
Sifiso Maphanga as Arthur
Ross Preller as Jack Trask
Nick Boraine as Mitch
Cecil Carter as Ray Gunn
David Dukas as Sweeper #4
Zukile Ggobose as Zukili
Philip Notununu as Mercenary #1
Gabriel Mndaweni as Mercenary #2
Frank Pereira as Mercenary #3
Dave Ridley as Mercenary #4
Frikkie Botes as Scientist in Lab
Jurgen Helberg as Scientist in lab

Reception

Critical response

Bryan Kristopowitz stated that Sweepers is a 'terrific action movie' which is 'filled with multiple explosions and copious amounts of gunplay' and is 'one of the star Lundgren’s best of the 1990s'.^[2] Another reviewer stated that Sweepers is 'graced with some beautiful location shooting, a great cast, a quality story with political implications and solid direction'.^[3] A different reviewer stated that the film is a 'hidden gem in the career of Dolph Lundgren'.^[4] In contrast, Mick Martin and Marsha Porter stated that the film was evidence the Lundgren's career had hit 'rock bottom'.^[5] A reviewer for Video Store Magazine stated that the film was 'pretty standard fare, with lots of gunfire and dialogue loaded with unintentional laughs'.^[6]

References

^ Craddock, Jim (2000). Video Hounds Golden Movie Retrievee: The Complete Guide to Movies on Videocassette, DVD and Laserdisc. Gale. ISBN 9781578591206. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ Kristopowitz, Bryan (12 July 2019). "The Gratuitous B-Movie Column: Sweepers". 411mania.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Sweepers (1998) -Review". moviemavericks.com. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Bullet Points: Sweepers". bulletproofaction.com. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ Martin, Mick; Porter, Marsha (2004). DVD and Video Guide 2005. Ballatine. ISBN 9780345449955. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ "Sweepers". Video Store Magazine (21(8) ed.). 21 February 1999. p. 29.

External links

Sweepers at IMDb
Sweepers at Rotten Tomatoes

Films directed by Keoni Waxman

I Shot a Man in Vegas (1995)
Countdown (1996)
Almost Blue (1996)
Sweepers (1998)
The Highwayman (2000)
Hostage Negotiator (2001)
Shooting Gallery (2005)
Amber's Story (2006)
The Suspect (2006)
Unthinkable (2007)
The Anna Nicole Smith Story (2009)
The Keeper (2009)
A Dangerous Man (2009)
Hunt to Kill (2010)
Maximum Conviction (2012)
Force of Execution (2013)
A Good Man (2014)
Absolution (2015)
Contract to Kill (2016)
End of a Gun (2016)
Cartels (2017)
The Hard Way (2019)
The Ravine (2021)
Hong Kong Love Story (TBA)

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