The Hard Corps

For other uses, see Hard Corps (disambiguation).
The Hard Corps

Film poster
Directed by Sheldon Lettich
Produced by
Written by
Starring
Music by Joseph Metcalfe
Cinematography Douglas Milsome
Edited by Matthew Booth
Production
company
Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release dates
  • August 15, 2006 (2006-08-15)
Running time
110 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Hard Corps is a 2006 American action film written and directed by Sheldon Lettich. It stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raz Adoti, Vivica A. Fox, and Peter Bryant. It is the fourth collaboration between Jean-Claude Van Damme and film director Sheldon Lettich. The film was released direct-to-DVD in the United States on August 15, 2006.

Plot

Phillip Sauvage (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is an American soldier suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by his time in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sauvage snaps out of his stupor just long enough to join Clarence Bowden (Julian D. Christopher), his former commanding officer, to work as a bodyguard for former World Heavyweight boxing champion and now successful businessman Wayne Barclay (Raz Adoti).

It appears that the release of notorious rap mogul Terrell Singletery (Viv Leacock) from prison has caused Barclay's worried sister Tamara (Vivica A. Fox) to take pro-active action by hiring Bowden and Sauvage, as Singletery has made threats in the past about doing away with the one man responsible for his incarceration Barclay himself.

The first night of bodyguard work does not go well for Sauvage and Bowden, as Bowden gets killed during an assassination attempt on Barclay by a Hummer full of Uzi-carrying gangbangers sent by Singletery. It is up to Sauvage to continue the fight, which means bringing in a reinforcement in his friend Casey Bledsoe (Mark Griffin), and training some new recruits not of his choosing.

Intending to give back to the streets that taught him toughness, Barclay insists that Sauvage compose his team of bodyguards by hiring people from Barclay's gym. But will they be enough to take down Singletery? However, Barclay gets suspicious of Sauvage, who is on first name basis with Tamara, after he sights her kissing him on the cheek one night.

Cast

Production

It is set and filmed at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

Release

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the DVD in the United States on August 15, 2006.[2]

Reception

Beyond Hollywood wrote the film's slow pacing and buildup do not live up to direct-to-video fans' expectations, though it is better than contemporary Steven Seagal films.[3] Ian Jane of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "While The Hard Corps has a few shining moments, overall it's just not all that compelling".[4]

References

  1. "The Hard Corps (2006)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  2. "DVD Release Dates". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  3. "The Hard Corps (2006) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. 2006-08-13. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  4. Jane, Ian (2006-08-02). "The Hard Corps". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2016-01-09.


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