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Franchise Pictures
Phoenician Entertainment
Royal Oaks Entertainment
Sunset Films International
Crab Trap Productions
Trademar Entertainment
Focal Point Releasing
XIT Financial Group
New Productions
Breaking the Press
Release: 2010 – Available on DVD soon
Writers: William Langlois and Andrew Stevens
Producer: Andrew Stevens
Director: Andrew Stevens
Starring: Drew Waters, Farah White, Tom Maden and Chad Halbrook
Synopsis: Joe and Laura adopt two brothers, Matt and Josh. As the boys grew up and entered high school, Matt and Josh developed into basketball players and Joe was lucky enough to coach them. As fate would have it, Josh’s play was noticed by a coach for a 5A powerhouse high school in Dallas, who recruits Josh to leave his dad, brother, team and school to play for his team, The Patriots. Although heartbroken, Joe gives his son his blessing. Matt feels betrayed, but stays loyal to his father and his team, who struggle without Josh. In the big city, Josh is tempted by girls, drugs and alcohol. He is continually late to practice, is caught associating with kids who use drugs, and is subsequently expelled from school. As Joe goes to the high school to prepare for a game, he sees a disheveled figure at the end of the corridor. Joe runs to his son Josh, and embraces him as he tearfully begs his father’s forgiveness. Joe silences his son, and forgives him unconditionally. His love for his son could never change.
Mandrake
Release: September 11, 2010 on Syfy Channel – Available on DVD soon
Writers: David Ray and Tripp Reed
Producer: Andrew Stevens
Director: Tripp Reed
Starring: Max Martini and Betsy Russell
Synopsis: Soldier of fortune McCall (Max Martini) is hired to lead a team of researchers into the jungle once occupied by the now vanished Yamballi tribe to retrieve a famous Spanish treasure, the Quayin dagger. In the jungle, the team discovers an ancient burial ground with a grave containing the skeletal remains of a Spanish conquistador with the Quayin Dagger through its chest. When they make the mistake of removing the dagger, the jungle’s vines and roots come to animated life creating the MANDRAKE! The team must run for their lives and figure out a way to stop this raging beast all the while avoiding the angry Yamballi tribe.
Mongolian Death Worm
Release: May 8, 2010 on Syfy Channel – Available on DVD soon
Writers: Levin Leeson, Neil Elman and Steven R. Monroe
Producer: Andrew Stevens
Director: Steven R. Monroe
Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery and Victoria Pratt
Synopsis: When an American oil company sets up an experimental drilling plant out in the vast deserts of Mongolia, they awaken a nest of deadly creatures that have been dormant for centuries, the MONGOLIAN DEATH WORMS. The worms begin to breed and spread, devouring everyone in their path. The only person who can stop them is treasure hunter and adventure seeker, Daniel Upton (Sean Patrick Flanery), who has spent his life searching for the legendary tomb of Genghis Kahn, which is fabled to be protected by the Death Worms. Daniel knows he must do what he can to kill these creatures, but stopping these monsters may mean destroying his life’s work…forever!
Recent Releases
Tommy and the Cool Mule
Release: Available on DVD now
Writers: William Langlois and Andrew Stevens
Producer: Andrew Stevens
Director: Andrew Stevens
Starring: Grant Barker, Siri Baruc, Kevin Sorbo
Synopsis: Tommy Braxton’s father went away to war and never returned, leaving Tommy faced with the daunting journey of becoming a man and the responsibility of supporting his single mom and sister. Along the way, Tommy finds an unusual friend – a mule…that talks. Driven by the possibility of winning money to help save his family’s farm, Tommy ignores the insults hurled at him by the older kids and trains on his new mule friend, Jackie A., for the big county stock show. Going against all odds, Tommy and Jackie A. triumph over the older kids on horses in a spectacular show of resolve and determination.
Links: Tommy and the Cool Mule at CineTel Films
Release: Available on DVD now
Writers: William Langlois and Jim Wynorski
Producer: Andrew Stevens
Director: JR Mandish
Starring: Kevin Sorbo
Synopsis: Digging at a nearby cave, a careless industrialist unearths a vein of pure base Lithium and inadvertently brings it to the surface, where the Lithium combusts when coming into contact with water and begins to wreak havoc on the country side.
Links: FFB at CineTel Films
Release: Available on DVD now
Writers: Frank Valdez & Dolph Lundgren
Producer: Andrew Stevens
Director: Dolph Lundgren
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, John Enos III, August Schellenberg
Synopsis: A mysterious stranger rolls into town on a unique motorcycle (Ryder). All he carries is the bible and a desire for justice. Past vengeance collides as Ryder rights an injustice from his past and liberates the small town from a malicious oppressor.
Links: Promotional slideshow (PDF)
Release: Available on DVD now
Writer: Joe Halpin
Producer: Andrew Stevens
Director: Tripp Reed
Starring: Kevin Sorbo
Synopsis: When a small town sheriff dies in a mysterious auto accident and his son returns home looking for answers, a once-peaceful community is soon revealed to be a hotbed of violent criminal activity. All he wanted was to bury his father lay the past to rest, but Nick (Kevin Sorbo) is about to find out just how much a community can change in the course of just a few years. Upon discovering that his old hometown has been overrun by murderous criminals who are forcing the locals to relinquish their businesses, Nick quickly establishes a link between his father and the emboldened killers. Of course Nick’s not the type of man to go down without a fight, and when a little help from an FBI agent and some particularly tough friends, newly-appointed sheriff Nick sets out to take back the town he once called home. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Half Past Dead 2
Release: Available on DVD now
Writers: D. Kyle Johnson & Andrew Stevens
Producer: Andrew Stevens
Director: Art Camacho
Starring: Bill Goldberg, “Kurupt”
Synopsis: When a large-scale prison riot erupts and the man responsible for the chaos kidnaps the wife and daughter of a violent offender, the hardened inmate realizes that in order to save his family he have to form an unbreakable alliance with a fellow prisoner. The most feared prisoners in the cellblock have taken over the institution, and the man pulling the strings has kidnapped the only people who ever mattered to Burk (Goldberg). Now, in order to ensure that no harm comes to his family, Burk will join forces with fellow prisoner Twitch (Kurupt) to stage a daring escape and knock down anyone or anything that stands in their way. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Walking Tall: The Payback
Release: Available on DVD now
Writers: Brian Strasmann
Producer: Andrew Stevens
Director: Tripp Reed
Starring: Kevin Sorbo
Synopsis: When a small town sheriff dies in a mysterious auto accident and his son returns home looking for answers, a once-peaceful community is soon revealed to be a hotbed of violent criminal activity. All he wanted was to bury his father lay the past to rest, but Nick (Kevin Sorbo) is about to find out just how much a community can change in the course of just a few years. Upon discovering that his old hometown has been overrun by murderous criminals who are forcing the locals to relinquish their businesses, Nick quickly establishes a link between his father and the emboldened killers. Of course Nick’s not the type of man to go down without a fight, and when a little help from an FBI agent and some particularly tough friends, newly-appointed sheriff Nick sets out to take back the town he once called home. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Links: Trailer
In World-Wide Release
Black Dawn
Release: December 2005
Writers: Martin Wheeler
Producers: Andrew Stevens, Kamal Aboukhater, Steven Seagal
Director: Alexander Gruszynski
Starring: Steven Seagal
Synopsis: An undercover CIA agent must fight for his life when his cover is blown during a heated assignment in this action entry starring martial arts mainstay Steven Seagal. CIA agent Jonathan Cold (Seagal) is attempting to infiltrate a group of well-known arms dealers when his former student is captured and his cover is blown. Now, with little time to spare before the wrathful weapons dealers sell a powerful nuclear bomb to an Eastern European terrorist cell, Agent Cold must race to save his former student while simultaneously stopping the bomb from falling into the wrong hands.
Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Links: Trailer
7 Seconds
Release: August 2005
Writers: Martin Wheeler
Producers: Andrew Stevens, Pierre Spengler
Director: Simon Fellows
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Tamzin Outhwaite
Synopsis: A thief finds one of his best friends is in jeopardy when a disastrous robbery turns out to yield the score of a lifetime in this action thriller. Jack Tolliver (Wesley Snipes) is a former Delta Force commando who has jumped to the wrong side of the law to take part in a massive heist intended to carry off the winnings of several major London casinos. However, the robbery goes haywire and one of Tolliver’s partners is taken hostage by handful of brutal Russian gangsters. It seems the gangsters want something that Tolliver mistakenly grabbed during the foiled heist — a case containing a rare painting by Van Gogh worth millions — and Tolliver is forced to team up with rival Kelly Anders (Tamzin Outhwaite) to save both his friend and himself.
Mark Deming , All Movie Guide
Links: Trailer
The Marksman
Release: October 2005
Writers: J.S. Cardone and Andy Hurst
Producers: Andrew Stevens, Pierre Spengler
Director: Marcus Adams
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Emma Samms
Synopsis: Wesley Snipes stars in this pulse-pounding thriller set in the former Soviet Union. A once high-ranking Soviet military leader has resurfaced in Chechnya, where he has been consolidating his power with remarkable success. United States intelligence discovers he’s been able to construct a thermonuclear weapon from materials scavenged from an abandoned nuclear power plant, and he and his soldiers have taken a handful of powerful citizens hostage. In hopes of preventing a global catastrophe, the military brings in Painter (Wesley Snipes), a special agent known as “the Marksman” for his talent in focusing in on the key elements of a crisis and resolving it. Painter and his crew attempt to get inside the nuclear plant-turned-terrorist base and rescue the hostages before U.S. forces begin staging a full-scale attack. But Painter’s plan soon backfires when the military’s operations don’t go as planned, leaving him to wonder who set him up — and why. The Marksman also stars Tim Abell and William Hope. Mark Deming , All Movie Guide
Links: Trailer
The Detonator
Release: September 2006
Writers: Martin Wheller
Producer: Andrew Stevens, Donald Kushner, Pierre Spengler
Director: Po-Chih Leong
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Silvia Colloca
Synopsis: An undercover CIA agent attempting to thwart the sale of a nuclear weapon is forced to do battle with a dangerous horde of murderous arms dealers in this explosive action entry directed by Hong Kong veteran Po-Chih Leong and starring American action icon Wesley Snipes. Sonni Griffith (Snipes) is en route to Poland to expose a notorious arms dealer when the dealer is tipped off to the agent’s identity and Griffith subsequently ends up in a prison cell. Soon released by the CIA with a mission to escort beautiful Russian Nadia (Silvia Colloca) back to the United States, Griffith quickly learns that the very same arms dealer he sought to wipe out is willing to kill for a valuable secret known only to his strong-willed charge. It seems that Nadia is the only one who knows the location of the hidden 30 million dollars that would allow Griffith’s nemesis to purchase a nuclear bomb. Now with nothing to lose and everything to fight for, Griffith and Nadia must take on the world’s most deadly arms dealer in order to save millions of lives. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Links: Trailer
Blessed
Release: 2004
Writers: Robert Mearns, Jayson Rothwell
Producer: Andrew Stevens, Pierre Spengler, Brad Wyman, Ron Schmidt
Director: Simon Fellows
Starring: Heather Graham, James Purefoy
Synopsis: A woman anticipating a blessed event suspects the forces of darkness might be involved in this tale of terror. Heather Graham and James Purefoy play a couple who desperately want to have a baby; unfortunately, she has been diagnosed as infertile, and the couple can’t afford the medical treatments that might allow her top conceive. Good fortune appears to be smiling on the couple when they are given an opportunity to receive free treatments at a mysterious fertility clinic. The woman is soon the expectant mother of twins, but as her due date draws nearer, she begins to suspect something is wrong, and that she has become the unwilling victim of a pact with evil. Blessed also stars Andy Serkis, Stella Stevens, and David Hemmings. Mark Deming , All Movie Guide
Pursued
Release: 2004
Writers: Maggie April
Producer: Andrew Stevens, Dan Grodnik, Robert Snukal, Peter Lenkov
Director: Kristoffer Tabori
Starring: Christian Slater, Michael Clarke Duncan, Estella Warren
Synopsis: In this thriller, Ben Keats (Gil Bellows) is a top executive at a leading information technology firm. Ben is happy with his job and doesn’t want to leave, but that isn’t about to stop Vincent Palmer (Christian Slater) from trying to lure him away. Vincent is a head-hunter who recruits personnel for leading companies and earns a seven-figure salary for getting whoever his clients want, no matter what it takes. Vincent starts with the traditional offers of more money, more power, and better perks, but when Ben refuses to be swayed, Vince starts playing hardball with his tactics escalating into violence and death threats against Ben’s family. Will Ben fight fire with fire or will he be forced to do Vincent’s bidding? Pursued also stars Michael Clarke Duncan, Conchita Campbell, and Estella Warren. Mark Deming , All Movie Guide
Method
Release: 2004
Writers: Katie L. Fetting
Producer: Andrew Stevens, Donald Kushner, Guy J. Louthan, Pierre Spengler, Brad Wyman
Director: Duncan Roy
Starring: Elizabeth Hurley, Jeremy Sisto
Synopsis: Has a star’s desire to fully embrace a sinister role led her into madness? Rebecca Fairbanks (Elizabeth Hurley) is a well-known actress trying to get her career back on track after taking several years off. Fairbanks is returning to the screen in a role she’s long wished to play — Belle Gunness, a notorious real-life mass murderer who went on a well-documented killing spree in the 19th century. As the film’s shooting schedule wears on, Fairbanks becomes romantically involved with her leading man, Jake Fields (Jeremy Sisto), but Fields and his friends on the production staff begin to question her stability when she starts wearing her costumes at all times, living on the sets, and tries to live as the character of Guinness. Fairbanks’ behavior becomes all the more disturbing when members of the crew start falling victim to a murderer. Coincidentally, The Method (also known simply as Method) was Elizabeth Hurley’s first film project after taking a two-year break from her acting career following the birth of her son in the spring of 2002.
Mark Deming , All Movie Guide
Blood Suckers
Release: 2005
Writers: Matthew Hastings
Producer: Andrew Stevens, Daniel Grodnik, Gilles LaPlante
Director: Matthew Hastings
Starring: Joe Lando, Dominic Zampronga
Synopsis: The year is 2210. The universe is overrun with hundreds of vampire species that prey upon humans in brutal, surprise attacks. That’s when intergalactic Vampire Sanitation teams are called upon to lay waste to these vile predators. V-SAN crews, who’ve come to know their line of work as “the toughest job you’ll ever hate,” are comprised of rough and rugged men, women-and in the case of the Heironymous crew-a half human-half vampiress named Quintana (Natassia Malthe), who draws upon her psychic prowess to help the V-SANs track their quarry. Led by Captain Nicholas Churchill (Joe Lando) and second-in-command Damian Underwood (Dominic Zamprogna), the Heironymous team becomes the target of a deadly trap that has a much deeper and darker purpose. Directed by their vile leader Muco (Michael Ironside), the vampires have no plans of living peaceably with humans…they want to rule the universe.
Silent Partner
Release: 2005
Writers: Chris Larsen and James Deck
Producer: Andrew Stevens, Leonid Minkovski, Sergei Konov
Director: James Deck
Starring: Tara Reid, Nick Moran, Gregg Henry
Synopsis: Gordon Patrick (Nick Moran), a young CIA analyst is assigned to investigate the mysterious death of a major Russian political figure. In Moscow, Gordon meets Dina (Tara Reid), a street-smart woman with a mysterious past. She leads him down a perilous journey of no return: where organized crime, assassinations, deadly betrayal and political corruption at the highest level are just the tip of the iceberg. In the end, Gordon faces the brutal reality that those you trust the most are the ones you should trust the least… Silent Partner is a fast-paced action thriller that depicts the cutthroat savagery of international politics and organized crime.
More from Andrew Stevens Entertainment
Crash Point Zero | Final Examination | Mach 2 |
Pop Star | Sea Ghost | Thralls |
Final Voyage | Gale Force |
From Focal Point Releasing
Attack Force Starring Steven Seagal | Flight of Fury Starring Steven Seagal | Shadow Man Starring Steven Seagal |
From XIT Financial Group
Hard Luck Starring Wesley Snipes | Urban Justice Starring Steven Seagal and Eddie Griffin |
From Crab Trap Productions, Inc.
The Hard Corps
Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
From Trademar Entertainment
Thralls (aka Blood Angels) Starring Lorenzo Lamas | Blue Demon Starring Dedee Pfeiffer | Deep Evil Starring Lorenzo Lamas |
Curse of the Komodo Starring Melissa Braselle | The Thing Below Starring Billy Warlock | Glass Trap Starring C. Thomas Howell |
From Franchise Pictures
Big Kahuna
The Boondock Saints
The Caveman’s Valentine
Get Carter
3000 Miles to Graceland
Green Dragon
Heist
Things You Can Tell
Just By Looking At Her
If…Dog…Rabbit
The Wedding Party
(aka The In-Laws)
The Whole Nine Yards
Plan B
The Pledge
The Whole Ten Yards
Viva Las Nowhere
The White River Kid
Angel Eyes | Avenging Angelo | Animal Factory |
The Art of War | Ballistic Ecks vs. Server | Battlefield Earth |
A Murder of Crows | ZigZag | Driven |
From Phoenician Pictures
Air Rage | Blaze | Captured |
Jill Rips | Kept | They Neighbor’s Wife |
Active Stealth | Rangers | Restraining Order |
Storm Catcher | Stranded | Submerged |
Tycus | Venom | Critical Mass |
Woman Wanted | Entropy | The Third Miracle |
From Sunset Films International
Hard Bounty | The Skateboard Kid 2 |
From Royal Oaks Entertainment
Alone in the Woods | Not Quite an Angel | Billy Frankenstein |
A Bold Affain | Carnal Risk | Counter Measures |
Crash Dive | Cyber Zone | Daddy’s Little Angel |
The Elf Who Didn’t Believe | Evasive Action | Executive Command |
Fallout | Freedom Strike | Fugitive Mind |
Fugitive Rage | My Ghost Dog | Grid Runners |
Secret Santa | Hijack | HydroSphere |
Inferno | Invisible Mom | Invisible Mom 2 |
Invisible Dad | Maximum Security | Jeff Speakman |
Mind Storm | Little Miss Magic | Moving Target |
Nautilus | Rapid Assault | Scorpio One |
Star Hunter | Steel Sharks | Surface to Air |
Time Under Fire | The White Raven | The X-ray Kid |
The Shooter | Mom, Can I Keep Her? | Mom’s Outta Sight |