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James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig—working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with Charlie Wax. Trigger-happy Charlie soon has James crying for his desk job, but when he learns that the same guys they're trying to catch are after him, James realises that Charlie may be his only hope of survival.
Theatrical
Feb 5, 2010
Box Office
$52.8M
Budget
$52.0M
Return
1.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 8, 2010
Theaters
1
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Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
M6, M6 Films, TPS Star, Grive Productions, EuropaCorp, Apipoulaï Prod, W9, Canal+
Quotes
See all →Request for a Charger in Tension
James Reece
Stop! Give me your charger!
[points a gun at a man]
Charlie Wax
Yeah! That's the big boss shit I'm looking for
James Reece
Give me your charger!
[pulls hammer on gun; the man gives Reece his charger]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Negotiating Drug Quantities in a Tense Encounter
Charlie Wax
All right, give me a kilo.
[after buying 5 grams of cocaine]
The Thug
A kilo? You think this is Bogota?
Charlie Wax
What the fuck am I gonna do with five grams?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
John Travolta
Charlie Wax
J
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
James Reece
K
Kasia Smutniak
Caroline
R
Richard Durden
Ambassador Bennington
B
Bing Yin
M. Wong
A
Amber Rose Revah
Nichole
É
Éric Godon
Foreign Minister
F
François Bredon
The Thug
C
Chems Dahmani
Rashid
S
Sami Darr
The Pimp
M
Mostéfa Stiti
Dir Yasin
R
Rebecca Dayan
Foreign Minister's Aide
M
Michaël Vander-Meiren
Airport Security Official
D
Didier Constant
Customs Official
A
Alexandra Boyd
Head of Delegation
M
Mike Powers
Embassy Security
N
Nick Loren
Chief of Security
F
Farid Elouardi
Bearded Driver
M
Melissa Mars
Wax's Hooker
D
David Gasman
German Tourist
