{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Deadly Impact | image = Deadly Impact.jpg | alt = | caption = film poster | director = Robert Kurtzman | producer = {{unbulleted list|David S. Greathouse|Brent Morris}} | writer = Alexander Vesha | starring = {{Plain list| * Sean Patrick Flanery * Joe Pantoliano * Carmen Serano * Greg Serano * Amanda Wyss }} | music = Steven Gutheinz | cinematography = Paul Elliott | editing = Andrew Sagar | studio = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | distributor = MGM Distribution Co. | released = {{Film date|2010|04|20|DVD premiere}} | runtime = 96 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $6,000,000 | gross = }} '''''Deadly Impact''''' (also known by the working titles ''Angelmaker'' and ''To Live and Die'') is a 2010 American crime thriller film written by Alexander Vesha and directed by Robert Kurtzman.<ref name=IGN>{{cite news|last1=McCutcheon|first1=David|title=''Deadly Impact'' Hits|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/02/03/deadly-impact-hits|accessdate=August 21, 2014|publisher=IGN|date=February 3, 2010}}</ref> The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery, Joe Pantoliano, Carmen Serano, and Greg Serano.<ref name="Dread Central 1">{{cite news | last1=Barton | first1=Steve | title=Deadly Impact Trailer from MGM Home Entertainment | url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/16604/deadly-impact-trailer-from-mgm-home-entertainment | accessdate=September 18, 2024 | publisher=Dread Central | date=April 2, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Dread Central 2">{{cite news | last1=Barton | first1=Steve | title=Deadly Impact Crashing onto Unrated DVD April 20th | url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/16053/deadly-impact-crashing-onto-unrated-dvd-april-20th | accessdate=September 18, 2024 | publisher=Dread Central | date=March 2, 2012}}</ref><ref name="The Record">{{cite news | last1=Longsdorf | first1=Amy | title=New on DVD this week | url=http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/new-on-dvd-this-week-1.953887 | accessdate=August 21, 2014 | publisher=The Record | date=April 23, 2010}}</ref>
==Plot== Detective Tom (Sean Patrick Flanery) and his partner Ryan Alba (Greg Serano) have spent the last three years unsuccessfully trying to locate the Lion (Joe Pantoliano), an international hitman that has always eluded their grasp. They believe that they've found his location via a tipster but instead find Tom's wife Kelly (Michelle Greathouse) tied up in a basement filled with explosives, surrounded by a black outline. The Lion calls Tom and commands him to kill Kelly or risk the entire house blowing up and killing everyone inside. Any attempt to evacuate the house or rescue Kelly will result in everyone getting blown up and the Lion will not accept any substitutions, as he wants Tom to suffer for messing up the Lion's network in the Southwestern United States. His only mercy is that Tom may turn out the lights in the basement. With no other option, Tom has the lights turned off and he shoots and kills Kelly.
The film flashes forwards to eight years later to show a grieving Tom, who is now retired and living in Mexico. As he's had past experiences dealing with the Lion, FBI agent Isabel Ordonez (Carmen Serano) travels out to persuade him to help track down and capture the Lion. She shows him evidence that the Lion will be meeting associates at a nightclub. Tom refuses but secretly copies down the address so he can take his own revenge for Kelly's death. At the nightclub Tom is initially unsuccessful at tracking down the Lion as he does not know what the other man looks like, even as the Lion walks directly past him in order to meet with his associate. The Lion, who is aware of the presence of both Tom and the FBI agents, receives his requested materials from his associate before killing the associate and detonating a bomb to cover his escape. Tom quickly follows after the Lion and after an extended chase scene, the Lion manages to subdue Tom and is about to cut his throat when an unmarked police car enters the alley, forcing the Lion to abandon Tom and make his escape. The FBI agent driving the car, "Hops" (David House), mistakes Tom for one of the Lion's associates and tries to arrest him. Hops is later corrected on this and Tom is brought on to assist the FBI's talk force along with his old partner Ryan, who is now part of the FBI. The FBI believes that the Lion is targeting Senator Cordero (Fredrick Lopez), who used to be a DEA agent.
As more bombs go off, the Lion's true identity is revealed (David Kaplow) and he kidnaps Ryan's daughter in an attempt to have Ryan assassinate Cordero in exchange for his daughter's safety. He's successful, as Ryan does as he's instructed, but Ryan is in turn shot and killed by Cordero's bodyguard. Eventually Kaplow makes his big move and bombs the FBI headquarters, during which time he kidnaps Ordonez. Tom makes his way to Ordonez's house, where he sees that Kaplow has tied her up and strapped a bomb to the agent. The two men fight and Kaplow manages to force Tom to handcuff himself. A policeman arrives on the scene but is killed by Kaplow, who is wounded in the process. Kaplow then escapes the house and detonates the bomb, believing that this is the end of Tom and Ordonez. However Kaplow then receives a call from Tom stating that they are not dead and that Kaplow's bullet proof vest is rigged to bombs. Finally, Tom detonates the bomb and Kaplow explodes inside the police car.
==Principal cast== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * Sean Patrick Flanery as Tom Armstrong * Joe Pantoliano as David Kaplow * Carmen Serano as Isabel Ordonez * Greg Serano as Ryan Alba * Amanda Wyss as Julie Mulligan * Robert Kurtzman as Homeowner * David House as Special Agent William Hopter * Julianne Flores as Amy Alba * Mike Miller as Hollis * Fredrick Lopez as Senator Juan Cordero * Kevin Wiggins as Captain Duvall * Michelle Greathouse as Kelly Armstrong * James Tarwater as Sam Skittles * Luce Rains as Red Tie * Mike Seal as Associate * Kieran Sequoia as Aide * Joel Bryant as FBI Agent * John Koyama as X-Ray Agent {{div col end}}
==Production== According to director Robert Kurtzman, the original script was entitled "Angelmaker", with the working title changed to "To Live and Die" before settling on "Deadly Impact".<ref name="KillerInterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.killerreviews.com/dispinterview.php?intid=1861 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713150456/http://www.killerreviews.com/dispinterview.php?intid=1861 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |title=Robert Kurtzman and David Greathouse Interview |publisher=KillerReviews.com}}</ref> The director said that Metro Goldwyn Mayer let him make the film right away after seeing the script. The film was shot in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Amner|first1=Darren|title=The Robert Kurtzman effect|url=http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2008-05-06-interview-with-robert-kurtzman-feature-story-by-darren-amner|publisher=Eye for Film|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref> Parts of the film was shot in an abandoned courthouse,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clevescene.com/reel-cleveland/archives/2010/04/19/a-qanda-with-deadly-impact-director-robert-kurtzman |title=A Q&A with Deadly Impact director Robert Kurtzman |first=Jeff |last=Niesel |date=April 19, 2010 |publisher=Cleveland Scene}}</ref> which was made to look more modern. The rest of the film was shot within a ten block radius of that area. The opening scene took around half of a day to shoot, and the entire shoot lasted from August 21, 2007 to September 20, 2007. The film completed on July 21, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Two films, TV series to film in Albuquerque|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2007/07/23/daily11.html?page=all|publisher=Biz Journals|accessdate=22 August 2014}}</ref>
==Release== The film had limited theatrical release on December 31, 2009,<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes">{{cite web|last1=staff|title=Deadly Impact (To Live and Die) (2009)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/to-live-and-die/|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=August 21, 2014}}</ref> and had its wide DVD premiere in the United States on April 20, 2010, followed by releases in France on April 26, 2010,<ref name="Notre cinéma"/> Netherlands on July 6, 2010, Hungary on July 21, 2010, Germany on August 6, 2010, United Kingdom on September 27, 2010,<ref name="Total Film">{{cite web|last1=staff|title=Big bangs and gore result in average impact...|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/dvd/deadly-impact|publisher=Total Film|accessdate=August 22, 2014|date=January 25, 2011}}</ref> and in Russia on September 30, 2010. Produced under working titles of ''Angelmaker'' and ''To Live and Die'', the film was released in the US as ''Deadly Impact'', in Spain as ''Impacto mortal'', in Greece as ''Thanasimi sygrousi'', in Hungary as ''Dühöngő halál'', in Portugal as ''Impacto Mortal'', and on French television as ''Impact mortel''.<ref name="Notre cinéma">{{cite web|last1=staff|title=Deadly Impact Réalisé par Robert KURTZMAN|url=http://www.notrecinema.com/communaute/v1_detail_film.php3?lefilm=33794|publisher=Notre Cinéma|ref=language-French}}</ref>
==Reception== Critical reception for ''Deadly Impact'' has been largely negative.<ref name="Inside Pulse">{{cite news |last1=Saucedo |first1=Robert |title=Deadly Impact – DVD Review |url=http://insidepulse.com/2010/07/19/deadly-impact-dvd-review/ |accessdate=August 22, 2014 |publisher=Inside Pulse |date=July 19, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Future Movies">{{cite news |last1=Barnard |first1=Mike |title=Deadly Impact, Review |url=http://www.futuremovies.co.uk/reviews/deadly-impact/mike-barnard |accessdate=August 22, 2014 |publisher=Future Movies |date=April 27, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Eye for Film">{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=David |title=Deadly Impact (2009) Film Review |url=http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/deadly-impact-film-review-by-david-graham |accessdate=August 22, 2014 |publisher=Eye for Film |date=October 18, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Screen Jabber">{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Stephen |title=Deadly Impact review (DVD) |url=http://www.screenjabber.com/deadly-impact-DVD-review |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018033904/http://www.screenjabber.com/deadly-impact-DVD-review |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 18, 2010 |accessdate=August 22, 2014 |publisher=Screen Jabber |date=April 30, 2010}}</ref> Reviewers for ''DVD Talk'' panned the film,<ref name="DVD Talk 1">{{cite news |last1=Foster |first1=Tyler |title=Review, ''Deadly Impact'' [Unrated] |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/43895/deadly-impact-unrated/ |publisher=DVD Talk |date=May 26, 2010}}</ref> with one writing "Rather uninspired and more than a little bit predictable, ''Deadly Impact'' doesn't really bring much of interest to a genre already riddled with clichés."<ref name="DVD Talk 2">{{cite news |last1=Jane |first1=Ian |title=Review, ''Deadly Impact'' |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/42226/deadly-impact/ |accessdate=September 18, 2024 |publisher=DVD Talk |date=April 20, 2010}}</ref> ''DVD Verdict'' also panned ''Deadly Impact'', cautioning readers that it was "one hell of a bomb" and to "[not] waste any time on this dud".<ref name="DVD Verdict">{{cite news |last1=Power |first1=Steve |title=Review, ''Deadly Impact'' (2009) |url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/deadlyimpact.php |accessdate=September 18, 2024|publisher=DVD Verdict |date=April 20, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507111823/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/deadlyimpact.php |archivedate=May 7, 2010}}</ref> ''Beyond Hollywood'' was also critical in their review, stating that "''Deadly Impact'' is an almost painful experience to behold, even when compared to the stuff Steven Seagal and Val Kilmer are pumping out these days. After the film’s mildly intriguing opening number, the production promptly loses its cinematic footing and never recovers."<ref name="Beyond Hollywood">{{cite news |last1=Rigney |first1=Todd |title=Deadly Impact (2009) Movie Review |url=http://www.beyondhollywood.com/deadly-impact-2009-movie-review/ |accessdate=August 21, 2013 |publisher=Beyond Hollywood |date=April 26, 2014}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|1082577|Deadly Impact}} * [https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film779643.html ''Deadly Impact'' at Film Affinity] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100409012210/http://www.dvdtown.com/news/deadly-impact-action-thriller-is-scheduled-for-april-20-release/7397 ''Deadly Impact'' action thriller is scheduled for April 20 release at DVDTown.com] * [http://www.clevescene.com/reel-cleveland/archives/2010/04/19/a-qanda-with-deadly-impact-director-robert-kurtzman Q&A with ''Deadly Impact'' director Robert Kurtzman at Clevescene.com] * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110713150456/http://www.killerreviews.com/dispinterview.php?intid=1861 Robert Kurtzman and David Greathouse Interview at Killer Reviews]}} * [http://www.moviehole.net/201024364-robert-kurtzman Robert Kurtzman at Movie Hole] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417230856/http://www.moviehole.net/201024364-robert-kurtzman |date=2010-04-17 }}
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