The Cutter

The Cutter
The Cutter
	Official DVD cover
Directed by	Bill Tannen
Written by	Bruce Haskett
Produced by	Danny Lerner; Pinchas Perry; Les Weldon;
Starring	Chuck Norris; Joanna Pacuła; Daniel Bernhardt; Bernie Kopell; Todd Jensen; Marshall R. Teague; Tracy Scoggins; Curt Lowens;
Cinematography	Peter Moss
Edited by	Jason A. Payne
Music by	Elia Cmiral
Production; companies	Modern Digital; North by Northwest Entertainment
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Entertainment
Release dates	November 23, 2005 (Romania)[citation needed]; March 14, 2006 (United States);
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Cutter is a 2005 American

Marshall R. Teague

. After a deadly kidnapping rescue gone wrong, a guilt ridden detective recruits his specialized SWAT team to successfully rescue an aged diamond cutter from the hands of a murderous thief.

Plot

A former Spokane, Washington cop turned private investigator takes on a case of a missing diamond cutter that leads him on an adventure of love and villainy spanning from the Nazis to the present day Mob.

Cast

Chuck Norris as Detective John Sheperd
Joanna Pacuła as Elizabeth Teller
Daniel Bernhardt as Dirk Cross
Bernie Kopell as Isaac Teller
Todd Jensen as Agent Parks
Tracy Scoggins as Alena
Marshall R. Teague
as Lieutenant Moore
Deron McBee as Alex, The Repairman
Dean Cochran as Eddie
Curt Lowens as Col. Speerman
Aaron Norris as Anthony Maylan
Mark Ivanir as Dr. Joseph

Production

Filming

Shooting took place in Spokane, Washington.^[2]

Release

Home media

Sony released it to DVD in the US on March 14, 2006.^[3]

Reception

Critical response

Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk rated it 1.5/5 stars and called it "the epitome of all things cinematically generic".^[3] David Johnson of DVD Talk wrote, "The Cutter is a mediocre film overall, and, specifically, a tame and lame action flick."^[4]

References

^ "The Cutter". BBFC.
^ Kershner, Jim (2004-12-11). "Chuck Norris, Spokane Ranger". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
^ ^a ^b Weinberg, Scott (2006-03-27). "The Cutter". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
^ Johnson, David (2006-03-31). "The Cutter". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-04-26.