The Minion
The Minion | |
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Directed by | Jean-Marc Piché |
Written by | Matt Roe |
Produced by | Claudio Castravelli |
Starring | Dolph Lundgren Françoise Robertson |
Cinematography | Barry Parrell |
Edited by | Yvann Thibaudeau |
Music by | Jean Corriveau Eric Wurst David Wurst |
Production companies | Taurus 7 Film Corporation Mahagonny Pictures |
Distributed by | The Kushner-Locke Company |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Countries | Canada United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $6 million |
The Minion is a 1998 action supernatural horror film directed by Jean-Marc Piché and starring Dolph Lundgren and Françoise Robertson. It was released to television and video in various countries.
Plot
The film's plot revolves around the coming of the
A thousand years later, near
However, the Minion repeatedly takes over people who unwittingly come into contact with his previous host bodies, enabling him to continue his relentless pursuit. He finally takes over Karen's former archeology tutor Professor Schulman, who is assisting the
The Minion arrives at the Templars' headquarters just before Lukas and Karen do, taking the Templars by surprise and killing most of them. Bernard, one of the Templar Knights, manages to kill the Minion's host, but in his eagerness to prove himself better than Lukas, he accidentally allows the Minion to take possession of him and thus insert the key into the gate. Lukas and Karen arrive shortly after, and while Karen tries to remove the key from the lock, Lukas battles the possessed Bernard and kills him. Together, he and Karen, although tempted by the Antichrist himself, manage to prevent the gate's unlocking just before the final seal on the door is burst. With the Templars decimated, Lukas decides to rebuild the order, and Karen decides to join him, marking the dawn of a new generation of Templars to guard the gate and the key.
Cast
- Dolph Lundgren as Lukas Sadorov
- Françoise Robertson as Karen Goodleaf
- Roc LaFortune as David Schulman
- Allen Altman as Dante
- Andy Bradshaw as Photographer
- Michael Greyeyes as Gray Eagle
- David Nerman as Lieutenant Roseberry
- Jean-Marc Bisson as Bernard
- Anik Matern as Police Lieutenant
- Tony Calabretta as Dispatcher
- Don Francks as Michael Baer
- Tedd Dillon as Stranger
- Matt Holland as Parking lot cop
- Dennis St John as Gregor
- Michel Perron as Giannelli
Reception
Critical response
Robert Pardi of TV Guide stated in his positive review that "Despite its bible-bending flights of fancy, this nail-biter builds interest in its supernatural fiend. The story itself isn't much, but the film's personnel have studied the scripture of how to craft rock 'em, sock 'em action sequences."[1][2]
TheActionElite.com gave it 2 out of 5 and criticized "Its boring pace and lack of action make it a chore to get through so go watch End of Days again instead."[3]
Michael Haag in his book Templars: History and Myth: From Solomon's Temple to the Freemasons (2009) said, "The budget for this film was $12 million. A pity they did not spend a cent on research (citing that one reference was 600 years out).[4]
References
- ^ "Fallen Knight".
- ^ Robert Pardi (2000). "The Minion". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2017-12-10.
- ^ Eoin (7 September 2017). "The Minion AKA Fallen Knight (1998)". TheActionElite.com.
- ISBN 978-1-84668-153-0. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
External links
- The Minion at IMDb
- The Minion at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Minion at AllMovie