''Maximum Impact'' () is a 2017

action comedy film The action comedy is a film genre that applies to action films where humor plays a much more central role. While early films feature stuntwork and humor, academic Cynthia King wrote that the genre only came into its own as a mainstay of the Americ ...

directed by

Andrzej Bartkowiak Andrzej Bartkowiak, (born 6 March 1950) is a Polish people, Polish cinematographer and film director based in the United States. He became known in the 1980s for his partnership with director Sidney Lumet, shooting 11 of his films between 1981 ...

, written by Ross LaManna, and starring

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Kelly Hu Kelly Ann Hu (born February 13, 1968) is an American actress. She starred as Dr. Rae Chang on the American television soap opera '' Sunset Beach'' and as Michelle Chan on the American television police drama series '' Nash Bridges''. She has st ...

, Yevgeny Stychkin,

Mark Dacascos Mark Alan Dacascos (born February 26, 1964) is an American actor, martial artist and television personality. A 4th-degree black belt in Kajukenbo#Wun Hop Kuen Do, Wun Hop Kuen Do, he is known for his roles in Action film, action films, including ...

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, Tom Arnold and

Eric Roberts Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. He has amassed more than 700 film and television credits since his debut in 1978, making him one of the most prolific English-speaking screen actors of all time. Roberts' career ...

. The film was released theatrically in Russia on November 30, 2017, and

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in the United States on October 2, 2018.

Plot

A failed terrorist assassination attempt on the

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while he is visiting

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for international negotiations results in the abduction of his granddaughter. While the world sits on the brink of

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special agents from the

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and FSB must unite to save the girl and prevent war.

Cast

as FSB Agent Maxim Kadurin *

Agent Kate Desmond *

as Tony Lin * Tom Arnold as Barnes * Yevgeny Stychkin as FSB Agent Andrei Durov *

as Don Sanchez *

William Baldwin William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963) Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. is an American actor and the second-younge ...

as the Man in Shadows *

as Secretary of State Robert Jacobs *Polina Butorina as Brittany Jacobs *Matthias Hues as Ian *

Alphonso McAuley Alphonso McAuley is an American actor and social media personality. He is best known for playing Cassius Sparks in the Fox sitcom '' Breaking In'' and Hutch in the ABC sitcom '' The Middle''. Early life and education McAuley was born in New Ha ...

as Nathan Robinson *

Bai Ling Bai Ling (, born October 10, 1966) is a Chinese American actress and musician. After acting in numerous Chinese productions, she played small roles in American films such as '' The Crow'' (1994) and '' Nixon'' (1995) before starring as the femal ...

as Scanlon *

Keith Powers Keith Tyree Powers (born August 22, 1992) is an American actor and model. He is best known for his roles as Tyree in the film ''Straight Outta Compton'' (2015), Ronnie DeVoe in BET's miniseries '' The New Edition Story'' (2017), and David in t ...

as Special Agent Vance * Odin Lund Biron as P.B. Floyd * Hafedh Dakhlaoui as Goon 1

External links

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