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''Blast'' is a 2004 action film directed by
Anthony Hickox Anthony Hickox (born 30th January 1959) is an English film director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror genre, with films like '' Waxwork'' and its sequel, '' Waxwork II: Lost in Time'', '' Sundown: T ...
and starring Eddie Griffin, Vinnie Jones, Breckin Meyer, and Vivica A. Fox. It was written by
Steven E. de Souza Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...
. The film is a remake of the German television film ''Operation Noah'' (1998).


Plot

A terrorist, Michael Kittredge ( Vinnie Jones), posing as an environmentalist protester leads a team of highly skilled mercenaries to take control of an oil rig off the coast of California, intending to detonate an
electromagnetic bomb An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also a transient electromagnetic disturbance (TED), is a brief burst of electromagnetic energy. Depending upon the source, the origin of an EMP can be natural or artificial, and can occur as an electromagnetic fie ...
over the United States, striking a sort of "new Pearl Harbor"
attack Attack may refer to: Warfare and combat * Offensive (military) * Charge (warfare) * Attack (fencing) * Strike (attack) * Attack (computing) * Attack aircraft Books and publishing * ''The Attack'' (novel), a book * '' Attack No. 1'', comic an ...
on behalf of enemies to the nation. What Kittredge didn't count on is a tugboat captain, Lamont Dixon ( Eddie Griffin), who survives an attack on his ship, and is soon recruited by an FBI agent ( Vivica A. Fox) to infiltrate the oil rig and procure information about their plans, and if possible, stop them. In the process, Dixon meets an eager computer expert ( Breckin Meyer) aboard the oil rig who helps Dixon even as he gets on his nerves and Lamont suspects he can't really trust him.


Cast

* Eddie Griffin as Lamont Dixon * Breckin Meyer as Jamal * Vivica A. Fox as Agent Reed * Vinnie Jones as Michael Kittridge * Shaggy as Mace * Tiny Lister as Smiley * Nadine Velazquez as Luna * Hannes Jaenicke as CEO Heller *
Jordan Preaster Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Riv ...
as Andrew Cardway


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External links

* * 2004 films 2004 action thriller films Films directed by Anthony Hickox Films with screenplays by Steven E. de Souza 2000s English-language films English-language German films English-language South African films American remakes of German films {{action-thriller-film-stub