Power Play (2003 Film)
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''Power Play'' is a 2003 American
action film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...
directed by
Joseph Zito Joseph Zito (born May 14, 1946) is an American film director and producer, best known for directing several cult and genre films throughout the 1980s, such as ''Missing in Action'', '' Invasion U.S.A.'', '' Red Scorpion'', '' The Prowler'', an ...
and starring
Dylan Walsh Dylan Walsh (born Charles Hunter Walsh; November 17, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Dr. Sean McNamara on the FX television series '' Nip/Tuck'', Al Burns on '' Unforgettable'', and Sam Lane on '' Superman & Lois' ...
,
Alison Eastwood Alison Eastwood (born May 22, 1972) is an American film director and actress. She has appeared in several movies, beginning in 1980 with a minor role in ''Bronco Billy'', which was directed by her father, Clint Eastwood. Early life Eastwood was ...
,
Tobin Bell Tobin Bell (born Joseph Henry Tobin Jr.; August 7, 1942) is an American actor. Appearing in over 100 titles during a five-decade career, he is most recognized for his role as John Kramer / Jigsaw in the ''Saw'' franchise. Bell started his a ...
and Brixton Karnes. Some action scenes were filmed in the city of
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,
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.


Plot

Journalist Matt Nash's (
Dylan Walsh Dylan Walsh (born Charles Hunter Walsh; November 17, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Dr. Sean McNamara on the FX television series '' Nip/Tuck'', Al Burns on '' Unforgettable'', and Sam Lane on '' Superman & Lois' ...
) investigations always get him in trouble. He is shot during his research in the drug scene and survives due to a
bulletproof vest A bulletproof vest, also known as a ballistic vest or bullet-resistant vest, is a type of body armor designed to absorb impact and prevent the penetration of firearm projectiles and explosion fragments to the torso. The vest can be either soft ...
. The journal's editor-in-chief plans to fire him to preserve the good reputation of ''The Examiner''. She gives him one last chance and charges him with a seemingly harmless job of finding three missing
environmental activists The environmental movement (sometimes referred to as the ecology movement) is a social movement that aims to protect the natural world from harmful environmental practices in order to create sustainable living. In its recognition of humanity a ...
. This trio previously penetrated into the headquarters of the power company known as Saturn Energy and stole data on a secret project. Here, the three activists are discovered and killed by employees of the company under the leadership of the security chiefs Clemens (
Tobin Bell Tobin Bell (born Joseph Henry Tobin Jr.; August 7, 1942) is an American actor. Appearing in over 100 titles during a five-decade career, he is most recognized for his role as John Kramer / Jigsaw in the ''Saw'' franchise. Bell started his a ...
). Matt makes contact with the group and is given access to a secret entrance to the company's premises outside the city. There he discovers that the company is searching for an
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source. A trial operation quickly acquires access to the grid of
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, explaining the blackouts which have been affecting the town. The technique, however, has one major drawback: the production of energy creates a tremendous amount of heat that must be
dissipated In thermodynamics, dissipation is the result of an irreversible process that affects a thermodynamic system. In a dissipative process, energy (internal, bulk flow kinetic, or system potential) transforms from an initial form to a final form, wher ...
. It is conducted on the premises in the ground. In the ground beneath where the site is located, however, a crack develops, which leads to an uncontrolled discharge of the heat. An employee of the company finds out that in this way the chances are increased for an
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in town. He wants to warn the public of the experiments, but dies in an explosion. Meanwhile, Matt has managed to win the trust of Gabrielle St. John (
Alison Eastwood Alison Eastwood (born May 22, 1972) is an American film director and actress. She has appeared in several movies, beginning in 1980 with a minor role in ''Bronco Billy'', which was directed by her father, Clint Eastwood. Early life Eastwood was ...
), a manager of the company. With their help, he discovers the crimes of the three environmental activists. Preparations for a last experiment in the
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are in full swing. For the first time, the plant will continue at full speed. However, this threatens a massive earthquake that could destroy the entire city. Matt and Gabrielle again gain access to the research site. They manage to
sabotage Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, government, effort, or organization through subversion, obstruction, demoralization (warfare), demoralization, destabilization, divide and rule, division, social disruption, disrupti ...
the plant and destroy it. The ex-minister, Clement, and his staff are arrested.


Cast

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Dylan Walsh Dylan Walsh (born Charles Hunter Walsh; November 17, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Dr. Sean McNamara on the FX television series '' Nip/Tuck'', Al Burns on '' Unforgettable'', and Sam Lane on '' Superman & Lois' ...
as Matt Nash *
Alison Eastwood Alison Eastwood (born May 22, 1972) is an American film director and actress. She has appeared in several movies, beginning in 1980 with a minor role in ''Bronco Billy'', which was directed by her father, Clint Eastwood. Early life Eastwood was ...
as Gabriella St. John *
Tobin Bell Tobin Bell (born Joseph Henry Tobin Jr.; August 7, 1942) is an American actor. Appearing in over 100 titles during a five-decade career, he is most recognized for his role as John Kramer / Jigsaw in the ''Saw'' franchise. Bell started his a ...
as Clemens * Brixton Karnes as Travis Gentry * Frank Birney as D.C. *
Boti Bliss Boti Ann Bliss ( ; born October 23, 1975) is an American film and television actress. Notable roles include her semi-recurring role as Maxine Valera in the television crime drama ''CSI: Miami''. Her other roles include the 2002 film ''Ted Bundy ...
as Sara Rose * Mark Hutter as Abbott * Jan Munroe as McCullough * Martin Papazian as Joel *
Victor Raider-Wexler Victor Raider-Wexler is an American film and television actor, best known for roles as Stan in the sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2004), the dual roles of Mr. Kaplan and Mr. Kaufman in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (2001–2007), ...
as Dr. Eisley * Kimi Reichenberg as Rita * Paulo Reis as Zendon *
Marcia Strassman Marcia Ann Strassman (April 28, 1948 – October 24, 2014) was an American actress and singer. She had roles on the TV programs ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' and ''M*A*S*H'', as well as in the film ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids''. Life and career S ...
as Susan Breecher *
Jaimz Woolvett James "Jaimz" Woolvett (born April 14, 1967) is a Canadian actor. Woolvett's best known role was the Schofield Kid, a near-sighted aspiring gun-fighter in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award-winning Western ''Unforgiven ''Unforgiven'' is a 1992 A ...
as Todd * Julia Davis as LAPD Officer * Andre Robinson as Detective


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* * 2003 films 2003 action films American action films Films directed by Joseph Zito Films scored by Joseph Bishara 2000s English-language films 2000s American films Films shot in Curitiba English-language action films {{2000s-action-film-stub