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Movie Description
THE ART OF WAR is a suspense-filled action thrill ride. Shaw (Wesley Snipes) is part of a top-secret team working for the United Nations, solving crises and helping maintain world peace. On a new mission involving security for a high-stakes trade pact between China and the United States, the Chinese ambassador is assassinated and Shaw is framed for the crime. Shaw must learn who framed him and why--in the process fighting off Chinese Triad gangsters, high-tech assassins, and the FBI. The only people who help Shaw are a beautiful Chinese translator (Marie Matiko) and a skeptical agent (Maury Chaykin). In addition to saving himself, Shaw has to race to keep the trade deal from collapsing and the United Nations from being humiliated and weakened. A tense techno-spy thriller, THE ART OF WAR boasts strong performances from Chaykin and Michael Biehn. Snipes gives a memorable portrayal as Shaw (half James Bond and half Shaft) with his own unique combination of martial arts expertise and secret agent charisma. Filmed largely in Montreal by Canadian director Christian Duguay (SCREAMERS, THE ASSIGNMENT), THE ART OF WAR is an exciting film with good fight sequences and a fast pace.
Synopsis
Theatrical release: September 22, 2000
Ellen Burstyn suffered permanent injury to her spine during shooting of the scene in which she is knocked across the room.
Friedkin punched Father William O'Malley during shooting of Father Karras's death scene to elicit a better performance.
This new release includes 12 minutes of additional footage, including the infamous "spider-walk" scene, in which the possessed Regan walks backward on all fours down a staircase; it also includes scenes that provide additional psychological background on Regan, more subliminal, shadowy shots of the demon, and an alternate ending with a lighter tone than the original release.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Theatrical release: August 25, 2000.
Filmed on location in Quebec, Canada, and New York City.
THE ART OF WAR is the name of a treatise on strategy and warfare written by the Chinese general Sun Tzu more than 2,000 years ago.
Donald Sutherland plays a Canadian diplomat and Secretary General of the U.N.; Sutherland is Canadian in real life as well.
The character of FBI Agent Franklin Cappella was written specifically for actor Maury Chaykin, who previously worked with ART OF WAR director Christian Duguay in the TV movie JOAN OF ARC.
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