Assault on Wall Street (2013)

A review - by Shlomoh Sherman
April 4, 2014


Assault on Wall Street (2013): Jim is an average New Yorker living a peaceful life with a well paying job and a loving family. Suddenly, everything changes when the economy crashes causing Jim to lose everything. Filled with anger and rage, Jim snaps and goes to extreme lengths to seek revenge for the life taken from him.
Director: Uwe Boll
Writer: Uwe Boll
Stars: Dominic Purcell, Erin Karpluk, Edward Furlong
Plot Keywords: revenge - new york city - broker - investment - shoot out
Taglines: Power. Greed. Justice.
Genres: Action - Drama - Thriller
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA):
Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language
Country: Canada
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013 (USA)
Filming Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Company Credits:
Production Co: Lynn Peak Productions See more »
Runtime: 99 min
Sound Mix: Dolby
Color: Color


Storyline:

This is the ultimate in revenge films. Jim Baxford is John Q, Law Abiding Citizen, Darkman, every Stevan Segal and every Sylvester Stallone character all rolled into one justifyingly hatefull vengence seeker on the beautifully violent screen.

An investment firm headed by Wall Street CEO Jeremy Stancroft finds itself in deep financial trouble. Rather than take responsibility for its economic collapse, Stancroft orders the now worthless stock to be sold to unsuspecting buyers. The stock becomes worthless and all the small stockholders lose their life savings.

Jim Baxford is a security guard, a hard working man who must secure vital medicines for his ailing wife whose condition will become terminal without them.

Braxford discovers that the thousands in his savings which have been heavily invested in this firm have been irretrievably lost. Now he must find a way to support his wife and pay for her treatment but at each turn, his way is blocked. Beacuse the firm finds itself with a host of creditors, Jim as one of the stockholders must pay off the firm's debts to the tune of $60.000. He hires a mercenary attorney who demands an upfront retainer of $10,000 which he must borrow from close friends on the police force.

The attorney promises to stop the firm from collecting Jim's debt to the firm but due to a legal technicality, he fails, and tells Jim to seek legal help elsewhere. Jim's salary is garnished by a collection agency who is handling the stockholders' debts. His security company then informs him that they cannot afford to retain an emplyee in garnishment. He is fired. Despondent and sullen, Jim arrives home to discover that his wife has taken her life after receiving news that their home has been put in forclosure.

Filled with anger and rage, now homeless and without any hope whatsoever, Jim seeks satisfaction, not only from the firm who is responsible for his undoing, but from his broker, his lawyer, and eventually, on a murderous rampage, from random offices and stock market people in general. The dead bodies on Wall Street mount up day after day. On the last day of the killing, his two close friends on the police force discover it has been he all the while doing the killing, and, as law enforcers, they must decide what to do

Anyone who has been a victim of the nastiness of Wall Street in the last decade can only feel like applauding this vigilante.













Did You Know?
Goofs:
At around 45 mins, a boom microphone is reflected in the picture on the wall.

Quotes
[last lines]
Jim Baxford: [voice-over] I'm still alive and free and I promise I will keep killing. They should all know that I am out there, a soldier of the people. and if the government, the prosecutors, and the judges fail on their duty, I will not fail on mine.

Soundtracks:
Believe
Written and Performed by Jacques de Rooij
© Edition X-tended c/o Kobrow Musikverlag GmbH
Flow
Written and Performed by Jacques de Rooij
© Edition X-tended c/o Kobrow Musikverlag GmbH
I Bet
Written and Performed by Jacques de Rooij
© Edition X-tended c/o Kobrow Musikverlag GmbH
Air Castle
Written and Performed by Jacques de Rooij
© Edition X-tended c/o Kobrow Musikverlag GmbH


Cast:
Dominic Purcell ... Jim Baxford
Erin Karpluk ... Rosie Baxford
Edward Furlong ... Sean
John Heard       ...  Jeremy Stancroft
Keith David       ... Freddy
Michael Paré ... Frank
Lochlyn Munro ... Robert Canworth
Tyron Leitso ... Spalding Smith
Mike Dopud       ... Tom Allgard
Barclay Hope ... Ian Marwood
Heather Feeney ... Mary Jean
Eric Roberts ... Lawyer Patterson
Michaela Mann ... Myra
Carrie Genzel ... Debbie
Jerry Trimble ... Andy
Maurice Cherrie ... Nate
Clint Howard ... Chuck
John Innes       ... Priest
Michael Eklund ... MacKay
John Hainsworth ... Landlord
Kurt Evans       ... Reporter
Fiona Forbes ... Reporter
Pale Christian Thomas ... Teacher
Kendall Cross ... Financial Analyst
Geoff Gustafson ... Walt Pargrave
Natassia Malthe ... Molly
Mark Brandon ... TV Host
Hiro Kanagawa ... TV Host
Olivia Cheng ... TV Host
Michael Benyaer ... Dr. John Nordella
Michael Robinson ... Johnson
Scott Nicholson ... VP Nicholson
Eleu Kruse       ... Paramedic
Deborah Florko ... Wife
Reese Alexander ... Broker
Bruce Langereis ... Broker
Wally Oppal       ... Broker
Gia Skova       ... Charlotte     
Eliza Norbury ... Receptionst
Michaela McPherson ... Young Lawyer


Crew:
Dale A. Andrews ... executive producer
Uwe Boll ... executive producer
Dan Clarke ... producer (as Daniel Clarke)
Jonathan Shore ... associate producer
Ari Taub ... line producer: New York
Shawn Williamson ... executive producer Music by
Jessica de Rooij Cinematography by
Mathias Neumann Film Editing by
Thomas Sabinsky Production Design by
Geoff Wallace Set Decoration by
Terry Joseph Costume Design by
Katrina McCarthy Makeup Department
Caroline Dehner ... hair designer
Tanya Howard ... key makeup artist
Sherolyn Steele ... key makeup and hair: NYC unit Production Management
Sanna Choe Lund ... unit production manager: New York Second Unit
Director or Assistant Director
Gurjit Chohan ... third assistant director
Otis Fung ... first assistant director: New York
Ian Robinson ... assistant director Art Department
Quentin Borger ... set dresser
Ester Bovard ... assistant set decorator
James Robert Crockett ... graphic designer
Alyssa King ... set buyer
Kelly McLeod ... set dresser
Valentine Pavuls ... property master
Laura Schneider ... assistant property master Sound Department
Dario DiSanto ... foley editor
James Fonnyadt ... sound designer
Chris Gilling ... sound re-recording mixer
Graeme Hughes ... sound re-recording mixer
Mark Noda ... sound mixer
Iain Pattison ... sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Schaad ... foley recordist
James Wallace ... sound effects editor Special Effects by
Jak Osmond ... special effects coordinator Visual Effects by
Ali Haider ... fx artist
Haider Iqbal ... visual effects line producer Stunts
Guy Bews ... stunts
Fraser Corbett ... stunts
Leif Havdale ... stunts
Chris Link ... stunt rigger
Jeff Sanca ... stunt performer
Hugo Steele ... utility stunts Camera and Electrical Department
Aaron Haesler ... second assistant camera: a camera
Chris Helcermanas-Benge ... still photographer
David Kurvers ... digital imaging technician
Kyle Leggett ... best boy electric (as Kyle Legget)
Vince Phillips ... key grip
Spencer Village ... lighting technician Casting Department
Travis Doering ... extras casting assistant
Kit Hayward ... extras casting Editorial Department
Michelle Craig ... project manager
Kelly Wong ... assistant editor
Lorne Wright ... colorist Music Department
Maarten Buning ... composer: additional music
/ music score producer Transportation Department
Walter DeForest ... production driver
Billy McRobbie ... driver: cast Other crew
Neal Clarance ... chartered accountant
Walter DeForest ... production assistant
Graham Donahoe ... trainee assistant location manager
Karyn Edwards ... legal counsel
Joel Hurley ... location scout
Brynn Kinnee ... background coordinator
Cathy Landry ... assistant production accountant
Stephanie Moore ... production assistant
Darin Oishi ... production accountant
David Oland ... business & legal affairs
Pooja Singh ... production coordinator


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