Misfire

Misfire

When action is the only answer.

2014 · 85 min · ★ 3.2 · Thriller, Action

WKBA kickboxing champion and hard-action star Gary Daniels (The Expendables) takes to the screen in a border-crossing, barrier smashing all-action explosion that pits his will to live against the merciless murder machine of a Mexican drug cartel. Hardened DEA agent Cole finds himself sucked into the deadly underworld of Tijuanna in search of his ex-wife, a journalist who may have gone too far in search of a story. She’s been abducted by a charismatic Cartel boss who publicly aspires to public office while privately slaughtering anyone who gets in his way. Now, in a place where two cultures clash and life is cheaper than bullets, Cole is about to discover the cost of shooting to kill when you Misfire.

Directed by R. Ellis Frazier · Written by R. Ellis Frazier

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Gary Daniels Cole
Vannessa Vasquez Gracie
Michael Greco Johnny
Luis Gatica Raul
Geoffrey Ross Fitz
Patricia Peinado Cruz Sarah
David Fernandez Jr. Javier
Fabián López Cesar Montenegro (as Fabian Lopez)
Justin Nesbitt Dale
Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein Weyland

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