Action Man: X Missions - The Movie
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Action Man: X-Missions - The Movie (also simply known as Action Man: X-Missions) is a 2005 direct-to-video
cgi
film distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
and based on the Hasbro
toy line; Action Man
. It is the sequel to the 2004 film Action Man: Robot Atak. The film was directed by Dale Carman and Keith Lango.
and VHS
and was sold commercially unlike its predecessor which was given away free with Action Man Comics
and News of the World
. Woolworths
stores gave away free stickers with the purchase of the DVD. The film was rated PG.
(where Action Man was hugely popular). Therefore, the film is only available in Spanish
.
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
cgi
CGI
-Technology:* Computer-generated imagery, computer graphic effects in films, television programs, and other visual media* Common Gateway Interface, a standard for dynamic generation of web pages by a web server...
film distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Home Entertainment is the division of Paramount Pictures dealing with home video founded in late 1975.-History:...
and based on the Hasbro
Hasbro
Hasbro is a multinational toy and boardgame company from the United States of America. It is one of the largest toy makers in the world. The corporate headquarters is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States...
toy line; Action Man
Action Man: 1993-2006
-New era:Action Man was relaunched in 1993 by Hasbro. The initial releases were the US Hall of Fame figures modelled on the 3 3/4" GI Joe line-up. This was followed by a 30th anniversary edition modelled after the original 1966 release, but using the GI Joe "Hall of Fame" body, that lacked the...
. It is the sequel to the 2004 film Action Man: Robot Atak. The film was directed by Dale Carman and Keith Lango.
Cast
- Oliver MilburnOliver MilburnOliver Milburn , occasionally known by the name Oz Milburn, is an English actor.-Early life:Milburn was born in Dorset and educated at the Dragon School in Oxford, and then Eton College. He then went straight into television, with no formal acting training.-Career:He played Matthew Bannerman in...
as Action ManAction ManAction Man is an action figure boys' toy launched in Britain in 1966 by Palitoy as a licensed copy of Hasbro's American "moveable fighting man": G.I... - Jonas Stuart as Flint
- Brian Drummond as Red Wolf
- Steven Burkoff as Dr. X
- Sam VincentSam VincentSam Vincent may refer to:*Samuel Vincent, Canadian voice actor*Sam Vincent , American basketball player and former Charlotte Bobcats head coach...
as No-Face - Scott McNeilScott McNeilScott McNeil is a Canadian actor and voice actor. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
as Gangrene - Tabitha St. GermainTabitha St. GermainTabitha St. Germain is a Canadian stage actress. She has made the transition from stage work to voice work, and has since become one of the core female voice actresses working with Ocean Productions in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Anime :* .hack//Roots - Asta, Nazo Grunty* Black Lagoon -...
as Rebel
Development
Dale Carman had previously directed the 2004 film GI Joe: Valor vs. Venom which had a similar plot to Action Man: X-Missions. Many CGI character models from Valor vs Venom were re-used in X-Missions but for entirely different characters.Release
The film was released direct to DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
and VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
and was sold commercially unlike its predecessor which was given away free with Action Man Comics
Action Man (comics)
Action Man was a UK comic series published by Panini Comics, based on the toy line of the same name. It ran for 138 issues between 1996 and 18 January 2006 before being surpassed by spin-off series Action Man: A.T.O.M.....
and News of the World
News of the World
The News of the World was a national red top newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, and at closure still had one of the highest English language circulations...
. Woolworths
Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group plc was a listed British company that owned the high-street retail chain, Woolworths, as well as other brands such as the entertainment distributor Entertainment UK and book and resource distributor Bertram Books...
stores gave away free stickers with the purchase of the DVD. The film was rated PG.
Sequel
A third film titled Action Man: The Gangrene Code was released direct to DVD in 2006 along with a new wave of toys but only in MexicoMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
(where Action Man was hugely popular). Therefore, the film is only available in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.
External Links
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0811598/| Action Man: The Movie at IMDB.
- http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/index.html| An Action Force fan site.