Mercenary for Justice
Encyclopedia
Mercenary for Justice is an action film starring Steven Seagal
, and also starring Luke Goss
and Roger Guenveur Smith
. It was released direct-to-video
on April 18, 2006. Principal photography was on location in Cape Town
, South Africa
.
) is the best in the business. John and his crew are battling some soldiers on the French-controlled Galmoral Island in Southern Africa as they're trying to hold the French Ambassador (Rudiger Eberle) and his family hostage while there's a coup going on.
John gets steamed when some of his soldiers blow up the Ambassador and his family, blowing the mission and getting his best friend Radio Jones (Zaa Nkweta
) killed.
John heads back to the U.S.A. and goes to the home of Radio's wife Shondra (Faye Peters), tells her the news, and then promises her that he'll take care of her and her young son Eddie (Tumi Mogoje).
But shortly after he makes that vow, Shondra and Eddie get kidnapped. They were kidnapped by a CIA faction led by CIA dirty deeds man John Dresham (Luke Goss
) and his boss, CIA Black Ops producer Anthony Chapel (Roger Guenveur Smith
), who want to use them to force John into doing a mission for them.
Kamal Dasan, the son of prominent gun runner Ahmet Dasan (Peter Butler
), has been arrested and thrown into the Randveld Prison outside of Cape Town, South Africa, so John must go there and break Kamal out of prison if John wants to see Shondra and Eddie alive again.
What they don't tell John is that there's an ulterior motive at work, and that they intend to use John as a patsy in their plan to rip off a highly secured African bank, and they don't care who gets killed in the process. And it turns out that the whole thing on the island was a screw-job engineered by Dresham and Chapel.
After John and his crew break Kamal out and stop the robbery at the bank, John sets out to rescue Shondra and Eddie from Dresham and Chapel.
Steven Seagal
Steven Frederic Seagal is an American action film star, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist and reserve deputy sheriff. A 7th-dan black belt in Aikido, Seagal began his adult life as an Aikido instructor in Japan...
, and also starring Luke Goss
Luke Goss
Luke Damon Goss is an English singer and actor. Since 1994, he has been married to backing singer Shirley Lewis, , and has one stepdaughter, Carli. In January 2007, he and wife Shirley moved permanently to Los Angeles, but still maintain a residence in London...
and Roger Guenveur Smith
Roger Guenveur Smith
Roger Guenveur Smith is an American actor, director, and writer.-Early life:Smith was born in Berkeley, California, the son of Helen Guenveur, a dentist, and Sherman Smith, a judge...
. It was released direct-to-video
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...
on April 18, 2006. Principal photography was on location in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
Plot
Mercenary John Seeger (Steven SeagalSteven Seagal
Steven Frederic Seagal is an American action film star, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist and reserve deputy sheriff. A 7th-dan black belt in Aikido, Seagal began his adult life as an Aikido instructor in Japan...
) is the best in the business. John and his crew are battling some soldiers on the French-controlled Galmoral Island in Southern Africa as they're trying to hold the French Ambassador (Rudiger Eberle) and his family hostage while there's a coup going on.
John gets steamed when some of his soldiers blow up the Ambassador and his family, blowing the mission and getting his best friend Radio Jones (Zaa Nkweta
Zaa Nkweta
Zaa Nkweta is a Canadian actor, journalist and television presenter.Nkweta has a BA from McGill University and a postgraduate journalism diploma from Rhodes University. He is a graduate of Ashbury College in Rockliffe Park, Ottawa and attended The National Theatre School of Canada, training under...
) killed.
John heads back to the U.S.A. and goes to the home of Radio's wife Shondra (Faye Peters), tells her the news, and then promises her that he'll take care of her and her young son Eddie (Tumi Mogoje).
But shortly after he makes that vow, Shondra and Eddie get kidnapped. They were kidnapped by a CIA faction led by CIA dirty deeds man John Dresham (Luke Goss
Luke Goss
Luke Damon Goss is an English singer and actor. Since 1994, he has been married to backing singer Shirley Lewis, , and has one stepdaughter, Carli. In January 2007, he and wife Shirley moved permanently to Los Angeles, but still maintain a residence in London...
) and his boss, CIA Black Ops producer Anthony Chapel (Roger Guenveur Smith
Roger Guenveur Smith
Roger Guenveur Smith is an American actor, director, and writer.-Early life:Smith was born in Berkeley, California, the son of Helen Guenveur, a dentist, and Sherman Smith, a judge...
), who want to use them to force John into doing a mission for them.
Kamal Dasan, the son of prominent gun runner Ahmet Dasan (Peter Butler
Peter Butler
Peter Butler may refer to:* Peter Butler , Conservative Member of Parliament* Peter Butler , European Ryder Cup golfer* Peter Butler , English Football League player...
), has been arrested and thrown into the Randveld Prison outside of Cape Town, South Africa, so John must go there and break Kamal out of prison if John wants to see Shondra and Eddie alive again.
What they don't tell John is that there's an ulterior motive at work, and that they intend to use John as a patsy in their plan to rip off a highly secured African bank, and they don't care who gets killed in the process. And it turns out that the whole thing on the island was a screw-job engineered by Dresham and Chapel.
After John and his crew break Kamal out and stop the robbery at the bank, John sets out to rescue Shondra and Eddie from Dresham and Chapel.
Cast
- Steven SeagalSteven SeagalSteven Frederic Seagal is an American action film star, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist and reserve deputy sheriff. A 7th-dan black belt in Aikido, Seagal began his adult life as an Aikido instructor in Japan...
....John Seeger - Jacqueline Lord....Maxine Barnol
- Roger Guenveur SmithRoger Guenveur SmithRoger Guenveur Smith is an American actor, director, and writer.-Early life:Smith was born in Berkeley, California, the son of Helen Guenveur, a dentist, and Sherman Smith, a judge...
....Chapel - Luke GossLuke GossLuke Damon Goss is an English singer and actor. Since 1994, he has been married to backing singer Shirley Lewis, , and has one stepdaughter, Carli. In January 2007, he and wife Shirley moved permanently to Los Angeles, but still maintain a residence in London...
....Dresham - Adrian Galley....Bulldog
- Michael Kenneth Williams....Samuel
- Langley Kirkwood....Kreuger
- Jeannie de Gouveia... Bank assistant
- Director: Don E. FauntLeRoy