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Wake of Death
Wake of Death
	Official DVD cover
Directed by	Philippe Martínez
Written by	Philippe Martínez; Mick Davis; Laurent Fellous; Kristina Hamilton-Grobler
Produced by	Alan Latham; Philippe Martínez; Stéphanie Martínez; Stanley Roup
Starring	Jean-Claude Van Damme; Simon Yam; Lisa King; Valerie Tian; Tony Schiena
Cinematography	Emmanuel Kadosh; Michael Swan
Edited by	Christopher Robin Bell; Dedan Ouziel
Music by	Guy Farley
Distributed by	Bauer-Martínez Studios; UKFS; Frame Werk Produktion GmbH & Co. KG
Release dates	December 18, 2004 (US); January 19, 2005 (France);
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$14,000,000

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Wake of Death is a 2004 American action film directed by Philippe Martínez and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.^[1]^[2] Ringo Lam was the original director, but he left the project after a few weeks of filming in Canada. After that, Lam was replaced by Cess Silvera who was fired after two weeks of filming in Cape Town, South Africa. The film was released to some countries' cinemas but direct to DVD in most places.

Plot

After years as a mob enforcer, Ben Archer (Jean-Claude Van Damme) moves from Marseille to Los Angeles and decides to become legitimate so he can spend more time with his wife Cynthia (Lisa King) and son Nicholas (Pierre Marais).

Cynthia is a social worker with the INS, helping to process illegal Chinese immigrants. When a ship full of immigrants from Hong Kong is intercepted, she discovers a young girl named Kim (Valerie Tian) among them and decides, against regulations, to bring her home. She convinces a judge and INS agent Mac Hoggins (Danny Keogh) that the girl will be in grave danger if deported and asks for a week to make her case for asylum.

Kim's father, Sun Quan (Simon Yam), is a Chinese Triad boss who Kim saw murder her mother when she tried to leave him. Having tracked his daughter to Los Angeles, Sun Quan learns her exact whereabouts from Hoggins, who is corrupt, and he and his Triad henchmen kill Cynthia, her parents and many of the workers at the restaurant where they were dining. Nicholas and Kim flee amid the chaos. Ben, arriving late, engages in a shootout with the fleeing Triad members but is unable to stop them escaping before finding his wife's body. After a period of intense grief, he resolves to rescue the children and avenge Cynthia's death.

Ben enlists the help of Cynthia's uncle, Max (Anthony Fridjohn), a French mobster, along with Max's bodyguard Raymond (Claude Hernández) and friend Tony (Tony Schiena). Nicholas and Kim are found and kept hidden at Max's house. Ben decides to target Andy Wang (Tom Wu), one of the Triad members he saw fleeing the restaurant, having learned his name from police mugshots. Tony knows that Wang likes to frequent a brothel; Ben and Tony storm the brothel and kill Wang, along with several other Triad members.

Da Costa (Warrick Grier), the homicide detective assigned to both Cynthia and Wang's murders, is surprised to see Hoggins at the second crime scene for no apparent reason. During an informal visit to Max's house the next morning, he makes a point of mentioning this. Ben and Tony kidnap Hoggins - not realizing the Triads are watching - and take him to Max's house, where they brutally torture him for answers. Ben gets a call from Da Costa, who is at the morgue with some of the immigrants who died on the ship; an autopsy has revealed they were being used as drug mules. After Ben leaves, Max and Raymond force Hoggins to confess to his involvement with Sun Quan's heroin smuggling operation, as well as the boat he'll be on that night. Out of vengeance for Cynthia, they torture him to death.

Ben arrives at the morgue to discover that Da Costa and the attendants have been killed, and the heroin stolen, by two Triad members on motorbikes. He chases them down and kills them. Returning to Max's house, he and Tony see Triad vehicles speeding away, with Kim and Nicholas inside. Tony rushes into the house while Ben gives chase. Ben is able to rescue Kim, but the Triads escape with Nicholas. They return to the house, where Tony tells Ben that Max and Raymond have been killed.

Knowing Sun Quan will be at the docks that night, Ben and Tony storm his ship and kill all the Triad members on board. Sun Quan appears with Nicholas as a hostage; after a standoff, he and Ben shoot each other. Ben is severely wounded, while Sun Quan dies. Ben embraces Nicholas as the police arrive.

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme as Ben Archer
Simon Yam as Sun Quan, Head of The Chinese Triad
Philip Tan as Han, Quan's Second-In-Command
Pierre Marais as Nicholas Archer
Valerie Tian as Kim
Tony Schiena as Tony
Anthony Fridjhon as Max
Claude Hernández as Raymond
Lisa King as Cynthia Archer
Tom Wu as Andy Wang, Head of The American Triad
Danny Keough as Mac Hoggins, Corrupt Customs Official
Warrick Grier as Detective Da Costa
Jaqueline Chan as Mama Li
Burt Kwouk as Tommy Li
Joon Chong as Kim's Mother
Andre Jacobs as Dr. Walker
Bo Peterson as Judge Brown
Stephen A. Chang as Father Lee
Quentin Chong as Toby #1
Winston Chong as Toby #2
Arnold Chon as Biker Thug
Lee-Anne Liebenberg as Girl On Ladder

External links

References

^ Levine, Adam (2022-07-22). "Every Jean-Claude Van Damme Movie Ranked Worst To Best". Looper.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
^ "Wake of Death - Scia di morte, cast e trama film". Super Guida TV (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-08-16.

[1] Levine, Adam (2022-07-22). "Every Jean-Claude Van Damme Movie Ranked Worst To Best". Looper.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.

[2] "Wake of Death - Scia di morte, cast e trama film". Super Guida TV (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-08-16.

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-| starring       = [[Jean-Claude van Damme]]<br />[[Simon Yam]]<br />Lisa King<br />[[Valerie Tian]]<br />[[Tony Schiena]]
+| starring       = [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]<br />[[Simon Yam]]<br />Lisa King<br />Valerie Tian<br />[[Tony Schiena]]
 | music          = Guy Farley
 | cinematography = Emmanuel Kadosh<br />Michael Swan
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-'''''Wake of Death''''' is a 2004 American [[action film]] directed by [[Philippe Martinez|Philippe Martínez]] and starring [[Jean-Claude van Damme]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levine |first=Adam |date=2022-07-22 |title=Every Jean-Claude Van Damme Movie Ranked Worst To Best |url=https://www.looper.com/937265/every-jean-claude-van-damme-movie-ranked-worst-to-best/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Looper.com |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Ringo Lam]] was the original director, but he left the project after a few weeks of filming in [[Canada]]. After that, Lam was replaced by Cess Silvera who was fired after two weeks of filming in Cape Town, South Africa. The film was released to some countries' cinemas but direct to DVD in most places.
+'''''Wake of Death''''' is a 2004 American [[action film]] directed by [[Philippe Martinez|Philippe Martínez]] and starring [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levine |first=Adam |date=2022-07-22 |title=Every Jean-Claude Van Damme Movie Ranked Worst To Best |url=https://www.looper.com/937265/every-jean-claude-van-damme-movie-ranked-worst-to-best/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Looper.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wake of Death - Scia di morte, cast e trama film |url=https://www.superguidatv.it/dettaglio-film/film-wake-of-death-scia-di-morte-cast-trama/MV8037/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Super Guida TV |language=it-IT}}</ref> [[Ringo Lam]] was the original director, but he left the project after a few weeks of filming in [[Canada]]. After that, Lam was replaced by Cess Silvera who was fired after two weeks of filming in Cape Town, South Africa. The film was released to some countries' cinemas but direct to DVD in most places.
 == Plot ==
-After years as a mob enforcer, Ben Archer (Jean-Claude van Damme) moves from [[Marseille]] to [[Los Angeles]] and decides to become legitimate so he can spend more time with his wife Cynthia (Lisa King) and son Nicholas (Pierre Marais).
+After years as a mob enforcer, Ben Archer ([[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]) moves from [[Marseille]] to [[Los Angeles]] and decides to become legitimate so he can spend more time with his wife Cynthia (Lisa King) and son Nicholas (Pierre Marais).
-Cynthia is a social worker with the [[Immigration and Naturalization Service|INS]], helping to process illegal [[China|Chinese]] [[immigrant]]s. When a ship full of immigrants from Hong Kong is intercepted, she discovers a young girl named Kim ([[Valerie Tian]]) among them and decides, against regulations, to bring her home. She convinces a judge and INS agent Mac Hoggins (Danny Keogh) that the girl will be in grave danger if deported and asks for a week to make her case for asylum.
+Cynthia is a social worker with the [[Immigration and Naturalization Service|INS]], helping to process illegal [[China|Chinese]] [[immigrant]]s. When a ship full of immigrants from Hong Kong is intercepted, she discovers a young girl named Kim (Valerie Tian) among them and decides, against regulations, to bring her home. She convinces a judge and INS agent Mac Hoggins (Danny Keogh) that the girl will be in grave danger if deported and asks for a week to make her case for asylum.
-Kim's father, Sun Quan ([[Simon Yam]]), is a Chinese [[Triad (underground societies)|Triad]] boss who Kim saw murder her mother when she tried to leave him. Having tracked his daughter to Los Angeles, Sun Quan learns her exact whereavouts from Hoggins, who is corrupt, and he and his Triad henchmen kill Cynthia, her parents and many of the workers at the restaurant where they were dining. Nicholas and Kim flee amid the chaos. Ben, arriving late, engages in a shootout with the fleeing Triad members but is unable to stop them escaping before finding his wife's body. After a period of intense grief, he resolves to rescue the children and avenge Cynthia's death.
+Kim's father, Sun Quan ([[Simon Yam]]), is a Chinese [[Triad (underground societies)|Triad]] boss who Kim saw murder her mother when she tried to leave him. Having tracked his daughter to Los Angeles, Sun Quan learns her exact whereabouts from Hoggins, who is corrupt, and he and his Triad henchmen kill Cynthia, her parents and many of the workers at the restaurant where they were dining. Nicholas and Kim flee amid the chaos. Ben, arriving late, engages in a shootout with the fleeing Triad members but is unable to stop them escaping before finding his wife's body. After a period of intense grief, he resolves to rescue the children and avenge Cynthia's death.
-Ben enlists the help of Cynthia's uncle, Max (Anthony Fridjohn), a wheelchair-bound French mobster, along with Max's bodyguard Raymond (Claude Hernández) and friend Tony ([[Tony Schiena (actor)|Tony Schiena]]). Nicholas and Kim are found and kept hidden at Max's house. Ben decides to target Andy Wang ([[Tom Wu]]), one of the Triad members he saw fleeing the restaurant, having learned his name from police mugshots. Tony knows that Wang likes to frequent a brothel; Ben and Tony storm the brothel and kill Wang, along with several other Triad members.
+Ben enlists the help of Cynthia's uncle, Max (Anthony Fridjohn), a French mobster, along with Max's bodyguard Raymond (Claude Hernández) and friend Tony ([[Tony Schiena (actor)|Tony Schiena]]). Nicholas and Kim are found and kept hidden at Max's house. Ben decides to target Andy Wang ([[Tom Wu]]), one of the Triad members he saw fleeing the restaurant, having learned his name from police mugshots. Tony knows that Wang likes to frequent a brothel; Ben and Tony storm the brothel and kill Wang, along with several other Triad members.
 Da Costa (Warrick Grier), the homicide detective assigned to both Cynthia and Wang's murders, is surprised to see Hoggins at the second crime scene for no apparent reason. During an informal visit to Max's house the next morning, he makes a point of mentioning this. Ben and Tony kidnap Hoggins - not realizing the Triads are watching - and take him to Max's house, where they brutally torture him for answers. Ben gets a call from Da Costa, who is at the morgue with some of the immigrants who died on the ship; an autopsy has revealed they were being used as drug mules. After Ben leaves, Max and Raymond force Hoggins to confess to his involvement with Sun Quan's heroin smuggling operation, as well as the boat he'll be on that night. Out of vengeance for Cynthia, they torture him to death.
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 * Philip Tan as Han, Quan's Second-In-Command
 * Pierre Marais as Nicholas Archer
-* [[Valerie Tian]] as Kim
+* Valerie Tian as Kim
 * Tony Schiena as Tony
 * Anthony Fridjhon as Max
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