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{{Infobox film
| name = Out of Reach
| name = Out of Reach
| image = Steven_SeagalOutofReach.jpg
| image = Steven_SeagalOutofReach.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = DVD cover
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Po-Chih Leong]]
| director = [[Po-Chih Leong]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
| producer = {{plainlist|
* Frank Hildebrand
* Frank Hildebrand
* James A. Holt
* James A. Holt
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* Elie Samaha
* Elie Samaha
}}
}}
| writer = [[Trevor Miller]]
| writer = [[Trevor Miller]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Steven Seagal]]
* [[Steven Seagal]]
* Ida Nowakowska
* [[Ida Nowakowska]]
* Agnieszka Wagner
* [[Agnieszka Wagner]]
* [[Matt Schulze]]
* [[Matt Schulze]]
}}
}}
| music = [[Alex Heffes]]
| music = [[Alex Heffes]]
| cinematography = Richard Crudo
| cinematography = [[Richard Crudo]]
| editing = Chris Blunden
| editing = Chris Blunden
| studio = {{plainlist|
| studio = {{plainlist|
* [[Franchise Pictures]]
* [[Franchise Pictures]]
* Epsilon Motion Pictures
* Epsilon Motion Pictures
}}
}}
| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|2004|7|20}}
| released = {{Film date|2004|7|20}}
| runtime = 86 minutes
| runtime = 86 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $20 million{{fact|date=April 2015}}<!-- IMDb is not a reliable source -->
| budget =
}}
}}
'''''Out of Reach''''' is a 2004 American [[action film]] directed by [[Po-Chih Leong]], written by [[Trevor Miller]], and starring [[Steven Seagal]] and Ida Nowakowska. The film was released on [[direct-to-video|direct-to-DVD]] in the United States on July 20, 2004. Seagal plays William Lansing, a former covert agent turned survivalist, tracking a human trafficking ring and trying to rescue his pen pal, a thirteen-year-old orphan from Poland whom he has taught to use secret codes.
'''''Out of Reach''''' is a 2004 American [[action film]] directed by [[Po-Chih Leong]], written by [[Trevor Miller]], and starring [[Steven Seagal]] and [[Ida Nowakowska]]. The film was released [[direct-to-video|direct-to-DVD]] in the United States on July 20, 2004. Seagal plays William Lansing, a former covert agent turned survivalist, tracking a human trafficking ring and trying to rescue his pen pal, a thirteen-year-old orphan from Poland whom he has taught to use secret codes.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Vietnam veteran and retired CSA agent William Lansing works on a wildlife refuge in [[Northern Alaska]], and has been exchanging letters in a [[pen-pal]] relationship with Irena Morawska, a 13-year-old orphaned girl in [[Warsaw]], Poland that he's helping out financially. When the letters suddenly stop coming, Lansing heads to Poland to figure out the reason. He discovers that the orphanage that Irena was staying in, which is financed by honest &ndash; and unsuspecting &ndash; good intentioned Samaritans, is a front for a human trafficking syndicate run by a notorious crime boss and freelance terrorist named Faisal.
Vietnam veteran and retired CSA agent William Lansing works on a wildlife refuge in [[Northern Alaska]], and has been exchanging letters in a [[pen-pal]] relationship with Irena Morawska, a 13-year-old orphaned girl in [[Warsaw]], Poland that he is helping out financially. When the letters suddenly stop coming, Lansing heads to Poland to figure out the reason. He discovers that the orphanage that Irena was staying in, which is financed by honest &ndash; and unsuspecting &ndash; good intentioned Samaritans, is a front for a human trafficking syndicate run by a notorious crime boss and freelance terrorist named Faisal.


The operation is worth billions and all the girls are sold and traded to the highest bidders from all over the world. Through his letters to Irena, Lansing has taught Irena how to use secret codes, which she uses to keep him updated on where Faisal is taking her to. Lansing stays on Faisal's trail, teaming up with Polish police detective Kasia Lato to rescue Irena and the other girls, and bring down Faisal's human trafficking network.
The operation is worth billions and all the girls are sold and traded to the highest bidders from all over the world. Through his letters to Irena, Lansing has taught Irena how to use secret codes, which she uses to keep him updated on where Faisal is taking her to. Lansing stays on Faisal's trail, teaming up with Polish police detective Kasia Lato to rescue Irena and the other girls, and bring down Faisal's human trafficking network.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Steven Seagal]] as William Lansing
* [[Steven Seagal]] as William Lansing
* Ida Nowakowska as Irena Morawska
* [[Ida Nowakowska]] as Irena Morawska
* [[Agnieszka Wagner]] as Kasia Lato
* [[Agnieszka Wagner]] as Kasia Lato
* [[Matt Schulze]] as Faisal
* [[Matt Schulze]] as Faisal
* Krzysztof Pieczynski as Ibo
* [[Krzysztof Pieczyński]] as Ibo
* Robbie Gee as Lewis Morton
* [[Robbie Gee]] as Lewis Morton
* Murat Yilmaz as Azimi
* Murat Yilmaz as Azimi
* Nick Brimble as Mister Elgin
* [[Nick Brimble]] as Mister Elgin
* Jan Plazalski as Nikki
* Jan Plazalski as Nikki
* Shawn Lawrence as Agent Shepherd
* Shawn Lawrence as Agent Shepherd
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==Production==
==Production==
The film was shot in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/306715/Out-of-Reach/credits|title=Out of Reach (2004)|work=[[Hollywood.com|Baseline]]|accessdate=2015-04-08|via=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Production began in August 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-106864309/seagal-schulze-reach-roles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701035708/http://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-106864309/seagal-schulze-reach-roles|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-07-01|title=Seagal, Schulze 'Reach' for roles.(News)(Steven Seagal, Matt Schulze to star in 'Out of Reach')(Brief Article)|last=Kit|first=Zorianna|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=2003-08-11|accessdate=2015-04-08|subscription=yes|via=[[Highbeam Research]]}}</ref>
The film was shot in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/306715/Out-of-Reach/credits|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419215621/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/306715/Out-of-Reach/credits|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-04-19|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2015|title=Out of Reach (2004)|accessdate=2015-04-08}}</ref> Production began in August 2003.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Seagal, Schulze 'Reach' for roles.(News)(Steven Seagal, Matt Schulze to star in 'Out of Reach')(Brief Article)|last=Kit|first=Zorianna|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=2003-08-11}}</ref>


For large portions of the movie, Seagal was dubbed over by a voice over artist. So at certain times during the movie he speaks with his own voice, but then at other times with a dubbed voice which can be detected very easily as being dubbed. The reasoning for the dubbing of Seagal and other actors in the film was that changes were made in the storyline after most of the film was already shot.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}}
For large portions of the movie, Seagal was dubbed over by a voice over artist. So at certain times during the movie he speaks with his own voice, but then at other times with a dubbed voice which can be detected very easily as being dubbed. The reasoning for the dubbing of Seagal and other actors in the film was that changes were made in the storyline after most of the film was already shot.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}}
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==Reception==
==Reception==
Robert Pardi of ''[[TV Guide]]'' rated it 1/4 stars and wrote, "Seagal's declining career found him making low-rent thrillers like this awkward, European-financed mix of social causes and unconvincing kickboxing sequences".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/out-of-reach/review/292052/|title=Out of Reach|last=Pardi|first=Robert|work=[[TV Guide]]|accessdate=2015-04-08}}</ref> Beyond Hollywood called it the strangest and most unintentionally funny Seagal film, in part due to the dubbing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beyondhollywood.com/out-of-reach-2004-movie-review/|title=Out of Reach (2004) Movie Review|work=Beyond Hollywood|date=2004-07-18|accessdate=2015-04-08}}</ref> Carl Davis of [[DVD Talk]] rated it 2/5 stars and wrote, "''Out of Reach'' isn't a bad waste of time, but it is a bad waste of talent."<ref name=dvdtalk>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/11792/out-of-reach/|title=Out of Reach|last=Davis|first=Carl|work=[[DVD Talk]]|date=2004-08-03|accessdate=2015-04-08}}</ref> Mitchell Hattawa of [[DVD Verdict]] called the film too confusing to understand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/outreach.php|title=Out of Reach|last=Hattaway|first=Mitchell|work=[[DVD Verdict]]|date=2005-04-15|accessdate=2015-04-08|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413224636/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/outreach.php|archivedate=2015-04-13}}</ref> Daniel Bettridge of ''[[The Guardian]]'' included the film in his list of Seagal's silliest roles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2011/apr/11/steven-seagal-60-best-film-roles|title=Steven Seagal's silliest roles|last=Bettridge|first=Daniel|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2011-04-11|accessdate=2015-04-08}}</ref>
Robert Pardi of ''[[TV Guide]]'' rated it 1/4 stars and wrote, "Seagal's declining career found him making low-rent thrillers like this awkward, European-financed mix of social causes and unconvincing kickboxing sequences".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/out-of-reach/review/292052/|title=Out of Reach|last=Pardi|first=Robert|work=[[TV Guide]]|accessdate=2015-04-08}}</ref> Beyond Hollywood called it the strangest and most unintentionally funny Seagal film, in part due to the dubbing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beyondhollywood.com/out-of-reach-2004-movie-review/|title=Out of Reach (2004) Movie Review|work=Beyond Hollywood|date=2004-07-18|accessdate=2015-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701002425/http://www.beyondhollywood.com/out-of-reach-2004-movie-review/|archive-date=2015-07-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> Carl Davis of [[DVD Talk]] rated it 2/5 stars and wrote, "''Out of Reach'' isn't a bad waste of time, but it is a bad waste of talent."<ref name=dvdtalk>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/11792/out-of-reach/|title=Out of Reach|last=Davis|first=Carl|work=[[DVD Talk]]|date=2004-08-03|accessdate=2015-04-08}}</ref> Mitchell Hattawa of [[DVD Verdict]] called the film too confusing to understand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/outreach.php|title=Out of Reach|last=Hattaway|first=Mitchell|work=[[DVD Verdict]]|date=2005-04-15|accessdate=2015-04-08|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413224636/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/outreach.php|archivedate=2015-04-13}}</ref> Daniel Bettridge of ''[[The Guardian]]'' included the film in his list of Seagal's silliest roles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2011/apr/11/steven-seagal-60-best-film-roles|title=Steven Seagal's silliest roles|last=Bettridge|first=Daniel|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2011-04-11|accessdate=2015-04-08}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:54, 21 September 2024

Out of Reach
DVD cover
Directed byPo-Chih Leong
Written byTrevor Miller
Produced by
  • Frank Hildebrand
  • James A. Holt
  • Jeanna Polley
  • Elie Samaha
Starring
CinematographyRichard Crudo
Edited byChris Blunden
Music byAlex Heffes
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Release date
  • July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Out of Reach is a 2004 American action film directed by Po-Chih Leong, written by Trevor Miller, and starring Steven Seagal and Ida Nowakowska. The film was released direct-to-DVD in the United States on July 20, 2004. Seagal plays William Lansing, a former covert agent turned survivalist, tracking a human trafficking ring and trying to rescue his pen pal, a thirteen-year-old orphan from Poland whom he has taught to use secret codes.

Plot

Vietnam veteran and retired CSA agent William Lansing works on a wildlife refuge in Northern Alaska, and has been exchanging letters in a pen-pal relationship with Irena Morawska, a 13-year-old orphaned girl in Warsaw, Poland that he is helping out financially. When the letters suddenly stop coming, Lansing heads to Poland to figure out the reason. He discovers that the orphanage that Irena was staying in, which is financed by honest – and unsuspecting – good intentioned Samaritans, is a front for a human trafficking syndicate run by a notorious crime boss and freelance terrorist named Faisal.

The operation is worth billions and all the girls are sold and traded to the highest bidders from all over the world. Through his letters to Irena, Lansing has taught Irena how to use secret codes, which she uses to keep him updated on where Faisal is taking her to. Lansing stays on Faisal's trail, teaming up with Polish police detective Kasia Lato to rescue Irena and the other girls, and bring down Faisal's human trafficking network.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.[1] Production began in August 2003.[2]

For large portions of the movie, Seagal was dubbed over by a voice over artist. So at certain times during the movie he speaks with his own voice, but then at other times with a dubbed voice which can be detected very easily as being dubbed. The reasoning for the dubbing of Seagal and other actors in the film was that changes were made in the storyline after most of the film was already shot.[citation needed]

Home media

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment released the DVD in Region 1 in the United States on July 20, 2004,[3] and Region 2 in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2004.

Reception

Robert Pardi of TV Guide rated it 1/4 stars and wrote, "Seagal's declining career found him making low-rent thrillers like this awkward, European-financed mix of social causes and unconvincing kickboxing sequences".[4] Beyond Hollywood called it the strangest and most unintentionally funny Seagal film, in part due to the dubbing.[5] Carl Davis of DVD Talk rated it 2/5 stars and wrote, "Out of Reach isn't a bad waste of time, but it is a bad waste of talent."[3] Mitchell Hattawa of DVD Verdict called the film too confusing to understand.[6] Daniel Bettridge of The Guardian included the film in his list of Seagal's silliest roles.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Out of Reach (2004)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Kit, Zorianna (August 11, 2003). "Seagal, Schulze 'Reach' for roles.(News)(Steven Seagal, Matt Schulze to star in 'Out of Reach')(Brief Article)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ^ a b Davis, Carl (August 3, 2004). "Out of Reach". DVD Talk. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Pardi, Robert. "Out of Reach". TV Guide. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "Out of Reach (2004) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. July 18, 2004. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  6. ^ Hattaway, Mitchell (April 15, 2005). "Out of Reach". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  7. ^ Bettridge, Daniel (April 11, 2011). "Steven Seagal's silliest roles". The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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