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| director = [[Sidney J. Furie]]
| director = [[Sidney J. Furie]]
| writer = [[Richard Watson (screenwriter)|Richard Watson]]
| writer = Richard Watson
| starring = [[Ali Kazmi]], [[Louis Gossett Jr.]], [[Margot Kidder]], [[Seymour Cassel]], [[Bo Svenson]]
| starring = [[Ali Kazmi]]<br />[[Louis Gossett Jr.]]<br />[[Margot Kidder]]<br />[[Seymour Cassel]]<br />[[Bo Svenson]]
| music = [[Craig McConnell]]
| music = [[Craig McConnell]]
| cinematography = [[Curtis Petersen]]
| cinematography = Curtis Petersen
| editing = [[Saul Pincus]]
| editing = Saul Pincus
| producer = [[Gary Howsam]], [[Bill Marks (producer)|Bill Marks]]
| producer = Gary Howsam<br />Bill Marks
| distributor = [[Moonstone Films]]
| distributor = Moonstone Films<ref>http://www.moonstonefilms.com/uploads/4/7/2/1/47212683/moonstone_catalog_-_india.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
| released = {{Film date|2014|06|03}}
| released = {{Film date|2014|06|03}}
| runtime = 101 minutes
| runtime = 101 minutes
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'''''The Dependables''''' (previously known as '''''Pride of Lions'''''<ref name="Moonstone">{{cite web|url=http://www.moonstonefilms.com/article.html?aid=223 |title=Moonstone Entertainment Online - Dependables, the (pka Pride of Lions) |publisher=Moonstonefilms.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-04}}</ref>) is a 2014 straight-to-DVD [[family film|family]] [[action film]] directed by [[Sidney J. Furie]].
'''''The Dependables''''' (previously known as '''''Pride of Lions'''''<ref name="auto">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hfzGCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT345|title=Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films|first=Daniel|last=Kremer|date=November 12, 2015|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=9780813165974|via=Google Books}}</ref>) is a 2014 straight-to-DVD [[family film|family]] [[action film]] directed by [[Sidney J. Furie]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
Five young American soldiers are held hostage in Afghanistan by a Taliban warlord. When the US Army is slow to act, a grandmother and four grandfathers with military backgrounds fly to Afghanistan to rescue them.<ref name="Moonstone"/>
Five young American soldiers are held hostage in Afghanistan by a Taliban warlord. When the US Army is slow to act, a grandmother and four grandfathers with military backgrounds fly to Afghanistan to rescue them.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Louis Gossett Jr.]] - Lou Jones
* [[Margot Kidder]] - Jean Dempsey
* [[Louis Gossett Jr.]] as Lou Jones
* [[Seymour Cassel]] - Dominic Ackers
* [[Margot Kidder]] as Jean Dempsey
* [[Bo Svenson]] - Mick Skinner
* [[Seymour Cassel]] as Dominic Ackers
* [[Bo Svenson]] as Mick Skinner
* [[Cedric Smith (actor)|Cedric Smith]] - Paul Stansy
* [[Tom Jackson (actor)|Tom Jackson]] - Sgt. Robinson
* [[Cedric Smith (actor)|Cedric Smith]] as Paul Stansy
* [[Tom Jackson (actor)|Tom Jackson]] as Sgt. Robinson
* [[Ali Kazmi]] - Razzaq
* [[Ali Kazmi]] as Razzaq
* [[Noah Reid]] as Elliott Ackers
}}


==Production==
==Production==
Filming took place in [[Toronto]] and [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]].
Filming took place in [[Toronto]] and [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]].

==Reception and analysis==
In his book ''Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films'', author Daniel Kremer writes, "''A Pride of Lions'' again reflected the ''Hit!-Iron Eagle'' formula, this time following a group of ex-military senior citizens who venture to Afghanistan to rescue their prisoner-of-war grandchildren."<ref name="auto"/> Director Sidney J. Furie is quoted in the book as saying, "A lot of people will look at such a film, or any direct-to-video work of mine, as just another unsophisticated little action thriller with the customary cheap thrills, but the work is of the utmost importance to me, and I always sit in with the color-timer and the sound mixer. These movies are what they are, but I always take a proactive role in every stage of production. I'm never on autopilot and I never take my leave from a project when the shooting stops."<ref name="auto"/> Margot Kidder is quoted as saying, "I haven't consistently laughed that hard on a movie set in years. We had such a good time."<ref name="auto"/>

Writing for the ''[[Journal of Popular Film & Television]]'', Daniel Kremer writes that ''The Dependables'' is an example showing that Sidney J. Furie "thrived at making movies of Hawksian professionalism that venerate (mostly male) camaraderie".<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/38537665|title=Review of SIDNEY J. FURIE: LIFE AND FILMS|first=Kevin|last=Flanagan|date=January 1, 2017|journal=Journal of Popular Film and Television|via=www.academia.edu}}</ref>

Reviewer Valkor of the-other-view.com draws comparisons to ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]'', writing, "The Dependables uses an obvious play on words to work against popular films, now a trilogy, The Expendables. The style is also the same in that it gathers a few well-known actors from the past, bringing them together for this film." The reviewer added, "I like the idea of bringing together these veteran actors who still look great and it would appear as though they were having a blast making this film". The reviewer ultimately concludes, "The idea is pretty sound but execution fails miserably."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-other-view.com/www.the-other-view.com|title=Entertainment Magazine|first=The Other|last=View|website=The Other View}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Reviewer JJBona of cityonfire.com writes, "In the last couple of years, we’ve reported a number of projects riding the success wave of The Expendables franchise. Some are currently filming, other are sitting in development hell. [...] One take that’s definitely in the can is the action-comedy The Dependables. If you thought Stallone’s crew were a bunch of old men, check out this cast: Bo Svenson (Walking Tall Part II), Louis Gossett Jr. (Iron Eagle), Seymour Cassel (The Mountain Men), Cedric Smith (Forever Knight), Tom Jackson (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and Margot Kidder (1978’s Superman)." The reviewer ultimately concludes, "We seriously doubt you’ll spend your hard earned money on it".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cityonfire.com/move-over-expendables-here-come-the-dependables/|title=Move over 'Expendables,' here come 'The Dependables'! &#124; cityonfire.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=2380560|title=The Dependables}}
*{{IMDb title|id=2380560|title=The Dependables}}
*{{rotten-tomatoes|pride_of_lions}}
*{{rotten-tomatoes|pride_of_lions}}


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Latest revision as of 05:22, 14 December 2024

The Dependables
DVD cover
Directed bySidney J. Furie
Written byRichard Watson
Produced byGary Howsam
Bill Marks
StarringAli Kazmi
Louis Gossett Jr.
Margot Kidder
Seymour Cassel
Bo Svenson
CinematographyCurtis Petersen
Edited bySaul Pincus
Music byCraig McConnell
Distributed byMoonstone Films[1]
Release date
  • June 3, 2014 (2014-06-03)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Dependables (previously known as Pride of Lions[2]) is a 2014 straight-to-DVD family action film directed by Sidney J. Furie.

Plot

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Five young American soldiers are held hostage in Afghanistan by a Taliban warlord. When the US Army is slow to act, a grandmother and four grandfathers with military backgrounds fly to Afghanistan to rescue them.

Cast

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Production

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Filming took place in Toronto and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Reception and analysis

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In his book Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films, author Daniel Kremer writes, "A Pride of Lions again reflected the Hit!-Iron Eagle formula, this time following a group of ex-military senior citizens who venture to Afghanistan to rescue their prisoner-of-war grandchildren."[2] Director Sidney J. Furie is quoted in the book as saying, "A lot of people will look at such a film, or any direct-to-video work of mine, as just another unsophisticated little action thriller with the customary cheap thrills, but the work is of the utmost importance to me, and I always sit in with the color-timer and the sound mixer. These movies are what they are, but I always take a proactive role in every stage of production. I'm never on autopilot and I never take my leave from a project when the shooting stops."[2] Margot Kidder is quoted as saying, "I haven't consistently laughed that hard on a movie set in years. We had such a good time."[2]

Writing for the Journal of Popular Film & Television, Daniel Kremer writes that The Dependables is an example showing that Sidney J. Furie "thrived at making movies of Hawksian professionalism that venerate (mostly male) camaraderie".[3]

Reviewer Valkor of the-other-view.com draws comparisons to The Expendables, writing, "The Dependables uses an obvious play on words to work against popular films, now a trilogy, The Expendables. The style is also the same in that it gathers a few well-known actors from the past, bringing them together for this film." The reviewer added, "I like the idea of bringing together these veteran actors who still look great and it would appear as though they were having a blast making this film". The reviewer ultimately concludes, "The idea is pretty sound but execution fails miserably."[4]

Reviewer JJBona of cityonfire.com writes, "In the last couple of years, we’ve reported a number of projects riding the success wave of The Expendables franchise. Some are currently filming, other are sitting in development hell. [...] One take that’s definitely in the can is the action-comedy The Dependables. If you thought Stallone’s crew were a bunch of old men, check out this cast: Bo Svenson (Walking Tall Part II), Louis Gossett Jr. (Iron Eagle), Seymour Cassel (The Mountain Men), Cedric Smith (Forever Knight), Tom Jackson (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and Margot Kidder (1978’s Superman)." The reviewer ultimately concludes, "We seriously doubt you’ll spend your hard earned money on it".[5]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.moonstonefilms.com/uploads/4/7/2/1/47212683/moonstone_catalog_-_india.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ a b c d Kremer, Daniel (November 12, 2015). Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813165974 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Flanagan, Kevin (January 1, 2017). "Review of SIDNEY J. FURIE: LIFE AND FILMS". Journal of Popular Film and Television – via www.academia.edu.
  4. ^ View, The Other. "Entertainment Magazine". The Other View.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Move over 'Expendables,' here come 'The Dependables'! | cityonfire.com".
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