The US government recruits extreme sports athlete Xander Cage to infiltrate a Russian criminal ring, which is plotting the destruction of the world.The US government recruits extreme sports athlete Xander Cage to infiltrate a Russian criminal ring, which is plotting the destruction of the world.The US government recruits extreme sports athlete Xander Cage to infiltrate a Russian criminal ring, which is plotting the destruction of the world.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 14 nominations
Jan Filipenský
- Viktor
- (as Jan Filipensky)
Joe Bucaro III
- Virg
- (as Joey Bucaro)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThe production asked the Czech Air Force for the loan of two of their jets for the film, only to be told that they could have the entire fleet. All that was required as payment was a $50,000 donation to a pilots' hospital, and to buy beer for all the soldiers involved.
- GoofsShavers claims to have graduated magna cum laude from MIT. MIT does not award Latin honors with degrees.
- Quotes
Xander Cage: The things I'm gonna do for my country.
- Crazy creditsThere are no opening credits except for the title.
- Alternate versionsOn its AMC airing, the music is slowed down and plays by 0.85
- ConnectionsEdited into xXx: A Filmmaker's Diary (2002)
- SoundtracksAdrenaline
Written by Glen Ballard and Gavin Rossdale
Produced by Glen Ballard
Additional Production and Remix by Chris Vrenna
Performed by Gavin Rossdale
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation
Featured review
Look, I'm not going to pretend that this is some sort of masterpiece. Though it is basically another "generic action flick", the twists that they add to it make it worth watching. The way they incorporate their "recruitment program" into the movie is fun and original, and though Vin Diesel doesn't really "act" in it, it's a lot of fun to watch. It has a few suspenseful plot elements, and the way they incorporate his status as an extreme sports star (not a spoiler, it's in the previews) into the way he conducts himself as a secret agent makes it more believable. Ever think about some of the stunts that go on in an action movie and wonder, "Okay, exactly WHY would this particular person know how to do that?", because it seems completely unlikely that there would be some sort of training program for the stunt they just pulled off? This movie doesn't have that, because whether he's on a motorcycle, skis, or whatever, you can believe that an extreme sports star would be able to pull off what he's doing. Though the plot is as unrealistic as most movies of this genre, the stunts are a lot more believable than you'll find in most.
- jmuntmootcourt
- Mar 1, 2005
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Box office
- Budget
- $70,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $142,109,382
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $44,506,103
- Aug 11, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $277,448,382
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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