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XXX movie poster
Directed by	Rob Cohen
Produced by	Neal H. Moritz
Written by	Rich Wilkes
Starring	Vin Diesel Asia Argento Marton Csokas Samuel L. Jackson
Music by	Randy Edelman
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar
Release date(s)	August 9, 2002 (U.S.)
Running time	124 min. Robert Cohen (born March 12, 1949) is an American Film director, producer and Writer. Neal H Moritz is a Film producer. He has over 70 films to his credit Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent; July 18 1967 is an American actor writer, director, and producer. Asia Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento (born September 20 1975 is an Italian Television and Film actress and director. Marton Csokas (pronounced Cho-Kash tʃoːkaːʃ born June 30 1966) is a New Zealand actor Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21 1948 is an American Academy Award -nominated and BAFTA -winning actor Randy Edelman (born June 10, 1947) is an American film and TV score Composer. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 132 min. (director's cut)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$85,000,000 US (est. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States )
Followed by	xXx: State of the Union
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XXX, also written xXx and pronounced "Triple X", is a 2002 action movie starring Vin Diesel. xXx State of the Union, mainly released as xXx 2 The Next Level outside of the United States and Canada is a 2005 action / Adventure The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Action movies are a Film genre where action sequences such as fights, Shootouts Stunts Car chases or explosions either take precedence Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent; July 18 1967 is an American actor writer, director, and producer. XXX was marketed as a James Bond style film for the new millennium and featured similar gadgetry, international schemes and intrigues, villain-sponsored take-over-the-world schemes backed up by doomsday devices, a female co-star/love interest, and elaborate stunts (as Roger Ebert put it, "Why blow up two cars when you can blow up twenty?"). James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter.

XXX was written by Rich Wilkes, directed by Rob Cohen (who also directed Diesel in 2001's The Fast and the Furious), and produced by Neal H. The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 car film starring Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster and Vin Diesel Moritz for Revolution Studios. Revolution Studios was a Film production company founded in 2000 by Joe Roth, a former chairman of Walt Disney Studios and Twentieth Century The novelization for the movie was written by Mel Odom. Mel Odom can refer to Mel Odom (author (born 1957 author of numerous science-fiction and fantasy novels Mel Odom (artist (born 1950

A sequel was released in 2005, titled XXX: State of the Union, starring rap artist/actor Ice Cube and Willem Dafoe. The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper xXx State of the Union, mainly released as xXx 2 The Next Level outside of the United States and Canada is a 2005 action / Adventure O'Shea Jackson (born June 15 1969 better known by his Stage name Ice Cube, is an American Actor, Screenwriter, producer, and William J "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Movie themes 4 Production 5 Xander's gadgets 6 Soundtrack 6.1 Disc 1-The Heavy Metal Side 6.2 Disc 2-The Xander Zone 7 Director's cut 7.1 The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage 8 References 9 External links

Plot

Xander Cage, a. k. a. xXx, is a law-breaking extreme sports enthusiast, with a propensity for rebellious behavior. After crashing a senator's Corvette for banning extreme sports, he is given a choice by US Government agent Augustus Gibbons- work for him or serve a prison term for his misdeeds. He grudgingly chooses government employment. He is to go undercover in order to find out more about a rebellious underground group 'Anarchy 99' and in particular their leader 'Yorgi', a Russian ex-soldier who has a grudge against society and authority. Delving into the dark underworld inhabited by the group, Xander finds himself drawn to Yorgi's apparent girlfriend Yelena, who turns out to be an abandoned agent of a Russian intelligence agency, the FSB, and he negotiates an asylum deal with Gibbons to save, and secure her a new life in America. However, Anarchy 99 turns out to be a terrorist faction, planning a series of chemical weapons attacks on major world cities by utilizing a high speed automated sea-faring drone, named Ahab. Xander, with Yelena continuing to act as a double agent, learns that Ahab is equipped with a device designed to travel to highly populated areas where it can deploy its biological missiles and continue on its world-ending journey by submerging in the ocean. A split album featuring performances by bands The KGB and Alien Spy that was produced in 1997 Afn agent-turned-criminal Milan Sova, finds Xander's methods so extreme that he defects in support of Yorgi, and Yelena is forced to kill him. Then, Xander arranges an operation to raid the remote castle which Yorgi and Anarchy 99 have been using as their base and laboratory. After Xander shoots and kills Yorgi, Xander speeds along winding roads, and parasails onto Ahab, as it speeds down a river towards Prague, finally destroying the drone and the chemicals onboard. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. The movie ends with Xander on vacation with Yelena in Bora Bora as agent Gibbons jokingly informs him that because of his actions during the movie, he has passed "The Test", the "Gibbons Test". Bora Bora is an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific

Cast

Actor	Role	Notes
Vin Diesel	Xander Cage	Protagonist
Asia Argento	Yelena	Yorgi's girlfriend; abandoned Russian intelligence agent
Marton Csokas	Yorgi	Leader of Anarchy 99; owner of numerous night clubs
Samuel L. Jackson	Augustus Gibbons	NSA agent
Michael Roof	Agent Toby Lee Shavers	Nerdy NSA gadget guy
Richy Müller	Milan Sova
Werner Daehn	Kirill
Petr Jákl	Kolya
Jan Pavel Filipensky	Viktor
Nikki Bartlett	Senator Dick Hotchkiss
Danny Trejo	El Jefe
Thomas Ian Griffith	Agent Jim McGrath
Eve	J. Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent; July 18 1967 is an American actor writer, director, and producer. Asia Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento (born September 20 1975 is an Italian Television and Film actress and director. Marton Csokas (pronounced Cho-Kash tʃoːkaːʃ born June 30 1966) is a New Zealand actor A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21 1948 is an American Academy Award -nominated and BAFTA -winning actor The National Security Agency/ Central Security Service ( NSA/CSS) is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States government Michael Roof is an American Actor. He has had parts in Black Hawk Down, XXx,. Richy Müller (born Hans-Jürgen Müller; September 26, 1955) is a German Television and movie Actor. Werner Daehn (born 1967 is a German/international actor who has worked with Vin Diesel and Samuel L Petr Jákl (born 14 September 1973) is a Czech Judoka and actor Danny Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is an American actor who has appeared in many Hollywood movies. Thomas Ian Griffith (born March 18, 1962) is an American Actor who has starred in film and on television Eve Jihan Jeffers (born November 10 1978) better known as Eve, is a Grammy Award -winning Rapper, Singer, Actress J.
Leila Arcieri	Jordan King
William Hope	Agent Roger Donnan
Till Lindemann	Rammstein
Richard Z. Kruspe
Christoph Schneider
Paul Landers
Oliver Riedel
Christian Lorenz

Movie themes

Various concepts and themes influenced the production of the film and are alluded to throughout the plot. Leila C Arcieri (born December 18, 1973) is an American actress and model William Hope may refer to William Hope (VC, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross William Hope (paranormal investigator Till Lindemann (born January 4, 1963) is a German musician and poet who is most notable as being the Frontman and lead-vocalist Rammstein (ˈʀamʃtaɪ̯n is a German Industrial metal band founded in Berlin, and consisting of Till Lindemann ( lead vocals Richard Zven Kruspe (born 24 June, 1967) is a German musician most notable as the founder and lead-guitarist for the German ("Dance Christoph "Doom" Schneider (born May 11, 1966) is a German Musician. Paul H Landers (born December 9, 1964) is a German musician notable as the rhythm-guitarist for the German Tanz-Metall ("Dance Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (born April 11, 1971) is a German musician notable for being the bass-guitarist for the German Neue Christian "Flake" Lorenz (born 16 November, 1966) sometimes called "Doktor Lorenz" is a German musician notable as the These include extreme sport subcultures, anarchism, and a rejection of traditional spy-film clichés. Extreme sport (also called action sport and adventure sport) is a media term for certain activities perceived as having a high level of inherent Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i The spy film genre deals with the subject of fictional Espionage, either in a realistic way or as a basis for fantasy The opening scene of the movie was referred to by Cohen as "The Death of The Tuxedo", in reference to styles of dress stereotypically worn in James Bond movies, though Cohen denied that this was meant to be a derogatory attack on such films. He also explained that the antagonist, Yorgi, was designed as a stereotypical anarchist, and was intended to act as a foil to Xander Cage's youthful rebelliousness, although he notes his personal disdain for, and displays certain misconceptions of, the political philosophy. A foil is a character that contrasts with another character usually the protagonist and so highlights various facets of the main character's personality ^[1]

Production

Filming of the movie took place at three locations. Most of the movie is set in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The Corvette jump was filmed at the Foresthill Bridge in Auburn State Recreation Area, Auburn, California. The Foresthill Bridge over the American River is the tallest bridge in the U In the heart of the Gold Country, the Auburn State Recreation Area (Auburn SRA covers over 35000 acres (142 km² Auburn is a city in and the County seat of Placer County, California, United States. The final scenes were set in Bora Bora, Tahiti, and other areas in French Polynesia. Bora Bora is an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Tahiti is the largest Island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the Archipelago of Society Islands in the French Polynesia ( French: Polynésie française, Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is a French Overseas collectivity in the

The first few minutes of the movie take place in a Rammstein concert in Prague. Rammstein (ˈʀamʃtaɪ̯n is a German Industrial metal band founded in Berlin, and consisting of Till Lindemann ( lead vocals The same clip is available, but from the band's perspective (with only brief scenes from the movie) in their video compilation Lichtspielhaus. Lichtspielhaus (obsolete German for "cinema" literally "light-play house" is the German NDH-metal band Rammstein

To imply Xander Cage's credibility within extreme sport subcultures, various personalities make cameo appearances. Tony Hawk makes a cameo appearance in the Corvette scene from the bottom of the bridge driving the getaway Cadillac, (near the beginning of the movie) and skating over a half-pipe at Xander's place later. Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968) is an American professional Skateboarder He is credited with being the first recorded skater to land the Cadillac is a Brand of Luxury vehicles owned by General Motors. Mike Vallely also makes a cameo as a cameraman and an extra. Mike Vallely (pronounced VAL-uh-lee; born June 29, 1970) aka Mike V, is an American professional skateboarder. Pro BMX rider Rick Thorne is seen in the back seat of the Cadillac driven by Tony Hawk, and rider Matt Hoffman exchanges lines with Xander during the party scene. Rick Thorne is a professional BMX rider as well as an actor/TV and radio host/musician Mathew "Mat" Hoffman (born January 9, 1972) is a BMX rider considered one of the best Vert ramp riders in the history of the sport

Harry L. O'Connor, Diesel's stunt double, was killed in an accident during filming, in a scene in which he was supposed to rappel down a parasailing line and land on a submarine. Abseiling (German abseilen, "to rope down" rappelling in American and British English is the controlled descent down a rope in Rock climbing When O'Connor failed to rappel down the line fast enough, he hit a bridge at high speed and was killed instantly. His death was caught on camera, but director Rob Cohen decided to include the footage of the scene — with the final moments edited out — out of respect for the stuntman's final act. ^[2]

Xander's gadgets

Gadget	Description
Motorola Accompli Communicator	Modified for 2 way videophone use
Multi-Purpose, Multi-Function Field Revolver	Modified Smith & Wesson N-Frame Model 610 Classic with custom barrel and C-More sight
Attachment darts for MPMFFR	Datura knockout, blood splatter and tranquilizer, radio surveillance, exploding (bomb), standard . Motorola Inc ( is an American, multinational Fortune 100, Telecommunications company based in Schaumburg Illinois. A videophone, also known by the trademarked name Picturephone, is a Telephone which is capable of both audio and Video Duplex transmission rEVOLVEr is the fourth studio album by Swedish metal band The Haunted. Smith & Wesson ( ( S&W) is the largest manufacturer of Handguns in the United States. Datura is a Genus of 12-15 species of vespertine Flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. 44 caliber bullets
Eagle Eyes	Enhanced vision binoculars, including x-ray mode
Dr. Binocular telescopes, or binoculars (also known as field glasses are two identical or Mirror - symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of Electromagnetic radiation. Bellinger's Bandages	Covert concealed primer-cord based explosive incl. An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied wireless Detonator
Pontiac GTO	Modified by Agent Shavers includes ejectable roof, concealed personal weapons cache, hidden stinger missiles, removable parachutes in seats, GPS navigation, flame thrower, mini-bombs, exploding hubcaps

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was released through Universal Records. For the Ratt album see Detonator (album A detonator is a device used to trigger an Explosive device. The Pontiac GTO was an Automobile built by Pontiac from 1964 to 1974 and by General Motors Holden in Australia from 2004 to A missile (see also pronunciation differences) is a self-propelled explosive Projectile used as a weapon towards a target Parachutes is the Debut album by English Alternative rock band Coldplay, released by the record label Parlophone on July 10 Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth A flamethrower is a mechanical device designed to project a long controllable stream of Fire.

• Note: Some versions of the soundtrack do not contain track number 11 on either Disc 1 or Disc 2.
• Down with the Sickness from Disturbed was in the movie but not in the soundtrack. " Down with the Sickness " is a single by American rock band Disturbed. Disturbed is an American Heavy metal band from Chicago, Illinois.

Instead of this song, some versions contained the song "Me Vs. ME" by the band 4LYN.

Disc 1-The Heavy Metal Side

1. "Feuer Frei!" – Rammstein
2. "Bodies (Vrenna xXx Mix)" – Drowning Pool
3. "I Will Be Heard" – Hatebreed
4. "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire (Credited as "Millionaire" on the soundtrack)" – Queens of the Stone Age
5. "Before I Die" – Mushroomhead
6. "Get Up Again" – Flaw
7. "Landing" – Moby
8. "Adrenaline" – Gavin Rossdale from Bush
9. "004" – Fermin IV
10. "Technologicque Park" – Orbital
11. "Juicy" – I Mother Earth

Disc 2-The Xander Zone

1. "Stick Out Ya Wrist" – Nelly featuring Toya
2. "Look At Me" – Lil' Wayne
3. "Truth Or Dare" – N*E*R*D featuring Kelis & Pusha T
4. "Are We Cuttin?" – Pastor Troy featuring Ms. Jade
5. "Still Fly" – Big Tymers
6. "Connected For Life" – Mack 10 featuring Ice Cube, WC & Butch Cassidy
7. "Lights, Camera, Action! [Club mix]" – Mr. " Feuer Frei! " is the command to start shooting in German Military Language and also the title of a well-known Song from the German Rammstein (ˈʀamʃtaɪ̯n is a German Industrial metal band founded in Berlin, and consisting of Till Lindemann ( lead vocals Drowning Pool is a four-piece metal band that was formed in 1996 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Hatebreed is a Grammy award nominated five-piece band from Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut. Songs for the Deaf is the third Studio album by American Hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age. Queens of the Stone Age (also known as QOTSA or simply Queens) are a rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States Mushroomhead is a band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1993 the band’s music can be described as a Synthesis of alternative Flaw is an Alternative metal / Nu metal music group from Louisville, Kentucky. Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born 30 October 1967) is an English Musician most famous for being the lead Singer and Guitarist Bush were a British Post-grunge band formed in London in 1992 Orbital were an English electronic duo consisting of brothers Phil Hartnoll and Paul Hartnoll whose career lasted from 1989 until 2004 I Mother Earth, or IME, was a Canadian Alternative rock band The band was at the peak of its popularity in the mid-to-late 1990s its members have Cornell Haynes Jr (born November 2 1974 Highly successful Nelly has sold over 20 million records in the United States Toya (born Toya Rodriguez 1983 in North Dakota) is a Pop singer from St Dwayne Michael Carter Jr (born September 27 1982 better known by his Stage name Lil Wayne, is an American Rapper. NERD (alternatively written as N*E*R*D) is an Alternative rock, Funk, and hip hop band formed in 2001 Kelis Rogers-Jones (née Rogers, born August 21, 1979) better known as Kelis (pronounced kuh-LEECE is a Grammy Award-nominated American Clipse is a Virginia -based hip hop duo Formed in 1992 by brothers Malice (born Gene Thornton in 1972 in The Bronx New York Pastor Troy (born in Augusta Georgia on November 18, 1977) is an American rapper and record producer formerly a member of the hardcore rap group Ms Jade (born Chevon Young c 1978 is a Rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Big Tymers was a hip hop duo from New Orleans, Louisiana consisting of Cash Money Records co-founder Birdman and former Cash Money Dedrick Rolison (born August 9, 1971) is an American Gangsta rapper and Actor best known by his Stage name Mack William L Calhoun Jr (born in 1970 better known by his Stage name WC pronounced "Dub-C" and not "Double-U-C" is an American Butch Cassidy ( 13 April 1866 – circa November 1908 born Robert LeRoy Parker, was a notorious train robber Bank robber Cheeks featuring Missy Elliott & P.Diddy
8. "I'ts Okay" – Postaboy featuring Rashad & 7A
9. "Yo, Yo, Yo" – Dani Stevenson
10. "Lick" – Joi
11. "Ready For Action" - The Crystal Method

Director's cut

The Director's Cut of the DVD was released with about ten minutes of additional footage and sneak peeks at the sequel. Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1 1971 is a five-time Grammy Award -winning American rapper, singer, Songwriter, and Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Rashad as a Surname may refer to Ahmad Rashād (born 1949 American sportcaster and former professional football player Joi Gilliam (born January 25, 1972) is an American R&B / Rock Singer, Record producer and Songwriter The Crystal Method is an American Electronic music duo consisting of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland There are additional scenes that foreshadowed Xander as a hero and a longer stripper-in-the-bedroom sequence. In addition to this material, the DVD contains a film short with Vin Diesel's voice dubbed in as an actor is seen from behind that shows how Xander died.

The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage

This short film was a special feature on the Director's Cut of the DVD. It included Leila Arcieri, who had under thirty seconds of screentime in the film as "Jordan King", along with John G. Connolly as "Lt. Alabama 'Bama' Cobb", one of the henchmen from the sequel, XXX: State of the Union. xXx State of the Union, mainly released as xXx 2 The Next Level outside of the United States and Canada is a 2005 action / Adventure

The short film ties up the loose ends from the first film and ties into the beginning of the sequel — albeit not very neatly. A special ops team, wearing identical uniforms to the special ops team in the sequel's opening scene, track down Xander Cage, who happens to be on a date with Jordan King. The team tricks Cage into entering a building they have rigged to explode. Cage, being the hero, enters the building in the hopes of rescuing his date. Cage meets his demise, after which Lt. Cobb arrives on the scene to verify Cage's death.

The short film's storyline doesn't match that of the sequel: At the beginning of XXX: State of the Union, one of the NSA agents reports that Xander Cage died in Bora Bora that very morning and features Cage unconscious in the back seat of the helicopter under the influences of a "Datura" knockout dart. The National Security Agency/ Central Security Service ( NSA/CSS) is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States government

References

External links

• xXx at the Internet Movie Database
• xXx at the Internet Movie Cars Database
• XXX at Rotten Tomatoes
• XXX at Metacritic
• XXX at Box Office Mojo
• Enjoy The Drive All about the 1967 Pontiac GTO. The Internet Movie Cars Database (IMCDb is similar to IMDb but instead of showing the list of Actors and crew it shows various cars in films television Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. Box Office Mojo is a Website that tracks Box office Revenue in a systematic way

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