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xXx (2002)

Timing: 2:4 (124 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2002-08-09

Country

United States, Czech Republic

Production

Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures, Original Film, Revolution Studios, Neal H. Moritz Productions

Genre

Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime, Drama

Budget

$70 000 000

Revenue

$277 448 382

Website

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/xxx/

Director

Rob Cohen

Actors

Vin Diesel, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Roof, Richy Müller, Werner Daehn, Petr Jákl, Jan Filipenský, Tom Everett
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Scenario

Producer

Neal H. Moritz, Arne Schmidt, Todd Garner, Vin Diesel, George Zakk

Operator

Dean Semler

Composer

Randy Edelman

Artist

Milena Koubková, Anthony Caron-Delion

Audition

Ronna Kress, Nancy Bishop, Kate Dowd

Editing

Chris Lebenzon, Paul Rubell, Joel Negron
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• The making of the film was marred by tragedy when stuntman Harry Connor died during the filming of a scene while doubling for Vin Diesel. Descending on a cable after a parachute jump, he collided with one of the supports of Prague's Palacky Bridge, and death occurred almost instantly. His death was captured on film, and in memory of the deceased stuntman, several re-edited shots of his last stunt were included in the final version of the film.
• According to the film's director, Rob Cohen, the avalanche scene included more than 20,000 individual sound effects.
• To reinforce the connection between Vin Diesel's character and various extreme cultures, the film features several prominent figures from those communities in cameo roles. Famous skateboarder Tony Hawk appears in a scene with a Corvette, operating a Cadillac below the bridge, and can also be seen skateboarding near Xander's house in one of the later scenes. Another professional skateboarder, Mike Vallely, operated one of the cameras and appears in a small cameo, also skateboarding. Well-known extreme motorcycle racer Rick Thorne is in the passenger seat of Tony Hawk's Cadillac, and another famous extreme motorcycle racer, Matt Hoffman, exchanges a few words with Vin Diesel at a party.
• The scene of Xander's jump in the stolen Corvette was filmed simultaneously with 18 cameras on the Foresthill Bridge in Auburn, California. At 220 meters high, it is the highest bridge in California and the third highest in the United States.
• The motorcycle Xander rides after his jump in the Corvette is a 1999 MV Agusta Serie ORO (Gold Series). Only 300 of these motorcycles were produced, and the main characteristics of this model are a 750cc four-cylinder engine, 125 horsepower, and a top speed of approximately 280 km/h.
• The DJs at the futuristic nightclub were members of the British trance music group Orbital. They also composed the track titled "Technologicque Park," which plays in the background.
• As Xander enters Yorgy's nightclub, the musician outside plays a melody from the classic film "The Third Man" (1949) on his zither.
• The XXX vehicle is a 1967 Pontiac GTO. Its original color was faded green.
• The portable rocket launcher used by Xander was actually a slightly modified camcorder, painted green.
• Director Rob Cohen has a small cameo as a Colombian riding a horse at the beginning of the film. Later, it is also his voice heard on the phone when an informant tells Yorgy that XXX is an undercover agent.
• A significant portion of the stunts were performed by Vin Diesel himself without the use of stunt doubles.
• The Club Йорги in the film is actually an abandoned church in the vicinity of Prague.
• The main role was initially offered to Eric Bana, but the actor declined, preferring the Australian comedy 'The Nugget' (2002).
• All of Vin Diesel's character's tattoos in the film were fake.
• The set for the interiors of the National Security Agency was constructed in Prague and featured 120 surveillance monitors.
• According to the actor himself, Vin Diesel had never ridden a motorcycle before. During the three-month preparation for filming, he was trained by specially invited bikers who were among the best in the world in motocross.
• Filming period: November 26, 2001 – March 2002.
• The director's cut has a runtime of 132 minutes.
• The snowboard that Xander rides down the mountain has a red base with a yellow stripe. Immediately after Xander throws two grenades over his shoulder, he takes off on the board over the snow, and at that moment there are green stripes on the red base. A few frames later – another jump, the base is already black. In the following frames, the color is again red with a yellow stripe.
• In the snowboard scene, Xander unzips his jacket, throws two grenades over his shoulder, and immediately jumps off the cliff. In the next frame and throughout the rest of the descent, the jacket is zipped up.
• The Russian dub of the dialogue in the club between Xander Cage and Yorgi at the 52nd minute differs significantly from the original conversation. In the Russian-language version, not only was the name of the group changed from “Anarchy 99” to “Anarchy 16,” but the reason for the group’s formation was also heavily distorted: in the original dubbing, “Anarchy 99” appeared solely for political reasons, not for profit.
• At the 8th minute of the film, when Xander evades a police chase in a stolen Chevrolet Corvette, it can be noticed that Vin Diesel is replaced by a stunt double behind the wheel.
• At the 9th minute of the film, as Xander speeds across the bridge, it can be noticed that the camera mounted on the passenger door changes position between cuts.
• At the 14th minute of the film, when Xander hits a robber with a shotgun, it can be noticed that the barrel of the weapon does not even touch the criminal upon impact.
• At the 21st minute of the film, during the interrogation, El Jefe holds a machete in his right hand and strikes Xander with his left. Later, he delivers another blow with his right hand, but the machete disappears in one of the shots.
• At the 50th minute of the film, when Xander and Йорги get into the car and reverse out of the garage, the vehicle is completely clean. In the next scene, as Xander and Йорги chase the Owl, the sides of the car are noticeably dirty. However, later, when they make a U-turn and stop to fire, the car is completely clean once again.
• At the 50th minute of the film, Xander makes a sharp turn in the car and shoots the fleeing Sova in the back, causing him to fall face-first onto a glass panel and slide to the ground. In one of the following scenes, as Xander and Yorgi drive away, it can be noticed that the police officer is significantly further from the panel and is lying in a completely different pose.
• At the 65th minute of the film, when Elena and Xander stand up from the table, a crew member can be seen in the reflection of the glass from an exterior angle.
• At the 82nd minute of the film, when Elena shoots through the door and kills Sova, he nearly flies out of his chair; there is not a single drop of blood on his chest, and his tie remains in place. When she examines the dead officer's body in the next scene, these details change noticeably—his legs are on the seat, the tie is thrown back, and bloodstains appear on his chest near the gunshot wounds.
• At the 92nd minute of the film, Xander leaps and grabs onto an antenna mast, hanging from it. When he emerges from under the snow in one of the following scenes, the antenna's appearance changes slightly, and two cables appear on its crossbar.
• At the 96th minute of the film, Elena presses the eyes painted on a picture, after which they spring back into place. When the painting is lifted in the next shot, the buttons beneath the eyes remain pressed.
• At the 103rd minute of the film, Gibbons and Shavers are driving in a car with Czech military personnel. In this scene, it can be noticed that there is no trace of Shavers' broken nose, although at the 42nd minute, he had a bandage on his nose and hematomas under his eyes. According to the plot, several days have passed between these scenes, and it is unlikely that the agent could have recovered so quickly.
• At the 108th minute of the film, a parachute rips a harpoon out of the submarine's hull, leaving a hole in the vessel's plating. When Xander climbs the hull of the submarine in the next scene, the mark from the harpoon hit is already gone.