Derailed (2002)
Derailed is a 2002 American-Bulgarian action film directed by Bob Misiorowski, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tomas Arana and Laura Harring. Van Damme’s son Kristopher van Varenberg also appears as his fictional son. In the story, a secret agent (Van Damme) must escort a thief (Harring)—and the bioweapon she has stolen—from Slovakia to Germany, but the agent’s unsuspecting family and a dangerous criminal (Arana) end up on the same train as them. In the United States, Derailed premiered on home video on October 12, 2002, although it was given a theatrical release in some international markets. The film has received universally negative reviews, and is widely held as a low point in the actor’s career.
Plot.
NATO operative Jacques Kristoff is summoned into action by his superior, General Zakev. His objective to track down Galina Konstantin, who has stolen an extremely valuable and dangerous top-secret container from the Slovakian Government. and extract her to Munich by train. Kristoff is given assistance by Lars, who is working with NATO. Jacques is able to locate Galina. After a car chase they are forced to advance to the train station on foot, having to constantly evade soldiers. They are able to reach the train and it departs. During the trip, Galina attempts to seduce Jacques, but is rejected. After one instance, Galina goes to change.RELATED:
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Jacques is surprised to discover his wife, Madeline, and his two kids, Bailey and Ethan, have boarded the train planning to surprise him for his birthday. Galina, unaware of the Madeline’s presence, comes out of the bathroom. The kids soon leave, and Madeline, believing Jacques to have been secretly having an affair, storms out and tells him that she and the kids will get off the train at the next stop.
During Jacques’ encounter with his wife, the train’s engine compartment is hijacked by two men who take control of the train. They install a cellphone jammer to prevent people from calling authorities. They are working with a man by the name of Mason Cole, an infamous international criminal, who has boarded the train.
After the train has departed, Cole initiates a hostile takeover of the train, killing all of the train’s engine and baggage staff, with the exception of the conductor, who hid in a cabinet after being shot in the leg. He orders his henchmen to corral the passengers to the bar room, where he reveals his intention is to locate Galina, as she has something he wants.
Jacques, upon discovering Cole’s plans, takes out one of his henchmen and runs to the back of the train, where Galina is hiding. When asked why she is being hunted by Cole, Galina reveals the top-secret cargo she is carrying is a set of 3 vials containing a mutated smallpox virus that was mixed with other deadly pathogens, with the capability to kill millions. Jacques takes the vials.
Cast:
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as NATO Agent Jacques Kristoff
- Tomas Arana as Mason Cole
- Laura Harring as Galina Konstantin
- Susan Gibney as Dr. Madeline Kristoff
- Lucy Jenner as Natasha
- Jessica Bowman as Bailey Kristoff
- Kris Van Varenberg as Ethan Kristoff
- John Bishop as Bob Sterling
- Binkey Van Bilderbeek as Angus Riley
- Dayton Callie as Lars
- Simona Williams as Catherine
- Sandra Vidal as Cynthia
- Stefanos Miltsakakis as Stavros
- Jimmy Jean-Louis as Henry
- George Stanchev as William
- Nikolay Binev as Vincent Gruber