Damage (2009 film)

Damage
Directed by	Jeff King
Produced by	Jack Nassar Joe Nasser Dallas Sonnier Jack Heller
Written by	Frank Hannah
Starring	Steve Austin
Distributed by	Insight Film Releasing - foreign territories only
Release date(s)	October 9, 2009 ( (2009-10-09)UK) January 28, 2010 ( (2010-01-28)US)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million[1]

Damage is a 2009 action film starring Stone Cold Steve Austin. It is written by Frank Hannah and directed by Jeff King. The film is a hard-edged, bare-knuckles fight film that focuses on the tough choices people make in times of recession. "Damage" is the first in a multi-picture deal between Austin, Nasser Entertainment, and Caliber Media.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Home Media 5 References 6 External links

Plot

An ex-con John Brickner (Steve Austin) paroled from prison, driven into the illegal world of underground fighting. Brickner attempts to renew his life on the outside amidst a world infused with degenerates, criminals and killers. With the help of slick fighting promoter Reno (Walton Goggins) and his cut person Frankie (Laura Vandervoort), Brickner soon finds himself climbing the underground ranks. The stakes escalate as Brickner puts it all on the line in a fight to the death.

Cast

• Steve Austin as John Brickner^[2]
• Laura Vandervoort as Frankie^[2]
• Walton Goggins as Reno^[2]
• Lynda Boyd as Veronica^[2]
• Adrian Holmes as Ray Sharp^[2]
• Jorge Montesi as Nestor^[2]
• Tony Bailey as Wendell Timmons
• Phillip Mitchell as Munson^[2]

Production

Damage began filming in Vancouver on October 17, 2008.^[3] Real fighters were hired as jobbers to make fight sequences more realistic. Steve Austin broke the nose of MMA fighter Paul Lazenby while filming a fight scene on October 22.^[4] It was released on October 5, 2009 in the United Kingdom on DVD and had a theatrical release in the USA of January 28, 2010^[5].

Home Media

Damage was released on DVD in the U.S. on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.