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Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren
Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren's movie career began when then girlfriend 'Grace Jones' recommended him as an extra for the 007 movie 'A View To A Kill'. He then landed his breakthrough role in 'Rocky 4' as the now iconic 'Ivan Drago'. Lundgren then became every little boys hero by playing cartoon hero 'He-Man' in 'Masters Of The Universe'. His next movie 'Red Scorpion' saw Lundgren playing a Russian for the 2nd time in his career as an ex Spetznaz soldier. 'The Punisher' released in 1988 saw Lundgren take on the role of the comic book hero and his alter ego 'Frank Castle' alongside Louis Gossett Jnr. Other 80's movies include' Dark Angel' (AKA 'I Come In Peace)'. The 90's saw some of Lundgren's best work including 'Cover Up', 'Blackjack', 'Joshua Tree' (AKA Army of One), Pentathlon, 'Men Of War', 'Johnny Mnemonic' with 'Keanu Reeves', 'The Peacekeeper', and 'Universal Soldier' where he stole the show from then action superstar 'Jean Claude Van Damme'. He also co-starred with the late 'Brandon Lee' in 'Showdown In Little Tokyo'. During the noughties. Lundgren's movies have tended to be released straight to dvd, with films such as, 'The Minion', 'Jill the Ripper', 'Sweepers', 'Stormcatcher', 'The Final Enquiry', 'Agent Red', 'Direct Contact', Detention', 'Retrograde' and many more. Lundgren has more recently tried his hand at directing in movies such as, The Defender, Missionary Man, The Mechanik, and Diamond Dogs. He has recently finished wrapping up filming to Command Performance, Icarus, Direct Contact and also Universal Soldier: the new beginning. He also set to return to the big screen alongside Sylvester Stallone, Steven Seagal, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenneger, Jet Li, and Mickey Rourke in The Expendables



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Dolph Lundgren - news / articles


  • Lundgren's directing plans - 18 August 2010
    -Dolph Lundgren is planning to step behind the camera for his next movie project - the action man is hoping to direct a new film on the serious subject of human trafficking.- -The Swedish tough guy is enjoying a career revival with his role in Sylvester Stallone's summe


  • Lundgren: 'Stallone was more mellow on Expendables set' - 16 August 2010
    -Dolph Lundgren enjoyed working for Sylvester Stallone on the set of new action blockbuster The Expendables - insisting the Rambo hardman has become "more thoughtful" as a director.- -Stallone handed Lundgren his breakthrough role in 1985's Rocky IV - which he wrote, st


Dolph Lundgren - what members say


  • Showdown In Little Tokyo
  • Showdown In Little Tokyo review by A customer from Guildford
    Rated - 4.0 stars So bad it's good 1 March 2009
    ...written to describe this film. It's a hilariously bad buddy cop movie, starring Dolph Lundgren (JC Van Damme's nemesis in Universal Soldier) as an unfeasibly muscled white co...   Read customer review
  • Masters Of The Universe
  • Masters Of The Universe review by A customer from Leeds, England
    Rated - 4.0 stars Cheddar Anyone? 14 February 2004
    ...ly but a hoot none the less. Especially if you were a fan in your younger days. Dolph Lundgren is wooden as ever and Frank Langella as skeletor is a great villian but with a ...   Read customer review
  • Johnny Mnemonic
  • Johnny Mnemonic review by from East Sussex
    Rated - 4.0 stars Actually, its not bad 18 June 2004
    ...d that Neuromancer has yet to be made. But it also has a kooky appearance by Dolph Lundgren, Henry Rollins and Ice T. The future's bright....   Read customer review

Dolph Lundgren - filmography


  • Stash House (2011)
    Starring: Briana Evigan,  Sean Faris,  Dolph Lundgren
    Director: Eduardo Rodriguez
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A couple buy their dream house but soon discover drugs hidden in the walls. After deciding to get out, they find their retreat blocked by their new neighbour Spector as they realise that the situation goes further than the drugs.
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 1 member
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  • The Killing Machine on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Samantha Ferris
    Director: Dolph Lundgren
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    There were those who called him Icarus. Everyone else knew him as a divorced father working for an investment company. But they didn't know his other side - his dark side. Because Icarus (Dolph Lundgren) was at his best when he was killing people. For years, he'd worked as a sleeper agent in ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 703 members
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  • The Killing Machine - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Samantha Ferris
    Director: Dolph Lundgren
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    There were those who called him Icarus. Everyone else knew him as a divorced father working for an investment company. But they didn't know his other side - his dark side. Because Icarus (Dolph Lundgren) was at his best when he was killing people. For years, he'd worked as a sleeper agent in ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 438 members
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  • The Expendables on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Sylvester Stallone,  Mickey Rourke,  Jason Statham
    Director: Sylvester Stallone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Sylvester Stallone stars as Barney Ross, leader of The Expendables, a tight knit team of skilled combat vets turned mercenaries. Hired by a powerful covert operator, the team jets off to a small South American country to overthrow a ruthless dictator. Once there, they find themselves caught in a ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 32,263 members
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  • Command Performance on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Melissa Ann Smith,  Zahary Baharov
    Director: Dolph Lundgren
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Action icon Dolph Lundgren directs and stars in this film that finds the actor cast as a drummer who must become a hero. A Moscow charity concert turns bloody when armed extortionists take American pop-star, Venus, and the Russian President with his family hostage. Help is on the way when the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 339 members
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  • Missionary Man on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  John Enos III,  August Schellenberg
    Director: Dolph Lundgren
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A mysterious stranger rolls into town on a unique motorcycle. All he carries is the bible and a desire for justice. Past vengeance collides as Ryder rights an injustice from his past and liberates the small town from a malicious oppressor.
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 555 members
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  • Diamond Dogs on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  William Shriver,  Nan Yu
    Director: Shimon Dotan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Action superstar Dolph Lundgren (Missionary Man) propels this hard-hitting adventure as a guide hired to lead a band of treasure hunters to locate a priceless Buddhist artifact. Xander Ronson (Lundgren), an ex-Special Forces officer, agrees to lead an obsessed fortune hunter and his men on a ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 42% from 829 members
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  • The Mechanik on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Ben Cross,  Ivan Petrushinov
    Director: Dolph Lundgren
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Dolph Lundgren stars as former Russian Special Forces agent Nick Cherenko in this well-made action flick. Abandoning his old life for a peaceful existence with his wife and child, Nick receives a rude awakening when they are killed in gang crossfire. Moving to the U.S. and beginning once again with ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 1,591 member
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  • The Mechanik - Blu-ray (2005)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Ben Cross,  Ivan Petrushinov
    Director: Dolph Lundgren
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Dolph Lundgren stars as former Russian Special Forces agent Nick Cherenko in this well-made action flick. Abandoning his old life for a peaceful existence with his wife and child, Nick receives a rude awakening when they are killed in gang crossfire. Moving to the U.S. and beginning once again with ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 44% from 89 members
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  • The Defender on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Jerry Springer
    Director: Dolph Lundgren
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Lance Rockford (Dolph Lundgren) is a rugged Secret Service member hell-bent on bringing down any terrorist who dares to threaten America. But when a high-ranking government official goes missing, and the President (played by Jerry Springer) calls on Rockford to find him, he faces his toughest ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 402 members
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  • Detention on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Alex Karzis,  Kata Dobo
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Sam Decker returns to a tough inner city school to teach but soon becomes disillusioned and decides to quit. On his last day he takes a detention class with the toughest kids in school after hours. As the school is supposed to be empty a gang of gunmen take over the building. During the events that ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 388 members
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  • Hidden Agenda on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Maxim Roy,  Brigitte Paquette
    Director: Marc S. Grenier
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Former government agent Jason Price (Dolph Lundgren) is now a hit man who makes people "disappear" for top government agencies. His well-oiled, high-tech operation never makes a wrong move. But when a mysterious competitor known as The Cleaner infiltrates his system and begins a killing spree, ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 281 members
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  • Storm Catcher on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Mystro Clark,  John Pennell
    Director: Anthony Hickox
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Air Force pilot Jack Holloway (Lundgren) is a fugitive on the run. Falsely accused and convicted of treason for the theft of a prototypical aircraft, he escapes to clear his name and recover the aircraft. In the process, he uncovers a conspiracy which reaches deep into the fabric of the U.S. ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 155 members
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  • Sweepers on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Bruce Payne,  Clare Stansfield
    Director: Darby Black
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Erickson (Lundgren) is a "sweeper," the leader of a highly trained unit commissioned by war-torn countries to locate and disarm land mines. In a surprise attack, his young son is killed by rebels, and Erickson crumbles. Five years later, he is enlisted by a beautiful young artillery expert to help ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 137 members
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  • Bridge Of Dragons on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa,  Gary Hudson
    Director: Isaac Florentine
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Adopted by a Japanese warlord, the Warrior (Lundgren), was raised a coldhearted killing machine. However, he can not fight his inner humanity and rebels against his adopted parent with the help of a princess skilled in the martial arts. Together they must defeat the warlord's army, and, finally, ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 213 members
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  • The Minion (1998)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Francoise Robertson,  David Nerman
    Director: Jean-Marc Piche
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A gun-wielding monk (Lundgren) must battle a demon who is poised to release the forces of evil on New York City. But the demon can inhabit anyone on the street, so who to shoot? A religious-thriller with lots of action.
    2.5 stars out of 5 55% from 20 members
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  • Blackjack (1998)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Kate Vernon
    Director: John Woo
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    After saving a girl from hired assassins, a federal agent (Lundgren) is struck with a phobia of the color white. Unfortunately, he also has to protect an endangered witness from an assassin determined to silence her testimony, and the bad guys know all about the hero's weakness. Made by John Woo in ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 79 members
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  • Johnny Mnemonic on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Keanu Reeves,  Dolph Lundgren,  Ice-T
    Director: Robert Longo
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Loosely based on a story by cyber-pioneer William Gibson, this futuristic thriller centres on a the title character played by Keanu Reeves, a courier who uploads vital data straight into his hard-drive of a brain for storage and safe transport. Johnny has given up brainspace that his childhood ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 4,358 members
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  • Men Of War on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Charlotte Lewis,  B.D. Wong
    Director: Perry Lang
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A group of mercenaries are tasked with forcing the inhabitants of a South Pacific island to sign over their mineral rights to a large corporation. However, on arrival they realise that the island's destruction is out of the question and that it must be protected at all costs.
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 93 members
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  • Universal Soldier on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme,  Dolph Lundgren,  Ally Walker
    Director: Roland Emmerich
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Luc is a genetically enhanced supersoldier pitted against his former comrades in arms as he tries to remember his past. Andrew is also a universal soldier who, driven by a hatred born decades before in Vietnam, wages a deadly pursuit against traitorous Luc. But something goes wrong and these war ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 8,753 members
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  • Dark Angel on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren
    Director: Craig R. Baxley
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Houston vice cop Jack Caine is investigating a drugs operation which was responsible for the death of his partner. What he doesn't realise, is that the city has been invaded by an alien intergalactic drug dealer...
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 1,437 member
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  • Cover Up on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Louis Gossett Jr.,  John Finn
    Director: Manny Coto
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A new wave of terrorist attacks - that's the official story behind a swift, fierce attack on a U.S. Naval compound near Tel Aviv. But the more an American journalist investigates, the more a U.S. official appears to stonewall the facts...and the more dangerous and mysterious the dilemma becomes.
    2 stars out of 5 44% from 183 members
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  • Red Scorpion on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  M. Emmet Walsh,  T.P. McKenna
    Director: Joseph Zito
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A Soviet undercover agent, assigned to infiltrate a rebel guerilla uprising in Africa, unexpectedly finds himself drawn to the guerilla cause. It's all-out warfare as he leads an attack against his former comrades...
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 527 members
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  • Red Scorpion - Blu-ray (1988)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  M. Emmet Walsh,  T.P. McKenna
    Director: Joseph Zito
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A Soviet undercover agent assigned to infiltrate a rebel African uprising, unexpectedly finds himself drawn to the guerillas' cause. It's all out warfare as he leads an attack against his former comrades.
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 18 members
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  • Masters Of The Universe (1987)
    Starring: Dolph Lundgren,  Frank Langella,  Meg Foster
    Director: Gary Goddard
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Dolph Lundgren stars in this live-action film version of the popular television cartoon series (based on a collection of Mattel action figures). Lundgren is He-Man, a well-muscled super-hero, battling the evil Skeletor (Frank Langella) for control of the universe. Skeletor has designs on conquering ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 1,575 member
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