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Second in Command is a 2006 action film directed by Simon Fellows, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. It was released direct-to-video in the United States, Belgium, and Germany on May 2, 2006. It has been rated R by the MPAA for violence and some language. The film was made in Bucharest, Romania. Jean-Claude Van Damme (born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in Sint-Agatha-Berchem, in the Brussels-Capital Region, on October 18, 1960), is a Belgian-born martial artist and actor who is best known for his large catalogue of action movies. ...
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Jean-Claude Van Damme (born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in Sint-Agatha-Berchem, in the Brussels-Capital Region, on October 18, 1960), is a Belgian-born martial artist and actor who is best known for his large catalogue of action movies. ...
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Plot Summary
Sam Keenan (Van Damme) is a government official who's just been appointed second-in-command for an American embassy in the Eastern European nation of Moldavia. Immediately upon arrival, Keenan encounters protesters, mostly Communists, who are upset at the election of Yuri Amirev, the country's new president. Second in Command is a 2006 action film, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. ...
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The Communist militia, led by Tavarov, obtains a truckload of artillery outside the presidential palace in an effort to overthrow the new government, and the president's secretary of state's orders to shoot one of the protesters only makes the scene even more unsafe. Amirev calls on the U.S. embassy for refuge, and Keenan and a small team of diplomats making a daring transfer. The embassy is attacked by the rebels, and the Ambassador is killed after the embassy is hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. - Seal on the building of German Embassies. ...
A rocket propelled grenade (RPG) is a man-portable, shoulder-launched weapon capable of firing an explosive device longer distances than an otherwise unassisted soldier could throw. ...
Once President Amirev is at the embassy, the militia soon follows, and Keenan finds that his small team of Marines is heavily outnumbered, so the Moldavian Army is called on for support. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...
As the embassy awaits the arrival of support, the story becomes reminiscent of The Alamo, in which Keenan must fend off the militia while facing constant second-guessing from diplomat Frank Gaines, and some from actual first-in-command Capt. John Baldwin. Keenan's strategies will affect him personally too, as his British journalist girlfriend Michelle is taken hostage, and he also must keep her away from harm from the militia, who frequently target journalists. Typically, The Alamo refers to the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, in direct reference to a building refered to as the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. ...
In his last attempt to take out the U.S. Embassy, Tavarov retreats as the Army has returned from the woods in North of Moldavia. It is found out that the most-trusted General had betrayed the President and joins the militia attacking the Embassy. In the confusion, Baldwin and the general are killed. Luckily for Sam, that while he is battling hand-to-hand with Tavarov, U.S. Air Force Helicopters arrived and destroy all the militia's vehicles. The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ...
Main Cast - Jean-Claude Van Damme as Sam Keenan
- William Tapley as Frank Gaines
- Julie Cox as Michelle Whitman
- Alan Mckenna as Frank Baldwin
- Razvan Oprea as Devereaux
- Serban Celea as President Yuri Amirev
- Razaaq Adoti as GSgt. Earl "Gunny" Darnell
- Warren Derosa as Mike Shustec
Jean-Claude Van Damme (born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in Sint-Agatha-Berchem, in the Brussels-Capital Region, on October 18, 1960), is a Belgian-born martial artist and actor who is best known for his large catalogue of action movies. ...
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