Spartan
Directed by	David Mamet
Produced by	David Bergstein Moshe Diamant Art Linson Elie Samaha
Written by	David Mamet
Starring	Val Kilmer Derek Luke William H. Macy
Music by	Mark Isham
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	March 8, 2004
Running time	106 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

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Plot

Robert Scott (Kilmer) is a coldly efficient secret agent who trains special forces recruits for the US Government. When Laura Newton (Bell), the Harvard-educated daughter of a high-ranking elected government official disappears, Scott is brought in to find her. He is aided on his assignment by one of his trainees, Curtis (Luke), and special forces knife fighting instructor Jackie Black (Texada). The investigation takes him from Boston into the heart of a sexual slavery ring operating out of Dubai, as he navigates through a number of twists, double-crosses, and tested loyalties along the way. Special Forces (SF) or Special Operations Forces (SOF) are highly-trained military units that conduct specialized operations such as reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, and counter-terrorism actions. ... This article describes the government of the United States. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Sexual slavery is a special case of slavery which includes various different practices: forced prostitution single-owner sexual slavery ritual slavery, sometimes associated with traditional religious practices slavery for primarily non-sexual purposes where sex is common or permissible In general, the nature of slavery means that the slave is... Coordinates: , Emirate Government  - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1]  - Metro 4,114 km² (1,588. ...

Cast

Val Edward Kilmer[1] (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. ... Derek Luke (born April 24, 1974 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American actor. ... Tia Nicole Tucker, most commonly known as Tia Texada, (born December 14, 1971 in Louisiana) is an American film and television actress and singer. ... Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress who is best known for starring in the title role on the television show Veronica Mars. ... William Hall Macy Jr. ...

Trivia

• The title is an allusion to Leonidas I, king of Sparta, who, when a neighbor state needed military aid, would send one man. As Scott puts it, "One riot, one ranger." (Mamet previously wrote this line into House of Games.)

• The film's Dubai settings were actually filmed in Los Angeles, California.

• Eric L. Haney, a career Army non-commissioned officer and member of Delta Force, was a technical advisor and had a small cameo in the film.

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External links

• Official site
• Spartan at the Internet Movie Database