THE MECHANIK / The Russian Specialist - 2005

Director: Dolph Lundgren
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Ben Cross, Olivia Lee, Ivan Petrushinov

DOLPH'S COMMENTS:
My second picture as a director. A story about a Russian ex-special forces soldier working as a mechanic. Innocent bystanders, his family is killed during a mob shoot-out. Nicolai takes his revenge and leaves Russia to find a new life in America. Seven years later, he is approached with an offer. Go to St Petersburg and Rescue an American girl kidnapped by Russian gangsters. Get paid $500,000. Nicolai turns it down. Then he told that the man holding the girl is the same man who killed his wife and son.

It was a tough shoot. I felt more secure as a director. Enjoyed Bulgaria. My second picture there. My co-star, Ben Cross, loved it even more. He moved there after the picture was finished. He did a great job in the movie.