Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
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Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Plot
The stunning story of the biggest investment fraud in U.S. history comes to the big screen in this high-stakes crime drama starring Aidan Quinn, Andy Garcia, Mario Van Peebles, and Gina Gershon. Shortly after vanishing without a trace, fugitive Los Angeles financer Charlie Wright (Quinn) turns up in Tijuana with $2 billion in cold hard cash. Now it seems that the FBI may be the least of Charlie's concerns. Mexican drug trafficker Jorge Garza (Garcia) is drowning in debt. With his empire on the line and his family falling to ruin, Garza recruits a small army of crooked cops to track Charlie down, and seize his stash at any cost. Meanwhile, an influential Russian mobster is none too happy about being swindled out of his ill-gotten earnings by the smooth-talking grifter, and dispatches an experienced team of mercenaries led by cold-hearted killer Damon (Luke Goss) to recoup his losses, and bring Charlie back to face the consequences of his actions. As the criminals close in on Charlie from all sides, his best hope for survival is to be captured by FBI Agent Hobbs (Van Peebles) first. With his future hinging on the capture of the criminal who once slipped through his fingers, Agent Hobbs becomes determined to smoke out Charlie, and see that justice is served. ~ Jason Buchanan, RoviCast
- Aidan Quinn - Charlie Wright
- Luke Goss
- Andy Garcia
- Mario Van Peebles
- Gina Gershon
Credit
Ricki G. Maslar - Casting, Justin Nesbitt - Co-producer, R. Ellis Frazier - Director, Mike Wech - Editor, Moctesuma Esparza - Executive Producer, José Martinez, Jr. - Executive Producer, Bob Dziadkowiec - Executive Producer, Kim Carroll - Composer (Music Score), Sofia Jimenez - Production Designer, A.J. Rickert-Epstein - Cinematographer, Jacov Bresler - Producer, Geoffrey Ross - Producer, R. Ellis Frazier - Screenwriter| Across the Line (2000 Film), Across the Lake (1988 Film) | |
| Across the Moon (1994 Film), Across the Ocean on the Lusitania (1907 Film) |
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Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
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| Directed by | R. Ellis Frazier |
| Produced by | Jacov Bresler Geoffrey Ross |
| Written by | R. Ellis Frazier |
| Starring | Aidan Quinn Mario Van Peebles Luke Goss Danny Pino with Gina Gershon and Andy Garcia |
| Music by | Kim Carroll |
| Cinematography | Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein |
| Editing by | Mike Wech |
| Distributed by | Project One Films |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright is a 2010 action film starring Aidan Quinn. Filming took place in Los Angeles, California and Tijuana, Mexico. The film follows a banker (Quinn) who escapes the U.S. with billions after he is revealed to be a fraud, as well as the authorities and mercenaries tracking him down.
Plot
Charlie Wright's (Aidan Quinn) business empire is revealed to be a Ponzi scheme, having taken as much as eleven billion from his clients. Leaving his office after hearing about his punishment, Wright is intercepted by FBI Agent Hobbs (Mario Van Peebles), who is unable to arrest Wright as at the moment there is not a warrant. Stalling time, Hobbs gets his warrant and Hobbs' partner Jimmy (Jordan Belfi) intercepts Wright as he pulls out of the office garage. Looking inside the car, Hobbs is dismayed to find that Wright is gone. The ensuing investigation leaves few clues as to where Wright fled.
As it turns out, Charlie fled to Tijuana, Mexico, looking for a woman he abandoned two decades ago. From Mary (Claudia Ferri) he learns that the woman died years ago, but she had a daughter, named Isabel. As he searches, Jimmy, on vacation in Tijuana, is shocked to see Charlie. Hobbs is disbelieving at first, but travels to meet Jimmy anyway. Wright searches for Isabel, but finds that she has left the country illegally.
Russian Mob Members Letvinko (Elya Baskin) and Borlec (Raymond J. Barry) hire mercenary Damon (Luke Goss) to go after Wright and the money he stole from the mob. Damon is given a team (Gary Daniels, Geoffrey Ross, and Bokeem Woodbine) to tail Wright with. Simultaneously, Mexican drug lord Jorge Garza (Andy Garcia), deeply indebted, kidnaps Charlie and offers protection in exchange for some of his money. Garza's son Gabriel (Danny Pino) intends to keep their hostage overnight, but is attacked by Damon's team. In the battle Charlie escapes.
Charlie calls Hobbs and says he wishes to return to the U.S. The Garza's track him down and Damon's team follows. They all find Wright at a market, but before they can kidnap him Hobbs shows up and takes Charlie into his custody, and the mercenaries reluctantly leave. In a voiceover letter to Isabel, Wright discusses how he views his life as a failure. Gabriel breaks the news to a distraught Jorge, who leaves the empire in Gabriel's hands as the men he is in debt to take him away. Hobbs, keeping Wright in his car, tells Wright that he found out Wright had at most six months to live as cancer had spread through Charlie's body. Hobbs allows Wright to leave and Wright gives him the details of a bank account, presumably with the money Charlie stole.
The voiceover ends as Charlie sits at a beach, at some level of peace with himself.
Cast
Target
- Aidan Quinn as Charlie Wright: A U.S. banker who scams billions and flees to Tijuana
FBI
- Mario Van Peebles as Agent Hobbs: A relentless Agent chasing Wright
- Jordan Belfi as Jimmy: Hobb's partner
- Corbin Bernsen as FBI Director Hill: Furious with Hobbs and demanding a quick resolution to the conflict
Mercenaries
- Luke Goss as Damon: Hired by the Russian Mob to go after Charlie Wright
- Gary Daniels as Michaels: The leader of a mercenary team in Tijuana, hired by Damon
- Bokeem Woodbine as Miller: A member of Michaels' team
- Geoffrey Ross as Baines: A member of Michaels' team
Gangsters
- Raymond J. Barry as Borlec: The Russian Mobster who hires Damon
- Elya Baskin as Letvinko: Hires Damon with Borlec
- Andy Garcia as Jorge Garza: A Mexican gangster who promises protection for Wright in exchange for money
- Danny Pino as Gabriel Garza: Jorge's brother
- Gina Gershon as Mariel Garza: Jorge's wife
Others
- Claudia Ferri as Mary: A prostitute who knows the woman Charlie is looking for
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