The Cutter (film)

The Cutter
Official DVD cover
Directed by	Bill Tannen
Written by	Bruce Haskett
Produced by	Danny Lerner Pinchas Perry Les Weldon
Starring	Chuck Norris Joanna Pacuła Daniel Bernhardt Bernie Kopell Todd Jensen Marshall R. Teague Tracy Scoggins Curt Lowens
Cinematography	Peter Moss
Edited by	Jason A. Payne
Music by	Elia Cmiral
Production companies	Modern Digital North by Northwest Entertainment
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Entertainment
Release dates	November 23, 2005 (2005-11-23) (Romania)^[citation needed] March 14, 2006 (2006-03-14) (United States)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Cutter is a 2005 American direct-to-video action film directed by Bill Tannen,[1] and starring Chuck Norris, Joanna Pacuła, Daniel Bernhardt, Bernie Kopell and Marshall R. Teague. After a deadly kidnapping rescue gone wrong, a guilt ridden detective recruits his specialized SWAT team to successfully rescue an aged diamond cutter from the hands of a murderous thief.

Plot

A former Spokane, Washington cop turned private investigator takes on a case of a missing diamond cutter that leads him on an adventure of love and villainy spanning from the Nazis to the present day Mob.

Cast

• Chuck Norris as Detective John Sheperd
• Joanna Pacuła as Elizabeth Teller
• Daniel Bernhardt as Dirk Cross
• Bernie Kopell as Isaac Teller
• Todd Jensen as Agent Parks
• Tracy Scoggins as Alena
• Marshall R. Teague as Lieutenant Moore
• Deron McBee as Alex, The Repairman
• Dean Cochran as Eddie
• Curt Lowens as Col. Speerman
• Aaron Norris as Anthony Maylan
• Mark Ivanir as Dr. Joseph

Production

Filming

Shooting took place in Spokane, Washington.[2]

Release

Home media

Sony released it to DVD in the US on March 14, 2006.[3]

Reception

Critical response

Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk rated it 1.5/5 stars and called it "the epitome of all things cinematically generic".[3] David Johnson of DVD Talk wrote, "The Cutter is a mediocre film overall, and, specifically, a tame and lame action flick."[4]

See also

• List of American films of 2006
• Chuck Norris filmography

References

1. "The Cutter". BBFC.
2. Kershner, Jim (2004-12-11). "Chuck Norris, Spokane Ranger". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
3. Weinberg, Scott (2006-03-27). "The Cutter". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
4. Johnson, David (2006-03-31). "The Cutter". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-04-26.

External links

• The Cutter at IMDb
• The Cutter at Rotten Tomatoes