Subterfuge (1996) on Netflix
A jetliner crashes into the Black Sea, and ex-Marine Jonathan Slade is pulled back into espionage to recover its black boxes. Hacker brother Alfie and fellow agent Alex join the diving search.
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Plot summary
An American jetliner is shot down over Russian territory and crashes into the Black Sea, the start of an espionage conspiracy that pulls in CIA and KGB agents. Jonathan Slade, a former Marine and champion swimmer who has been living as a scuba-diving beach bum, is handed the mission of retrieving the downed aircraft's black box. His younger brother Alfie, a computer genius, joins him, and together they travel to a resort near the Russian-Turkish border. A skilled female special agent named Alex is there as well, assigned to assist. Slade, Alfie and Alex begin their dives toward the sunken jetliner.
Cast
- Richard Balinas Nightclub MC
- Janice Lyndeas Newscaster
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Subterfuge (1996)
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- Subterfuge was nominated for the 2002 Smithee Award, an annual ceremony celebrating the worst films released on video; the Smithee Awards' official write-up called it "a totally pointless action flick that tries to think, but nothing happens".
- Soon after Subterfuge's premiere, in November 1996, the Los Angeles Times labeled its star Matt McColm as "Hollywood's next generation action star," following in the footsteps of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.
- Matt McColm, a 1990s stuntman and martial artist with a black belt in Kenpo Karate, was offered the lead role in Subterfuge after starring in Red Scorpion 2 (1994).
- Jim Halfpenny recorded, produced, engineered and mixed Subterfuge's original soundtrack at Tracks Allott Studios. It has harmonica blues-rock songs, including "Cold, Cold World", which Tracy Adams sang.
