Extreme Ops

Name: Extreme Ops
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Released: 2002-11-27
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 4.4
Cast: Devon Sawa, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Rupert Graves, Rufus Sewell, Heino Ferch

IMDb ID: tt0283160 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 4.4 (5,810 votes)

Genres: Action · Adventure · Thriller

While filming an advertisement, some extreme sports enthusiasts unwittingly stop a group of terrorists.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Extreme Ops
Canada: Extreme Ops (English)
Germany: Extreme Ops
Finland: Extreme Ops (video box title)
United Kingdom: Extreme Ops
Ireland: Extreme Ops (English)
India: Extreme Ops (English)
New Zealand: Extreme Ops (English)
United States: Extreme Ops
South Africa: Extreme Ops (English)
France: The Extremists
United States: The Extremists (Working Title)
Argentina: Acción extrema (Video Title)
Greece: Akraios kindynos (transliterated title)
Mexico: Desafío Extremo
Brazil: Desafio Radical
Japan: EX (English)
Japan: EX エックス（2002） (Japanese)
Poland: Extremisci
Philippines: Extremist (English)
Czech Republic: Hladina adrenalinu
Hungary: Hóhatár - A félelem felpörget
Canada: Jeux extrêmes (French)
Portugal: Operações Radicais
Spain: Riesgo extremo
Italy: Sfida nell'ultima valanga
France: The eXtremists
Greece: Ακραίος κίνδυνος
Greece: Έκρηξη φόβου (TV Title)
Ukraine: Екстремали
Bulgaria: Екстремисти (Bulgarian)
Bulgaria: Екстремни операции (Bulgarian, Alternative Title)
Russia: Экстремалы
Taiwan: 巔峰殺戮
The ExtremistsContent RatingPG-13Release Date2002-11-27Runtime93 minutesMetascore17IMDb Popularity0User Reviews87Critic Reviews38Countries / RegionsUnited Kingdom
Germany
Luxembourg
United StatesLanguagesEnglish
German
Japanese
Serbo-CroatianKeywordssnow adventure
time bomb
stunt woman
stuntman
dark comedyFilming LocationsBerlin, GermanyProduction CompaniesCenturion
Paramount Pictures
MDP WorldwideOfficial SitesMedia 8 Entertainment - http://www.mdpworldwide.com/mdp/movies.asp?movieID=9
Paramount Pictures (United States) - http://ExtremeOpsMovie.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283160/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0283160.jpgUpdated At2025-06-04T02:00:40

Directors

Christian Duguay

Writers

Timothy Scott Bogart
Mark Mullin
Michael Zaidan

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Devon Sawa | Character: Will
Actor: Bridgette Wilson-Sampras | Character: Chloe
Actor: Rupert Graves | Character: Jeffrey
Actor: Rufus Sewell | Character: Ian
Actor: Heino Ferch | Character: Mark
Actor: Joe Absolom | Character: Silo
Actor: Jana Pallaske | Character: Kittie
Actor: Jean-Pierre Castaldi | Character: Zoran
Actor: Liliana Komorowska | Character: Yana
Actor: Klaus Löwitsch | Character: Pavlov
Actor: David Scheller | Character: Slavko
Actor: Detlef Bothe | Character: Ratko
Actor: Heinrich Schmieder | Character: Goran
Actor: Franjo Marincic | Character: Ivo
Actor: Rade Radovic | Character: Jaksa
Actor: Lex Kreps | Character: Newscaster
Actor: Wolfgang Packhäuser | Character: Nervous Serb
Actor: Norbert Blecha | Character: Foreman
Actor: Vicky Huang | Character: Kana
Actor: Hiro Kanagawa | Character: Mr. Imahara
Actor: Troy Yorke | Character: Hotel Clerk
Actor: Patrick Godin | Character: Biker #1
Actor: Dominic Ropars | Character: Biker #2
Actor: Kevin Simard | Character: Biker #3
Actor: Sascha Manuel Hodak | Character: Klaus Löwitsch Double
Actor: Ivan Vukov | Character: Second Generation Father

[Directors Group]
Name: Christian Duguay | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Timothy Scott Bogart | Role: Writer
Name: Mark Mullin | Role: Writer
Name: Michael Zaidan | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Norbert Blecha | Role: Producer
Name: Rudy Cohen | Role: Producer
Name: Mark Damon | Role: Producer
Name: Moshe Diamant | Role: Producer
Name: Jan Fantl | Role: Producer
Name: Frank Hübner | Role: Producer
Name: Tom Reeve | Role: Producer
Name: David Saunders | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Scheel | Role: Producer
Name: Romain Schroeder | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Normand Corbeil | Role: Composer
Name: Stanislas Syrewicz | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Hannes Hubach | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Clive Barrett | Role: Editor
Name: Sylvain Lebel | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Philip Harrison | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Andreas Olshausen | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Ernestine Hipper | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Louise Roper | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Maria Schicker | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Sandra Feijoo | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tahira Herold | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Benjamin Robin | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Markus Bensch | Role: Production Manager
Name: Luc Campeau | Role: Production Manager
Name: Vlad Doclin | Role: Production Manager
Name: Tim Grover | Role: Production Manager
Name: Reinhild Gräber | Role: Production Manager
Name: Christopher P. Kibbey | Role: Production Manager
Name: Rudolf Kurz | Role: Production Manager
Name: James Portolese | Role: Production Manager
Name: Erin Smith | Role: Production Manager
Name: Susanne Steube | Role: Production Manager
Name: Tony Tromp | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Eric Bartonio | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ada Brant | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Christophe Cheysson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tom Delmar | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tanja Däberitz | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Didier Lafond | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Andreas Meszaros | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Andreas Mésáros | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sabine Schulmeyer | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Brieuc Vanderswalm | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Roman Berger | Role: Art Department
Name: Simon-Julien Boucherie | Role: Art Department
Name: Laurenz Brüning | Role: Art Department
Name: Klaus Eckmann | Role: Art Department
Name: Axel Eichhorst | Role: Art Department
Name: Enzo Enzel | Role: Art Department
Name: Alan Gilmore | Role: Art Department
Name: Dierk Grahlow | Role: Art Department
Name: Tanya Groenewold | Role: Art Department
Name: Stefan Hausmann | Role: Art Department
Name: Roxy Konrad | Role: Art Department
Name: Robert Krüger | Role: Art Department
Name: Christoph Lanksch | Role: Art Department
Name: Sabine Wahrmann | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Christopher Ackland | Role: Sound Department
Name: Philip Alton | Role: Sound Department
Name: Julie Ankerson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nick Baldock | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter Baldock | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ben Barker | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nigel Bennett | Role: Sound Department
Name: Darren Brisker | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ed Cantu | Role: Sound Department
Name: Colin Cooper | Role: Sound Department
Name: Twydor Davis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Feinberg | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bruce Gray | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Heslop | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mike Hibberson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Darrin Mann | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mario Migge | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robin O'Donoghue | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kath Pollard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom Sayers | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Street | Role: Sound Department
Name: Patrick Veigel | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Louis Craig | Role: Special Effects
Name: Norman Ernst | Role: Special Effects
Name: Normand Gobeille | Role: Special Effects
Name: Till Hertrich | Role: Special Effects
Name: Stefan Knauer | Role: Special Effects
Name: Maurice Koester | Role: Special Effects
Name: Uwe Lehmann | Role: Special Effects
Name: Michael Luppino | Role: Special Effects
Name: John Mason | Role: Special Effects
Name: Robert Mattigetz | Role: Special Effects
Name: Martin 'Marty' McLaughlin | Role: Special Effects
Name: Uli Nefzer | Role: Special Effects
Name: Eric-André Paquin | Role: Special Effects
Name: Mark Raymond | Role: Special Effects
Name: Andrew Semple | Role: Special Effects
Name: Lucien Stephenson | Role: Special Effects
Name: Thomas Thiele | Role: Special Effects
Name: Martin Williams | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Gerold Bublak | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Marco Carboni | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Marc Cote | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Frank D'Iorio | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Michel Frenette | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alex Friedrich | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Frederick Gaudreau | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Massimo Germoglio | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Francesco Juilland | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Melanie La Rue | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Emanuel LaFrance | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Stéphane Landry | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Yannick Leblanc | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Pierre-Simon Lebrun-Chaput | Role: Visual Effects
Name: François Lord | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Stefano Marinoni | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Andre U. Montambeault | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Louis Morin | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Juliette Mourez | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Enrico Pieracciani | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Yvan Pinard | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Nicolas Poteet | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Giorgio Prandoni | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Monique Ress | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Cristiana Rumori | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alessandro Tibiletti | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Robin Tremblay | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Paola Trisoglio | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sebastien Veilleux | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alessandro Ongaro | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Dave Alexander | Role: Stunts
Name: Felix Baumgartner | Role: Stunts
Name: Rob 'Sluggo' Boyce | Role: Stunts
Name: Robert Brackenhofer | Role: Stunts
Name: Byron Brisco | Role: Stunts
Name: John 'Buff' Buffery | Role: Stunts
Name: James Carillo | Role: Stunts
Name: Shek Chan | Role: Stunts
Name: Douglas Chapman | Role: Stunts
Name: Patrick Cometto | Role: Stunts
Name: Gary Connery | Role: Stunts
Name: Robin Courcilles | Role: Stunts
Name: Tom Delmar | Role: Stunts
Name: Guy Deschenes | Role: Stunts
Name: Oliver Fritsche | Role: Stunts
Name: Elisabeth Garcia | Role: Stunts
Name: Evangelos Grecos | Role: Stunts
Name: Henrik Jhren Haaland | Role: Stunts
Name: Camille Jaccoux | Role: Stunts
Name: David Jacox | Role: Stunts
Name: Ruth Jenkins | Role: Stunts
Name: Norman Kent | Role: Stunts
Name: Keith Klapstein | Role: Stunts
Name: Chin Kwong Kwai | Role: Stunts
Name: Theo Kypri | Role: Stunts
Name: Shing Kwong Lai | Role: Stunts
Name: Finh Kwang Leh | Role: Stunts
Name: Terrance Leigh | Role: Stunts
Name: Charlie Lion | Role: Stunts
Name: Hannes Lipf | Role: Stunts
Name: Jean-Luc Matieux | Role: Stunts
Name: Johanna Matsson | Role: Stunts
Name: Phillip Mitchell | Role: Stunts
Name: Jim Orava | Role: Stunts
Name: Laura Piasta | Role: Stunts
Name: Dan Redford | Role: Stunts
Name: Erwin Reichel | Role: Stunts
Name: Andre Pierre Rhem | Role: Stunts
Name: Diz Sharpe | Role: Stunts
Name: Sharon Simms | Role: Stunts
Name: Raphaelle Monod Sjoström | Role: Stunts
Name: Grant Smith | Role: Stunts
Name: Stewart Smith | Role: Stunts
Name: Matt Szundy | Role: Stunts
Name: Marjorie Tappert | Role: Stunts
Name: Stephane Tchiknavorian | Role: Stunts
Name: Ty Trand | Role: Stunts
Name: Marshall Virtue | Role: Stunts
Name: Owen Walstrom | Role: Stunts
Name: Brad White | Role: Stunts
Name: Xiong Xinxin | Role: Stunts
Name: Denise Badura | Role: Stunts
Name: Garvin Cross | Role: Stunts
Name: Ivonne Dietzel | Role: Stunts
Name: Loi-Kwan Kam | Role: Stunts
Name: Jon Kralt | Role: Stunts
Name: Le Vinh Quang | Role: Stunts
Name: Georg Armin Sauer | Role: Stunts
Name: René Schobeß | Role: Stunts
Name: Ralf Tillmann | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Eric Bornes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christian Duguay | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mario Grech | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eddie Handschak | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Hoffmann | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Felicitas Hollmig | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Holger Joos | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Norman Kent | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Peter Kosel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Mattigetz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rod Newby | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Klaus Niemeier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Szabo Nikolaus | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jürgen Olczyk | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stéphane Paillard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rob Parisien | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Harold Peter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hans-Joachim Pfeiffer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Georg Riha | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Oliver Schneider | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ronald Schwarz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marco Teuchert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Trapman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Helmut van der Wielen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bernhard Wagner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Darin Wong | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Markus Zucker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Anja Dihrberg-Siebler | Role: Casting Department
Name: Sue Jones | Role: Casting Department
Name: Carolyn McLeod | Role: Casting Department
Name: Iris Müller | Role: Casting Department
Name: Penny Perry | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Anette Czagany | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ulrike Kuhnhardt | Role: Costume Department
Name: Helga Lohninger | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ursula Münstermann | Role: Costume Department
Name: Carola Raum | Role: Costume Department
Name: Caroline Sattler | Role: Costume Department
Name: Anne-Katrin Schwerdtfeger | Role: Costume Department
Name: Rita Teibrich | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Florian Drechsler | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Patricia Ferbeck | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Paul Hirsch | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Sandra Stier | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Madeleine C. Schnell | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Roman Avianus | Role: Location Management
Name: Leo Baumgartner | Role: Location Management
Name: Pascal Charlier | Role: Location Management
Name: Klaus Große Darrelmann | Role: Location Management
Name: Ken Hovgaard | Role: Location Management
Name: Christian Klempert | Role: Location Management
Name: Gunnar Leitgeb | Role: Location Management
Name: Mark Stehli | Role: Location Management
Name: Stephane Wasila | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Joe Henson | Role: Music Department
Name: Henley Regisford | Role: Music Department
Name: Graham Sutton | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Christian Frohn | Role: Production Department
Name: Nina Neudecker | Role: Production Department
Name: Sabine Renger | Role: Production Department
Name: Juliane Walker | Role: Production Department
Name: Maren Wölk | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Lorette Leblanc | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Benjamin Dunker | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Chris Hammond | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Daniel Mattig | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Sebastian Neitsch | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Petr Pietras | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Daniel Schwarz | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Roland Schütz | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Lucien Abbet | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jo Cameron Brown | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matt Curtis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Drexler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Falkiner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ellie Fox | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marcus Haendgen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tom Henderson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christian Henson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steffi Hiller | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marcela Jahodova Zachova | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Diane Janna | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nelly Jenčíková | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Axel Kahnt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andreas Kispert | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Oliver Kuhlmann | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rainer Leb | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rainer Lipski | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Colin Matthews | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bernard Mazauric | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Wayne Morice | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sabine Murr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Valentine Pavuls | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Katja Pilarek | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dan Redford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marco Schenke | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Imke Sommerkamp | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Katja Wolf | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Melissa Brown | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Holly Payberg-Torroija | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Velten Brenneke | Role: Thanks
Name: Diana Brown | Role: Thanks
Name: Yves Elwer | Role: Thanks
Name: Colin Green | Role: Thanks
Name: Marc Meyers | Role: Thanks
Name: Edwige Rollin | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Extreme Ops | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4275634457/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4275634457/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563460267060.mp4?Expires=1788257111&Signature=Pj-XhbrbK-~rxeMdAVGIUEHvdk-DWuWutTNTYxJKW9YPnfCaCw898dgvVQyEY6xnJWlHqSy89ZXwGzucFw6RsMr7QHc1Py1zFbYSIWBosSkFDz8hAP1rrplfzDH0EU4KA5i5rJqMM3rr4BhCkmBzSNCz9jrqAC5-s4Ote4eIY8xC~eGzlvfR2MCeYgpZnoNByWTEruIgMPL8S7~cEPdR7kgSlOIA-NitCsIt3XuPf~pORgY56o-2WJS0qKIchNKM6dYFr1TTkb7ZZoDIgFEPNNwV9J2MI9E07QJ6bMeAetp1LWa-chqACmsu6dR5M2BqFVBoBUjb0hgo9Y2WdX7HBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Extreme Ops | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1067843865/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1067843865/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564137427242.mp4?Expires=1788257111&Signature=FRkaMZMFpG~Bv9IbvKwxYBtbJEnTJfbpIanxImgDmbG48Y-i6iCaIVyI2-ecFZaBh9q~J~oZBfwwj~ob9VOhd5RqfswTd9P3T2TChL~g2F7O9Z4IgtiqTe42jgAFfaBWGjE0b7JJBOM3hW5SuZshbHaFiI38fpdatmsVngHoX9WznhSauxLhmGWA-tG-kP4wDA9hnKPOYI117cBPk5OdYrg5Vdmka37ZJH-jUnRXfW74e2u8Ct0kn4nkplta9y0uS2UEJFy96~x9dI3R2HUJzHzZSWSeaIVpOAH2Ll3x~ikk0aEKARZYo4RDmiQ9MQEDhx8USYiNUh5MatduHuWDXQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: November 27, 2002
France: December 11, 2002
South Korea: December 19, 2002
Belgium: January 1, 2003
Russia: January 9, 2003
Kazakhstan: January 13, 2003
Czech Republic: January 30, 2003
Spain: January 31, 2003
Turkey: February 1, 2003 (TV premiere)
Brazil: February 14, 2003
Finland: February 14, 2003
Portugal: February 14, 2003
Sweden: February 21, 2003
Philippines: February 26, 2003 (Manila)
Germany: March 13, 2003
Austria: March 14, 2003
Philippines: April 9, 2003 (Davao)
Netherlands: April 22, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Iceland: April 25, 2003
United Kingdom: May 16, 2003
Mexico: June 6, 2003
Japan: June 28, 2003
Egypt: July 2, 2003
Greece: July 11, 2003
Australia: July 31, 2003
Bahrain: October 1, 2003
Peru: October 8, 2003
Norway: October 22, 2003 (video premiere)
New Zealand: October 23, 2003
Panama: November 14, 2003
Hungary: December 25, 2003
Kuwait: January 7, 2004
Romania: January 9, 2004
Italy: April 27, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Argentina: May 26, 2004 (video premiere)

Awards

Nominee | 2003 | Taurus World Stunt Awards | Taurus Award | Best Specialty Stunt | Patrick Cometto, Charlie Lion, Extreme Ops | Stunt men snowboard behind a train, while holding onto ropes attached to the train. This stunt includes several flips over mounds of snow, traveling on railroad tracks and multiple snowboarding techniques.

Box Office