Arsenal (also known as Southern Fury) is a 2017 American direct-to-video action thriller film directed by Steven C. Miller and written by Jason Mosberg. The film stars Adrian Grenier, John Cusack, Nicolas Cage (reprising his role from 1993’s Deadfall) and Johnathon Schaech. The film was released on January 6, 2017, by Lionsgate Premiere.
Plot
The film opens with the characters growing up in their teens on the streets with crime, baseball and brothers looking out for one another. Mikey gives his lawn mowing job to JP and later protects him when an uncle commits suicide. The film then moves to the adult lives with Mikey getting out of jail and JP running a successful construction company. The families celebrate a 4th of July picnic with Mikey, his wife and daughter Alexis being the dysfunctional family and JP and his family being the normal American clan. JP loaned Mikey $10,000 for braces for his daughter but Mikey bought drugs to flip for a quick profit. The drugs have been jacked with Rusty the prime suspect. Mikey is out the drugs and his money.
Sleezeball mobster Eddie King decides to kidnap Mikey and expects his brother JP will pay $350,000 ransom to free his brother. Mikey is beat up with pictures sent and demands made. JP and friend detective Sal go into action to free Mikey. JP refuses to pay so Eddie adds Alexis, Mikey’s daughter, to be at risk. Eddie’s brother shows up and demands Eddie to stop his silly kidnap scheme. Eddie spent 3 years in jail for his brother Buddy and he does not appreciate the interference. Eddie kills his brother Buddy.
Eddie lets JP know that he killed his own brother so that his threat to kill Mikey is real. JP agrees to pay $200,000 but at the money exchange the money bag explodes. Eddie and his henchmen are killed after a bloody long shootout. The film ends with the Lindel family at another picnic.
Cast
Adrian Grenier as James “JP” Lindel
Johnathon Schaech as Michael “Mikey” Lindel
Nicolas Cage as Eddie King
Lydia Hull as Lizzie – Wife of “JP”
Christopher Coppola as Buddy King
John Cusack as Sal
Megan Leonard as Vicki
Tyler Jon Olson as Gus
Christopher Rob Bowen as Rob
William Mark McCullough as Luca
Abbie Gayle as Alexis
Shea Buckner as Rusty
C.J. LeBlanc as Hoya
Robert Harvey as Eddie’s bodyguard
Tamara Belous as Janet
Heather Johansen as Kristy
Carrie Jo Hubrich as Chelsea
Vivian Benitez as Lisa
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