The Minion (1998)

4.5 ? Sep 26, 1998 1h 35m

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Overview

New York, Christmas Eve, 1999 - at the dawn of the new millennium - a subway construction crew unearths an eight hundred year old Celtic skeleton and a mysterious key. Archeologist Karen Goodleaf is called in to determine the meaning of the discovery. News of the discovery reaches a Middle East monastery where the warrior monks knowns as the Knights Templar - an ancient sect entrusted with protecting holy relics - choose their best pupil, Lukas to face the diabolical threat. As Lukas races to New York, an evil Minion seizes Karen and uses her body like a parasite and host!

Overview

Genres

Horror Action Fantasy

Release Date

September 26, 1998

Rating

4.5 /10

Runtime

1h 35m

Dolph Lundgren

Lukas Sadorov

Françoise Robertson

Karen Goodleaf

Roc LaFortune

David Schulman

David Nerman

Lieutenant Roseberry

Allen Altman

Dante

Jean-Marc Bisson

Bernard

Don Francks

Chief Michael Bear

Michael Greyeyes

Gray Eagle

Andy Bradshaw

Photographer

Anik Matern

Police Lieutenant

Tony Calabretta

Dispatcher

James Bradford

Captain

Tedd Dillon

Stranger

Matt Holland

Parking Lot Cop

Dennis St John

Gregor

Michel Perron

Giannelli

Flint Eagle

Sheriff

Arthur Holden

Forensics Officer

Desmond Campbell

Police Station Officer

Mike Chute

Prison Guard

4.0/10

Mar 26, 2025

Imagine a couple of children having a film crew for making their games into a movie. That's the level of script you can expect, and everything else is... well, people got paid for it. It's one of these movies where the first minute tells you all you can expect. (No-one in their right mind would carry a load with dangling stuff for hours. You'd fasten the things somehow, since dangling wastes your strength.) Watch the first minute, and if you still feel like it... hope your preferred kind of drug lasts until this is over!

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