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Triple I

a.k.a. "Action in the Red Sea" / "Action in Hurghuda"

(2003, TV series)


plot summary
 
The action-packed drama will revolve around a good-looking rescue team of seven women and three men, who will – following the pattern of such adventure-based shows – chase criminals and save lives.


cast
 
Youssef Mansour
Dolph Lundgren

guest star

Steven Seagal

guest star


genre Action
production co(s) Egyptian Action Films / Franchise Pictures
production supervisor Sylvester Stallone
producers Youssef Mansour, Elie Samaha, Joseph Merhi
locations Egypt
news & updates
 

Dolph Lundgren may guest star beside Egyptian Lifeguards in a Last Patrol-like TV-series. It´s a 52 episodes action series which will be produced by Franchise Pictures and ICM. Sylvester Stallone is supervising production and was expected at the end of of July in Egypt, in order to help the cast. But not just Stallone in a guest appearance will help, even Dolph Lundgren and Steven Seagal are in talks!

"The English-language, action-packed drama will revolve around a good-looking rescue team of seven women and three men, who will – following the pattern of such adventure-based shows – chase criminals and save lives. Meanwhile, the entire show will be shot in Egypt’s most picturesque locations, including the Red Sea, Luxor and Alexandria. The producers are expecting to film 52 episodes of around 50 minutes each, replete with special guest appearances by such big names as Steven Seagal and Dolph Lundgren. The show is scheduled to begin shooting in September, while the first episode will be aired in January on satellite stations and various networks in the United States.

Egyptian Action Film president Yousef Mansour, an avid fan of American action films, has chosen himself to play the role of the show’s team captain. “It’s action and rescue because this is something everyone loves,” he explained. A former martial arts aficionado, Mansour has acted in such lesser-known local films as Bulldozer and The Wild One, both of which featured lots of guns, fire and blonde women. But his real passion, he admits, is directing, and he plans to direct a number of the planned Action episodes, along with visiting American directors."

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"The series will be funded by Egyptian Action Film and Franchise Films (which has produced such movies as The Whole Nine Yards and Get Carter) and distributed by ICM. According to Mansour, the series should pay for itself from franchise sales to satellite companies alone. So far, he said, the responses he has received from interested parties have been promising. And while the show hasn’t started to look for sponsors yet, PADI International (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) has already promised to train the rescue team."

read the entire article: Baywatch-style TV show to throw lifesaver to drowning sector [“Tourism, trade brace for Iraq war,” March 2003]

 

projects links
Action In The Red Sea / Alien Agent / The Amber Room / Beowulf / Captured / Code Blue / Cover Up 2 / Dark Angel 2 / Duke Nukem / Frogs For Snakes / Inside Man Out / Interstate 10 / It Waits / Ivory City / Le Tigre / Legion / Masters Of The Universe 2 / Meltdown / Nightclubbing / The Peacekeeper 2 / Pit Bulls / The Punisher 2 / R.P.M. / Red Dawn / Red Scorpion 2 / Revenge / Rewind / Rocky VI / Running Man / Starlight Murders / Still The Drums / Straight Blast / The Threat / Trooper / Unknown Project / Vampires / Venom / Warrant / The Watchmen / Swedish Projects /

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