Blast (2004)

Director
Anthony Hickox

Main cast
Eddie Griffin; Vinnie Jones; Breckin Meyer; Joel Pollak; Vivica A. Fox

Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller

Description
A terrorist posing as environmentalist hijacks an oil rig off the coast of California with the intent of detonating an electromagnetic bomb over the US.


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