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Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe (2011)

TV Movie  |   |  Comedy, Crime, Drama  |  17 April 2011 (USA)
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Follows Sam Axe on a mission in Latin America and gives us a glimpse into his military past.

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Comandante Veracruz
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As informal punishment for an unwitting affair with admiral Gregory Maitland's adulterous wife, Sam Axe, a US Navy Commander, was sent to Colombia to observe the suspected rebel movement Espada Ardiente ('Burning Sword'). Now he's under investigation for allegedly consorting with those alleged terrorists. He explains how he discovered that his Colombian army liaison Comandante Veracruz was the real drug dealers cahoot, who pailed on framing Axe and presumably innocent farmers for the bombing of an American-run Andes clinic. Sam escaped and tried to help the civilians and forces CIA observers to demand urgent help. He even found a trump card to avoid conviction for his illegal methods and a favorable discharge. Written by KGF Vissers

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Every man has a past. His just has more explosions.


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Nepouzdani agenti: Pad Sema Eksa  »

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Sam claims he only taught the "terrorists" plays from the junior varsity football team from Analy High School. Matt Nix (creator of Burn Notice) graduated from Analy High School in Sebastopol California. See more »

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Right at the beginning, Sam is wearing "whites", with the shoulder boards of a Commander in the US Navy (O-5). However, his cover (hat) does not have the "scrambled eggs" on the bill as is regulation for O-5 and higher. See more »

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[the improvised bomb explodes, knocking Sam and Ben to the ground]
Sam Axe: What the hell did you do?
Ben Delaney: I maximized the pressure! Because you told me! You told me to maximize the pressure!
Sam Axe: Yeah, I did, I just didn't know you were going to do it so well! You got talent!
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If you were going to make a prequel he was the right one to use
25 June 2013 | by See all my reviews

For whatever reason I never knew this even existed and just watched it this night (6-26-13).

The movie itself was nothing to write home about but was nice to see Sam being Sam.

With Burn Notice ending after this season I am actually glad I didn't know about this till now as it was the beginning to the end of a TV show I greatly enjoyed.

For such a hodgepodge character set I was always amazed that they made it work. Campbell's character was a big part of its success and quite possibly its glue.

If you are a fan of the show it is worth watching.


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