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XXX may refer to:
Various contexts, but especially:
A warning or danger signal, or symbol for doubtful/unknown
xXx (pronounced "Triple X") is a 2002 American action film directed by Rob Cohen. It stars Vin Diesel as Xander Cage, a thrill seeking extreme sports enthusiast, stuntman and rebellious athlete-turned-reluctant spy for the National Security Agency who is sent on a dangerous mission to infiltrate a group of potential Russian terrorists in Central Europe. xXx also stars Asia Argento, Samuel L. Jackson, and Marton Csokas. Cohen previously directed The Fast and the Furious, in which Diesel also starred.
The film received mixed reviews but was a financial success for the studios, grossing US$277,448,382 worldwide. It was followed by a 2005 sequel entitled xXx: State of the Union.
An NSA mission to collect intel on Anarchy 99, a mercenary group made up of former Russian soldiers goes awry when the agent's identity is discovered by the group. NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons, overseeing the operation to get any intel on the group's plans for the biochemical weapon named "Silent Night" that has been missing since the fall of the Soviet Union, believes the only way to get close is to recruit an agent that would not have any ties to the United States government. He selects Xander Cage, also known as X, an extreme sports professional and host of his own television show who is outspoken against the government and was recently captured by the FBI for stealing and destroying a prominent California senator's car as an act of protest. Gibbons puts Cage through two tests - stopping a staged diner robbery, and escaping from a drug cartel's plantation in Colombia - and offers Cage the mission. Cage reluctantly agrees when Gibbons offers to wipe his criminal record away.
Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), better known by his stage name Vin Diesel, is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his portrayals of Dominic Toretto in The Fast and the Furious film series and Richard B. Riddick in The Chronicles of Riddick trilogy. He also was a producer on sequels in both franchises.
Diesel has also starred in films such as xXx (2002) and Find Me Guilty (2006). His voice acting work includes The Iron Giant (1999), the video game spin-offs from The Chronicles of Riddick franchise, and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). He wrote, directed, produced, and starred in a short film titled Multi-Facial and the feature-length drama film Strays. He is the founder of the production companies One Race Films, Racetrack Records, and Tigon Studios.
Diesel was born in Alameda County, California, along with his twin brother, Paul. His mother, Delora Sherleen (Sinclair) Vincent, is an astrologer. Diesel has stated that he is "of ambiguous ethnicity". His mother's background includes English, German, and Scottish. He has never met his biological father, and has stated that "all I know from my mother is that I have connections to many different cultures". Diesel has self-identified as "definitely a person of colour", and has stated that his parents' relationship would have been illegal in some parts of the United States due to anti-miscegenation laws. He was raised in New York City by his Caucasian mother and African-American stepfather, Irving H. Vincent, an acting instructor and theater manager.
The Return may refer to:
Actors: Brent Scott Maze (composer), Brent Scott Maze (director), Brent Scott Maze (producer), Brent Scott Maze (producer), Brent Scott Maze (editor), Brent Scott Maze (writer), Brent Scott Maze (writer), Derek Maze (producer), Derek Maze (director), Scott Maze (miscellaneous crew), Guenter Hussenoeder (actor), Molly Chapple (miscellaneous crew), Karen Maze (miscellaneous crew), Ted Fischer (actor),
Plot: In this short film a confident hit man takes on what seems to be a routine assignment. However, the assassin begins to question his motives when the target forces him to contemplate his tortured past and realize his own humanity. Past, present, and future intertwine to shape a man's destiny as he descends into the corners of his own mind.
Genres: Crime, Drama, Short,Actors: Brent Scott Maze (composer), Brent Scott Maze (director), Brent Scott Maze (producer), Brent Scott Maze (producer), Brent Scott Maze (editor), Brent Scott Maze (writer), Brent Scott Maze (writer), Derek Maze (producer), Derek Maze (director), Scott Maze (miscellaneous crew), Guenter Hussenoeder (actor), Molly Chapple (miscellaneous crew), Karen Maze (miscellaneous crew), Ted Fischer (actor),
Plot: In this short film a confident hit man takes on what seems to be a routine assignment. However, the assassin begins to question his motives when the target forces him to contemplate his tortured past and realize his own humanity. Past, present, and future intertwine to shape a man's destiny as he descends into the corners of his own mind.
Genres: Crime, Drama, Short,Actors: Callum Rees (actor), Callum Rees (writer), Morgan Thomas Rees (actor), Jonathan Coulton (composer),
Genres: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Short, Thriller,Actors: Timur Nurulin (actor), Vladimir Komarov (actor), Vladimir Komarov (director), Vladimir Komarov (editor), Elena Juravleva (actress), Sergey Nazarov (actor),
Genres: Music, Short,Actors: Marco Beltrami (composer), Cliff Fleming (miscellaneous crew), Rob Cohen (producer), Neal H. Moritz (producer), Mark Goldblatt (editor), Trisha Burton (miscellaneous crew), Xzibit (actor), Willem Dafoe (actor), Ice Cube (actor), David Rountree (actor), Samuel L. Jackson (actor), Ice Cube (actor), Peter Strauss (actor), Rick Kain (miscellaneous crew), Matthew I. Goldberg (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Agent Augustus Gibbons has selected an imprisoned former US Navy SEAL Darius Stone, a new agent in the XXX program, travels to Washington D.C., where they track a splinter faction of the U.S. military that attempts to overthrow the U.S. government and assassinate the President, led by Secretary of Defense and former 4-Star General George Deckert, Stone's former commanding officer whom he once led a mutiny against. But he's been targeted for assassination by a radical splinter group of dissenters deep within the United States government. The new XXX agent must uncover the insurgents from within. It is the nation's only hope to stop the first coup d'etat in American history.
Keywords: aikido, aircraft-carrier, ak-47, ambush, assassin, automatic-pistol, automatic-rifle, bare-chested-male, battle, battlefieldSo many faces in my life and time
Couldn't change the way I feel
I was hard wired to forgot
To live and love with no regret
And when I stumbled in the darkest night
Just when I thought that there could be no light
You came along, and you should know
Look in my eyes, the truth will show...
I'll be faithful, that's what I do
Ever faithful, my aim is true
Wherever you may go, you'll always know
Faithful, I'll be with you
I've been a stray all of my life, you see
I thought nothing would ever change for me
Now I've found you, here I stay
May it always be that way...
'Cause
I'll be faithful, that's what I do
Ever faithful, my aim is true
Wherever you may go, you'll always know
Faithful, I'll be with you
You came along and you should know
That I could never let you go