''The Wrecking Crew'' is a 2000 American

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directed by

Albert Pyun Albert Pyun (May 19, 1953 – November 26, 2022) was an American film director who made low-budget B-movies and direct-to-video action films. The Independent Film Channel said that Pyun "has carved out a unique niche as a director of low-budge ...

and starring

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...

, Ice-T, and

Ernie Hudson Jr. Earnest Lee Hudson Jr. (born September 16, 1965, in Benton Harbor, Michigan) is an American actor, author, poet, and film producer. In October 2021, he was affirmed as Togbui Kpogo Afenya I, an Ewe Chief in Frankadua, in the Eastern Region of Gh ...

Premise

A high-level government

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is sent into the streets in order to complete a deadly mission.

Cast

* Ice-T as "Menace" *

as Hakiem *

T. J. Storm Juan Ricardo Ojeda, better known as T.J. Storm, is an American actor, stuntman, dancer, and martial artist. He is best known for his role as Bayu in '' Conan the Adventurer'' and for his motion capture performances in '' Tron: Legacy'', '' Captain ...

as Josef * David Askew as "Sly" * Tarsha Nicole Jones as News Reporter (Miss Jones) *

Vincent Klyn Vincent Klyn (born June 30, 1960) is a New Zealand-born actor and surfer who has appeared in a number of 1980s and 1990s-era motion pictures. His most notable role was the 1989 film ''Cyborg'' directed by Albert Pyun. Early life Klyn (Klijn) w ...

as Juda *

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as "Chewy" * Rob Ladesich as Captain *

as "Dra-Man" * Jahi J.J. Zuri as "Ceebo"

Production

The director,

shot the film simultaneously with two other "urban" features, ''

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'' and ''

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'', making sure his producers got the most out of their money as it was filmed in Eastern Europe on a

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