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Painkiller Jane is a american film of genre Drama directed by Sanford Bookstaver released in USA on 10 december 2005 with Emmanuelle Vaugier

Painkiller Jane (2005)

Painkiller Jane
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Released in USA 10 december 2005
Length 1h30
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Science fiction,    Action
Rating51% 2.555852.555852.555852.555852.55585

Painkiller Jane is a made-for-television movie based on the comic book character of the same name. It was first broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in December 2005. The 2-hour film stars Emmanuelle Vaugier as the titular heroine. The film differs significantly from the story of the comic book character.

The movie was a backdoor pilot for a possible television series, which was eventually approved. The Painkiller Jane TV series appears to be a "reboot" of the TV-movie, discarding the film's backstory and starting anew.

Synopsis

A Special Forces unit, known as the Painkiller Unit, is exposed to a biochemical weapon while on a mission in Sovetskaia, Chechnya. After attempting to retreat, the entire unit is ambushed and executed by a group of armed men in protective hazmat suits. One member of the unit, Captain Jane Browning (Emmanuelle Vaugier), not only survives the execution, but recovers from the viral infection, and develops an abnormally rapid healing factor, increased dexterity, speed, strength, enhanced senses, mental abilities and a photographic memory.

Actors

Emmanuelle Vaugier

(Jane Browning / Painkiller Jane)Eric Dane

(Nick)Walker Howard

(Blue)Richard Roundtree

(Colonel Watts)Richard Harmon

(Squeak)
And :
Callum Keith Rennie
Tate Donovan
Paula Brancati
Venus Terzo
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