Collateral Damage (film) described it as "a skillfully made example of your typical Schwarzenegger action film". Collateral Damage (film) Collateral Damage is a 2002 American action thriller film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elias Koteas, Francesca Neri, Cliff Curtis, John Leguizamo and John Turturro. The film was released in the United States on February 8, 2002. The film tells the story of Los Angeles firefighter, Gordon Brewer (Arnold Schwarzenegger), who seeks to avenge his son and wife's death at the hands of a guerrilla commando, by traveling to Colombia and facing his family's killers. The original script for the film
Collateral Damage (film) Vergara in the role of an airplane hijacker; however the scene where Vergara would hijack a plane was cut from the film. The film made $78 million worldwide against its $85 million budget. Warner Brothers released the DVD in the United States on July 30, 2002. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 19% of 142 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4/10. The site's consensus reads: "Despite its timely subject matter, "Collateral Damage" is an unexceptional and formulaic action thriller." Metacritic rated it 33/100 based on 34 reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave