struggle as they are about to board their own plane nearby, and recognize Laura. Black is shot, and a hysterical Laura is hustled to safety aboard the journalists' plane. Scott finds the injured Black, who asks if Laura is now safe, which Scott confirms. Later, on a London city street, a stubbled Scott is shown watching an evening news broadcast regarding Laura's return on a television in a shop window. The government spins the story of Laura's kidnapping as an opportunity for the President to take action to end the trafficking of American girls as sex slaves. A British man watching alongside Scott says, "Time to go home," and walks away. Scott watches him leave and says, "Lucky man." Scott is then seen walking off into Piccadilly Circus. Cast Val Kilmer as Master Gunnery Sergeant John / Bobby Scott Derek Luke as Curtis Tia Texada as Sergeant Jacqueline Black Kristen Bell as First Daughter Laura Newton Lionel Mark Smith as Colonel Blane Johnny Messner as Sergeant Grace Ed O'Neill as Robert Burch William H. Macy as Stoddard Saïd Taghmaoui as Tariq Asani Clark Gregg as Agent Miller Natalia Nogulich as Nadya Tellich Moshe Ivgy as Avi Kick Gurry as Agent Jones Geoff Pierson as Agent Pearce Vincent Guastaferro as Agent Naylor Andy Davoli as Jerry Zimmer Aaron Stanford as Michael Blake Margot Farley as Young Prostitute Production The Dubai locales were actually filmed in Los Angeles. Eric L. Haney, a retired U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major who operated in Delta Force, was the technical advisor, and briefly appears. After Spartan, he and Mamet created The Unit television series about an Army unit mirroring Delta Force. Alexandra Kerry, daughter of then-U.S. Senator (later Secretary of State) John Kerry, is a bartender in the film. David Mamet's rabbi, Mordechai Finley, appears as one of the training cadre. Political operative Ed Skyler has praised the film for its realism regarding the inner workings of the Washington elite. The Scott character says the line, "One riot, one Ranger." Mamet previously used that dialogue in House of Games, and it has subsequently been used in The Unit. The remark is said to be Texas Rangers lore. The automatic knife used in the film is "The Spartan" by Severtech and was designed for this film. Home Media Spartan was released on video and DVD June 15, 2004. Reception The review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film