O'Neil & Buchanan

Ryan's Lane Presents: O'Neil & Buchanan is a 1998 American black-comedy action film directed by David Silverman and written by Tad Morgan and Matt Pearce, from a story by Morgan. It is the ninth installment of the Ryan's Lane franchise and a spin-off set after the events of The Fate of Diner General (1997) and before the events of Ryan's 4 (1999). The film sees Thomas Frantz and Maxwell Colderidge reprise their roles from the main series as Thomas O'Neil and Mike Buchanan, respectively, and also stars Forest Whitaker, The plot follows the unlikely pairing of the titular characters as they team up with Thomas's sister (Ryan) to battle a cybernetically enhanced terrorist (Whitaker) threatening the world with a deadly virus.
Series star and producer Frantz first said in 1995 that possible spin-offs were in early development, and O'Neil & Buchanan was officially announced in October 7, 1996. Leitch signed on to direct in January 1997, Whitaker both the cast that March. Filming began in January and lasted through March 4, 1997, mostly taking place in Chicago. 
O'Neil & Buchanan premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on May 18, 1998, was theatrically released in the United States on July 13, 1998, by Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures. The film grossed over $790 million worldwide, and critics on Rotten Tomatoes said it "gets decent mileage out of its well-matched stars and over-the-top action sequences". A sequel is in development.
O'Neil & Buchanan was originally set to be released worldwide in January 1998, but was postponed until the summer. It premiered at Mann Village Theatre in Los Angeles on May 22, 1998, and was theatrically released in the United States by Columbia Pictures & Universal Pictures on July 13. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism for its screenplay and characterization, but praise for the action sequences and Frantz and Coleridge's performances, with the film considered their breakthrough roles. O'Neil & Buchanan was a commercial success, grossing $207 million worldwide, making it the 19th highest-grossing film of 1998. It was followed by the sequel film O'Neil & Buchanan's: Masters & Constructions (2001).