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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Luc Besson (written by)
Release Date:
13 May 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
Serve No Master more
Plot:
A man raised into behaving like a dog, escapes from his captor to start a new life, who seeks to reclaim him because of his unnatural martial arts skills that are triggered when unleashed. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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Transcending Evil, Discovering Humanity more (284 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jet Li | ... | Danny | |
| Morgan Freeman | ... | Sam | |
| Bob Hoskins | ... | Bart | |
| Kerry Condon | ... | Victoria | |
| Vincent Regan | ... | Raffles | |
| Dylan Brown | ... | Lefty | |
| Tamer Hassan | ... | Georgie | |
| Michael Jenn | ... | Wyeth | |
| Phyllida Law | ... | Distinguished Lady | |
| Carole Ann Wilson | ... | Maddy | |
| Mike Lambert | ... | The Stranger | |
| Jaclyn Tze Wey | ... | Danny's Mother | |
| Puthirith Chou | ... | Teen Danny | |
| Tony Theng | ... | Little Danny | |
| Owen Lay | ... | Baby Danny |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Unleashed (Australia) (Philippines: English title) (UK) (DVD title) (USA)
Danny the Dog (France) (Hong Kong: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violent content, language and some sexuality/nudity.
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Runtime:
102 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-15 | Taiwan:R-12 | Argentina:16 | Philippines:R-13 | Brazil:16 | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | USA:Not Rated (unrated DVD version) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R | Portugal:M/16 | Norway:18
Filming Locations:
Blackfriar's Bar, Merchant City, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK more
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Trivia:
Morgan Freeman's character Sam was at first not blind at all. After hearing from a piano school for the blind (with a very high reputation, and where the scholars developed their hearing), Freeman had the idea of making his character blind because like this it is easier for Sam to "see" the child in Jet Li's character, and not the brutal killer. more
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Continuity: During the fight with the bald stranger in the bathroom, the dents in the walls made from punching turn into holes. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Intergalactic Combat (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Sonata No. 11, in A Major, KV 331 more
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Luc Besson's signature style is all over the writing of this very fine little film. His ability to push the buttons on the most violent screen business while gradually developing a tale of warm sentiment is well served by director Louis Leterrier and a perfect cast of actors. UNLEASHED is one of the few examples of how martial arts and bona fide drama can be mutually supportive in creating a film that is at once thrillingly athletic and gently tender.
Bart (Bob Hoskins) is a brutish loan shark thug who makes his 'collections' accompanied by his 'dog' Danny (Jet Li), a silent man Bart has raised form childhood to be a caged killer, a human with a dog collar that when removed unleashes a ferocious beast who kills on command of his master Bart. Bart keeps him in a cage, feeds him, and uses him solely for his criminal doings. Danny unleashed is simply a Pavlovian animal and when the collar is replaced, he becomes docile with the sad eyes of a puppy.
During a 'collection' gone bad, Danny escapes and finds shelter in an antique shop basement where he meets blind piano tuner Sam (Morgan Freeman), a gentle man who gradually introduces Danny to music, trains him as his assistant, and introduces him to his 'family' - his step daughter Victoria (Kerry Condon). With the two of these welcoming, tender people Danny discovers how beautiful life can be. The story from this point is how Danny chooses between his Pavlovian response life as a killer and the simple life of Sam and Victoria. The journey is not without stressors and it is a difficult transition that keeps the viewer on seat's edge.
The wonder of this film lies in the extraordinary performances not usually associated with martial arts films. Jet Li does some of his finest athletic fighting on film, but thankfully at the same time creates a character who is multidimensional and memorable - a very fine acting job by Li. Bob Hoskins is brilliant as the despicably cruel Bart, Morgan Freeman adds a luster to his fine portrayal of blind Sam, and Kerry Condon makes Victoria zany and lovable at the same time. The action is superbly captured by cinematographer Pierre Morel with the aura of darkness in Danny's caged life serving as a perfect foil to the martial arts sequences.In short, this is a fine little film about characters worth knowing and provides audiences with both action and drama of a very high level of achievement. Grady Harp