Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)

After the death of his uncle, the 14-year-old schoolboy Alex Rider is forced by the Special OperationsDivision of Britain's secret intelligence service, MI6, for a mission which will save millions of lives.

Director:

Geoffrey Sax

Writers:

Anthony Horowitz (novel), Anthony Horowitz (screenplay)

Stars:

Alex Pettyfer, Mickey Rourke, Sophie Okonedo

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Bolger	...	Sabina Pleasure
Robbie Coltrane	...	Prime Minister
Stephen Fry	...	Smithers
Damian Lewis	...	Yassen Gregorovich
Ewan McGregor	...	Ian Rider
Bill Nighy	...	Alan Blunt
Sophie Okonedo	...	Mrs. Jones
Alex Pettyfer	...	Alex Rider
Missi Pyle	...	Nadia Vole
Mickey Rourke	...	Darrius Sayle
Andy Serkis	...	Mr. Grin
Alicia Silverstone	...	Jack Starbright
Ashley Walters	...	Wolf
Alex Barrett	...	Gary
Richard Huw	...	Teacher

Storyline

Alex Rider thinks he is a normal school boy, until his uncle is killed. He discovers that his uncle was actually spy on a mission, when he was killed. Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. He is sent to Cornwall to investigate a new computer system, which Darrius Sayle has created. He plans to give the new computer systems to every school in the country, but Mr. Blunt has other ideas and Alex must find out what it is.

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Plot Keywords:

spy | gadget | training | 14 year old | british | 

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Taglines:

You're never too young to die.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for sequences of action violence and some peril

Details

Country:

Germany USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker

Filming Locations:

Hyde Park Corner, Hyde Park, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,244,892 (UK) (21 July 2006)

Gross:

$652,526 (USA) (10 November 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Samuelson Productions, Isle of Man Film, Weinstein Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The building opposite Alex and Sabina's school is actually the Channel 4 headquarters.

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Goofs

In the opening scene, when the camera is rolling past all the class mates, one girl in the back ground quickly looks at the camera, then looks back to the front of the class again (the girl with the blue undershirt and long hair).

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Quotes

Alex Rider: This doesn't change anything. You killed my uncle. You're still my enemy.
Yassen Gregorovich: I have a lot of enemies.

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Connections

Featured in Richard & Judy: Episode dated 19 July 2006 (2006)

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Soundtracks

Alright Alright (Here's My Fist Where's the Fight)
Written by Maria Andersson, Josephine Forsman, Jennie Asplund and Johanna Asplund
Performed by Sahara Hotnights
Published by Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
©2001 Sony BMG Sweden AB.
Courtesy of Sony BMG Commercial Markets (UK)

User Reviews

nice teen Bond movie, but...

It's a nice movie, good actors good pace nice dialog that suits the genre well. But I have very big issues with the ending that I find completely unreasonable. I can't say much more without adding a spoiler, which I'd never do still, I think that in order to deliver a point about what the world of spies is like, Horowitz pushed the ending beyond the borders of likelihood. I think this is a poor excuse, since any movie and especially a movie of this sort depends very much on credible plot. The gadgets may be out of this world the stunts may be sheer madness but the reasoning of characters action must be flawless. As I found the ending to fall short in this very aspect, it left me with a bad taste in my mouth and thats a shame.