Jack Reacher (2012)

A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims.

Director:

Christopher McQuarrie

Writers:

Lee Child (based on the book "One Shot" by), Christopher McQuarrie (written for the screen by)

Stars:

Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Cruise	...	Reacher
Rosamund Pike	...	Helen
Richard Jenkins	...	Rodin
David Oyelowo	...	Emerson
Werner Herzog	...	The Zec
Jai Courtney	...	Charlie
Vladimir Sizov	...	Vlad
Joseph Sikora	...	Barr
Michael Raymond-James	...	Linsky
Alexia Fast	...	Sandy
Josh Helman	...	Jeb
Robert Duvall	...	Cash
James Martin Kelly	...	Rob Farrior
Dylan Kussman	...	Gary
Denver Milord	...	Punk

Storyline

In an innocent heartland city, five are shot dead by an expert sniper. The police quickly identify and arrest the culprit, and build a slam-dunk case. But instead of confessing, the accused man writes the words, "Get Jack Reacher." Reacher himself sees the news report and turns up in the city. The defense is immensely relieved, but Reacher has come to bury the guy. Shocked at the accused's request, Reacher sets out to confirm for himself the absolute certainty of the man's guilt, but comes up with more than he bargained for.

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Plot Keywords:

sniper | coma | mysterious villain | police chase | shooting range | 

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Taglines:

The law has limits. He does not.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, language and some drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 December 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

One Shot

Filming Locations:

Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$57,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$15,210,156 (USA) (21 December 2012)

Gross:

$80,033,643 (USA) (15 March 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions, Mutual Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Jack Reacher's car crashes into some barrels, the car accidentally stalled upon the impact, but Tom Cruise luckily was able to restart the car before driving off again. Rather than do a retake, Christopher McQuarrie decided to leave it in the film as he felt it added to the suspense of the scene.

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Goofs

The "highway bridge" the sniper should have used is the I-279 bridge. It is shown to have the sun behind it (west) in both the original shooting and the hypothetical discussions. This would mean it's evening (sun is low in the sky, during summertime) - not the morning, as indicated by the shooter's watch and the victims' stories.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Emerson: It's life or death now, James. By that, I mean you're doing one or the other up in Rockview. This here is District Attorney Rodin. Want to know what he's wondering? Whether you're gonna walk like a man or cry like a pussy on your way to the death house. See, the D.A. likes the needle, whereas me, I like to see a man like you live a long life - with all your teeth knocked out. Passed around till a brother can't tell your fart from a yawn.

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Connections

Featured in Great MoVie Mistakes (2013)

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Soundtracks

Little by Little
Written by Melvin London
Performed by Gregg Allman
Courtesy of Rounder Records
By arrangement with New Rounder, LLC

User Reviews

Jack Reacher....... just good fun

Having never read any Lee Childs novels regarding Jack Reacher, I went into this one with somewhat limited knowledge on who Jack Reacher is and what his claim to fame is. So like many, I read where the "serious" fans were disappointed that Tom Cruise was picked to portray this iconic hero. To them I say, so what, did you watch this movie? In truth Tom Cruise is very good in this role, the movie is fast paced and action packed, the writing is cleaver and spot on, so to those who would continue to pan this movie I say lighten up and relax. This was a very good movie, Tom Cruise was good in the lead role, the several one-liners were very cleaver and kept a sense of humor in a plot with plenty of violence and too close for comfort realism. This movie was good, it was entertaining, well acted, and should be viewed and enjoyed by all who watch it.