Takers (2010)

A group of bank robbers find their multi-million dollar plan interrupted by a hard-boiled detective.

Director:

John Luessenhop

Writers:

Peter Allen, Gabriel Casseus,

Stars:

Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen, Matt Dillon

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Brown	...	Jesse Attica
Hayden Christensen	...	A.J.
Matt Dillon	...	Jack Welles
Michael Ealy	...	Jake Attica
Idris Elba	...	Gordon Cozier
Steve Harris	...	Lt. Carver
T.I.	...	Ghost (as Tip 'T.I'. Harris)
Jay Hernandez	...	Eddie Hatcher
Zoe Saldana	...	Lilly
Johnathon Schaech	...	Scott
Paul Walker	...	John Rahway
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Naomi Cozier
Gaius Charles	...	Max
Gideon Emery	...	Sergei
Zulay Henao	...	Monica Hatcher

Storyline

A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings (Idris Elba), John Rahway (Paul Walker), A.J. (Hayden Christensen), and brothers Jake (Michael Ealy) and Jesse (Chris Brown) Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost (Tip T.I. Harris), a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "takers" carefully plot their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer (Matt Dillon) inches closer to apprehending the criminals.

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Plot Keywords:

heist | bank | detective | planning | police | 

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Taglines:

Everyone's after something

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, a sexual situation/partial nudity and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Sony Pictures [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bone Deep

Filming Locations:

410 Boyd St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£208,390 (UK) (1 October 2010)

Gross:

$57,744,720 (USA) (12 November 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Rainforest Films, Grand Hustle Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first film applicable under futures and option trading based upon box-office returns in the United States. The controversial proposal was approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in June 2010.

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Goofs

A Ducati sports motorcycle is used throughout the movie. Ducatis are renowned for their distinctive twin cylinder snort, which is unlike almost every other modern bike. Yet, every time it appears the sound we hear is that of a big Japanese 4 cylinder sports bike, nothing remotely like the sound of a Ducati.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Eddie Hatcher: [to Welles] You look like shit, man.

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Connections

Spoofs True Romance (1993)

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Soundtracks

"Sugar Pill"
Written by Marcus Congleton
Performed by Ambulance Ltd.
Courtesy of Dirty Tizzle LLC

User Reviews

Better than Expected

After reading the reviews posted here, I had little hope of seeing a good movie, although the fact that the movie was playing at a "budget" theater was incentive enough for me to see it. I'm glad I went. Over the last couple of years, I've found that reviews on movies have become extremely undependable. It seems as though a lot of folks, who fancy themselves as reliable movie critics, have become quite snobbish in their reviews. It's so easy to be critical. Some critics like to feel that they are a step above the rest of us, and therefore more likely to understand how the movie should have been written, versus the flawed production that was actually released upon the public. I'd have missed many a good movie had I listened to the "professionals". This is an entertaining movie. It's not "The Godfather" or "Shawshank Redemption", but it's a good old fashioned action movie that keeps your attention. Get some popcorn and soda, sit back, and enjoy the show.