12 Rounds (2009)

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writer (WGA):

Daniel Kunka (written by)

Release Date:

27 March 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

Detective Danny Fisher discovers his girlfriend has been kidnapped by a ex-con tied to Fisher's past, and he'll have to successfully complete 12 challenges in order to secure her safe release.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Terrorist | Time | Police Officer | Tough Cop

Cast

John Cena	...	Danny Fisher
Aidan Gillen	...	Miles Jackson
Ashley Scott	...	Molly Porter
Steve Harris	...	George Aiken
Brian White	...	Hank Carver
Gonzalo Menendez	...	Ray Santiago
Taylor Cole	...	Erica Kessen
Kyle Russell Clements	...	Dave Fisher (as Kyle Clements)
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo	...	Willie Dumaine
Travis Davis	...	Anthony Deluso
Nick Gomez	...	Samuel
Brian Decaro	...	FBI Agent Gator
Rosalind Rubin	...	FBI Agent Sheila
Billy Slaughter	...	Technician
Kim Collins	...	Phil the Plumber
Lara Grice	...	Cell Store Owner
Wayne Ferrara	...	Battallion Commander
Douglas M. Griffin	...	Peter Gerard (as Douglas Griffin)
Vincent Flood	...	Detective Chuck Jansen
Robert Pralgo	...	Camouflaged Agent (as Rob Pralgo)
Wally Crowder	...	Streetcar Conductor
Luke Albright	...	Johnny Jenkins
Bryan Johnson	...	Sleeping Streetcar Passenger
Luukas Harlin	...	Streetcar Kid
John Wilmot	...	Elderly Man
Louis Herthum	...	BEP Employee
David Frye	...	Officer Phelps
Bill Martin Williams	...	Ferry Patrolman
J. Omar Castro	...	FBI Agent
Brandi Coleman	...	Pedestrian
Roy Huang	...	Sharpshooter
Mikki Val	...	Nurse (as Mikki Vail)
Jada K. Cox	...	Jesse Lou Mackie
Pauline Boudreaux	...	Medic
Hunter Burke	...	Hot Tub Man / Hotel Employee
Danie Coleman	...	Hot Tub Woman
George	...	Shortie the Pug
Kimberly Bailey	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Doug Burch	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Cathy Cavadini	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Catherine Cavadini)
John DeMita	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Tanya Vidal	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Tanya Vidal Dublin)
Judi M. Durand	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Judi Durand)
Greg Finley	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jeff Fischer	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Jeffrey Todd Fischer)
Peggy Flood	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Barbara Harris	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Barbara Iley)
Amad Jackson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Terence Mathews	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Terence Matthews)
Daniel Mora	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Levi Nunez	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Levi Nuñez)
Jason Pace	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Richard Penn	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Paige Pollack	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Michael Ralph	...	Additional Voices (voice)
David Randolph	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Noreen Reardon	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Vernon Scott	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Cheryl Tyre Smith	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Joel Swetow	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Ruth Zalduondo	...	Additional Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julia Adams	...	Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Sean Carlo	...	Street Car Passenger (uncredited)
Joseph Cintron	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Edward R. Cox	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Thomas C. Daniel	...	Gas Company Employee (uncredited)
Kyrt Gates	...	Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Geraldine Glenn	...	Fair Goer (uncredited)
Renny Harlin	...	Air Traffic Control (voice) (uncredited)
Rodney Hebert	...	Ferry Passenger (uncredited)
Brent Phillip Henry	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Jaime San Andres	...	Sniper #2 (uncredited)
Cynthia LeBlanc	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Laurie Lee	...	FBI Witness (uncredited)
Audrey Lynn	...	Police Detective / Computer Specialist (uncredited)
Don Mac	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Avon Maser	...	Ferry Ramp Commuter (uncredited)
James B. McDaniel	...	Fleeing Citizen (uncredited)
Sam Medina	...	Henchmen (uncredited)
Tony Pallo	...	Curious Neighbor (uncredited)
Lyssa Prine	...	Ferry Passenger (uncredited)
Karen Pritchett	...	Fleeing Citizen (uncredited)
Cassidy Smith	...	Ice Cream Sister (uncredited)
Chaz Smith	...	Bellhop (uncredited)
Gary Michael Smith	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Logan Douglas Smith	...	NOPD Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Terry Lee Smith	...	Gas Company Employee (uncredited)
Corey Stewart	...	Construction Worker (uncredited)
Martha Twombly	...	Hospital Staff (uncredited)
Daniel Vincent	...	Chris Owen's Club Patron (uncredited)
M. Jearl Vinot	...	Street Car Passenger (uncredited)
Michael Wozniak	...	Foreman (uncredited)
Lynette Zumo	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)

Directed by
Renny Harlin

Writing credits (WGA)
Daniel Kunka		(written by)

Produced by
Becki Cross Trujillo	....	executive producer
Mark Gordon	....	producer
Michael Lake	....	producer
Josh McLaughlin	....	producer

Original Music by
Trevor Rabin

Cinematography by
David Boyd

Film Editing by
Brian Berdan

Casting by
John Papsidera

Production Design by
Nicholas Lundy

Art Direction by
Teresa Carriker-Thayer

Set Decoration by
Leonard R. Spears

Costume Design by
Jill Newell

Makeup Department
Nikki I Brown	....	assistant makeup artist (as Nikki Brown)
Samantha M. Capps	....	additional makeup artist
Betty Hamnac	....	assistant hair stylist (as Betty W. Hammec)
Stacy Kelly	....	makeup department head
Donita Miller	....	assistant hair stylist (as Donita Sather)
Paige Reeves	....	assistant makeup artist
Donna Spahn	....	department head hair (as Donna Spahn Jones)

Production Management
Nancy Hirami	....	post-production supervisor
Regina Robb	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sherman Shelton Jr.	....	second second assistant director
Lynn Wegenka	....	second assistant director
Mary Ellen Woods	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Blanchard	....	construction foreman
William Burck	....	propmaker
Luke Cauthern	....	set dresser
Ryan Martin Dwyer	....	set dresser
Gregory T. Geniusz	....	set dresser
Jonathan Gesinski	....	visual consultant
Troy A. Johnson	....	construction buyer
Alexander Lasseigne III	....	set dresser
Twig Leveque	....	graphic designer
Andrew H. Lewis	....	set painter
Vinny Mazzarella	....	property master
Myron Meek	....	gang boss
Pat O'Connor	....	lead man
Pat A. O'Connor	....	leadman
Cory Parker	....	on-set dresser
Joseph Pipes	....	set dresser
George Sanchez	....	painter
Sian C. Sanzone	....	painter
Michelle Schluter-Ford	....	assistant set decorator (as Michelle Schluter)
Maria Senger	....	art department assistant
Brent Stewart	....	gangboss
Chuck Stringer	....	construction coordinator
Denise Templeton	....	art department coordinator
Robert Thayer	....	assistant art director
Grant Widmer	....	props assistant
Robert Wilson Jr.	....	painter
Cher Young	....	property assistant
Matthew Gatlin	....	assistant props: reshoots (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher S. Aud	....	sound designer
Christopher S. Aud	....	supervising sound editor
Bob Beher	....	foley supervising editor
Stephanie Brown	....	first assistant sound editor
Evan Daum	....	adr mixer
Ryan Farris	....	boom operator
Karyn Foster	....	dialogue editor
Dan Izen	....	additional sound mixer
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor
Adam Johnston	....	sound effects editor
Tim LeBlanc	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Timothy O. LeBlanc)
Paul Ledford	....	production sound mixer
Mark L. Mangino	....	supervising dialogue editor
James Morioka	....	sound effects editor
Gregory H. Watkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Welcker	....	sound utility
David Werntz	....	sound designer
David Werntz	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Phillip Beck	....	special effects technician (as Phillip 'Phil' Beck)
James R. Bilz	....	special effects technician (as James 'Jimmy Ray' Bilz)
Conrad V. Brink Jr.	....	special effects foreman (as Conrad Brink)
Jeff Brink	....	special effects coordinator
Joe Catalanotto	....	special effects technician
Adam Cheramie	....	special effects technician
Dennis E. Crowan Sr.	....	special effects technician
Joseph Grace	....	special effects technician
Shane Gross	....	special effects technician
Edward Joubert	....	special effects technician
Harry Lapping	....	special effects technician
William Simunek	....	special effects technician
Charlie Simunik	....	special effects foreman (as Charles 'Charlie' Simunek)
Neil Stockstill	....	special effects technician (as George Neil Stockstill)
Mitch Toles	....	pyrotechnician
Thomas Ziglar	....	special effects (as Thomas Zigler)
Lisa Zito	....	special effects technician (as Lisa Zeto)

Visual Effects by
Ritesh Aggarwal	....	digital compositor
Mike Ash	....	computer graphics artist: Pixel Magic
Anthony Barcelo	....	digital compositor
Praveen Bareria	....	digital compositor
Asif Bhushan	....	digital compositor
Satish Dayapule	....	lead compositor
Victor DiMichina	....	technical production supervisor: Pixel Magic
Victor DiMichina	....	visual effects producer
Patrick Flanagan	....	digital compositor (as Patrick Flanigan)
Tyler Foell	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Phillip Giles	....	digital artist
Bruce Golin	....	visual effects coordinator: Pixel Magic
James Gorman	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
James David Hattin	....	digital compositor
Chandra Sekhar Kamuju	....	digital compositor
Vishal Kapoor	....	compositor
Jiwoon Kim	....	digital compositor
Kevin Kipper	....	computer graphics artist: Pixel Magic
Steven Lloyd	....	digital artist (as Steve Lloyd)
George Macri	....	visual effects producer: Pixel Magic
Jeff Mailes	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Sameer Malik	....	digital compositor
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor (as Raymond McIntyre Jr.)
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Ben Myers	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films
Siddharthan Raman	....	roto/prep artist
Gadiraju Ramesh	....	digital compositor
Karthic Ramesh	....	digital paint artist
Chandrasekhar Reddy	....	visual effects compositor
Christy Richmond	....	visual effects editor
David Ridlen	....	computer graphics artist: Pixel Magic
Ray Scalice	....	general manager: Pixel Magic
Bobby Silman	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films
Kondareddy Suresh	....	visual effects
Allen Tracy	....	visual effects editorial supervisor: Frantic Films Los Angeles
Norie Varga	....	compositor
Norie Varga	....	digital artist
Chandu Vojjala	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunts
Tom Akos	....	utility stunts
John Ashker	....	stunt driver
Kevin Beard	....	utility stunts
Brent Bernhard	....	background stunts
Rosie Bernhard	....	stunts
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunts
Pauline Boudreaux	....	precision driver
Gregg Brazzel	....	stunts
Jessika Brodosi	....	stunts
Mike Burke	....	stunt driver
Harold Burns	....	stunt performer
Laurence Chavez	....	stunts
Trace Cheramie	....	stunts
Lena Clark	....	stunts
Danny Cosmo	....	utility stunts
Shawn Crowder	....	stunt driver
Wally Crowder	....	stunt performer
Thomas C. Daniel	....	precision driver
John Evanko	....	utility stunts
Chris J. Fanguy	....	stunt performer
Denise Gallo	....	stunt performer
Jeff Galpin	....	stunt driver
Lex D. Geddings	....	utility stunts
Tanner Gill	....	stunts
Russell M. Haeuser	....	precision driver
Thirl Haston	....	stunts
Jim Henry	....	stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunt driver
Jacob Kabel	....	utility stunts
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw	....	stunt double
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt double: Brian J. White
Patrick Lahaie	....	utility stunts
Elton LeBlanc	....	precision driver
Michael Li	....	stunt rigger
Billy D. Lucas	....	stunt double
Khristian Lupo	....	stunt double: John Cena
Deven MacNair	....	stunt performer
Eddie Matthews	....	stunt player
Kyle McDuffie	....	stunts
Brandon Melendy	....	stunt double: Gonzalo Menendez
David Mueller	....	stunts
Josh Mueller	....	stunt performer
Eric Norris	....	stunts
Haley Nott	....	utility stunts
Holly O'Quin	....	stunt performer
Bill Orsini	....	stunts
Leesa Pate	....	precision driver
Dave Phillips	....	stunt rigger
Alec Rayme	....	stunts
Brieann Rich	....	stunt driver
Nicholas Rich	....	stunt driver
Steven Ritzi	....	stunt coordinator
Mike Ryan	....	stunt driver
Nick Stanner	....	utility stunts
Jill Stokesberry	....	stunts
Dustin Thompson	....	stunt driver
Russell Towery	....	stunts
Durk Tyndall	....	utility stunts
Todd Warren	....	stunts
Arielle Zimmerman	....	stunts
John Zimmerman	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
David W. Akin	....	epk videographer
Aleksandr Allen	....	loader
Adam Bandera	....	lighting technician
Brandon Baudier	....	electrician
Bob Boccaccio	....	EPK camera
Doug Caire	....	rigging best boy electric
Chip Carey	....	rigging gaffer
Luke Cauthern	....	grip
Jarrid Clinkinbeard	....	rigging electrician
Willie Estrada	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Sean Finnegan	....	gaffer
Tim Hawn	....	lighting technician
Brian Heller	....	aerial cinematographer
Penelope Helmer	....	second assistant camera
Richard T. Hoover	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Jerry M. Jacob	....	camera operator
Francis James	....	camera operator
Kyle Jenkins	....	video utility
McKay Johnson	....	second assistant camera
Franklin Jones II	....	key rigging grip
Michael D. Kennedy	....	video utility
Ryan Lamy	....	rigging electric
Kevin Luster	....	grip
Mason McGuire	....	additional lamp operator
Alan J. Mehlbrech	....	additional camera operator
Robert Morrison	....	dolly grip
Robert Morrison	....	underwater grip
Scott Morrison	....	lighting technician
Christopher Murphy	....	key digital video assist operator
Meiklejohn Pate	....	grip
Patti Perret	....	still photographer
Kenny Rivenbark	....	camera operator
Declan Ryan	....	lighting technician
Bily Salazar	....	video assistant
Anthony Schrader	....	electrician
Codie Scott	....	grip
Codie Scott	....	rigger
Wayne Sharp	....	dolly grip
James Allen Sheppard	....	second video assist: re-shoots
Tiffani L. Stephenson	....	loader
Nathan Tape	....	lighting technician
Michael Trejo	....	grip
Trevor Tufano	....	second assistant camera
Lee Vickery	....	first assistant green camera
Jason Vowell	....	video assistant
Joe Waistell	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Kristopher Weaver	....	lighting technician
Alex Willson	....	lighting technician
Scott Zuchowski	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Elizabeth Coulon	....	casting director: Louisiana
Jennifer Cram	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
James Landry Hébert	....	casting assistant (as James Hébert)
Dylan Jury	....	casting assistant
Matthew Paul Spriggs	....	casting assistant
Christian Kaplan	....	executive in charge of casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Allison Bauserman	....	set costumer
Malikka Coston	....	key set costumer
Tracey Dundas	....	costumer
Annette Farnsworth	....	costumer
Loretta Harper	....	key set costumer
Ashley Martin	....	costume buyer
Shonta T. McCray	....	wardrobe assistant
Meagan McLaughlin	....	key costumer
Ann Walters	....	costume supervisor
Lesley D. Wickham	....	costume ager/dyer

Editorial Department
Steven Cuellar	....	editorial production assistant
Tom Dailey	....	first assistant editor
Doug Delaney	....	digital intermediate colorist
David Donaldson	....	digital intermediate producer
Bob Fredrickson	....	color timer (as Bob Frederickson)
Matthew W. Johnson	....	digital intermediate editor

Music Department
Robb Boyd	....	music editor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Greg Dennen	....	scoring stage crew
Gordon Goodwin	....	conductor
Gordon Goodwin	....	orchestrator
Tom Hardisty	....	scoring stage crew
Steve Kempster	....	music recordist: orchestra
Paul Linford	....	composer: additional music
Paul Linford	....	score mixer
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Jamie Olvera	....	scoring stage crew
Ryan Robinson	....	scoring stage crew
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Jay Selvester	....	scoring stage crew (as Jay Sylvester)
Erik Swanson	....	pro tools operator
Booker White	....	head of music preparation

Transportation Department
Richard Brown	....	picture car mechanic
Keith N. Collis	....	transportation captain
Anthony Forester	....	picture car coordinator
Chuck Graydon	....	driver: production van
Teresa Haney	....	transportation
Earl R. Hurst Sr.	....	transportation captain
Lance Leis	....	driver
Danny Mortenson	....	transportation coordinator
Gwendalane Ramos	....	transportation dispatcher
Bob 'Smitty' Smith	....	driver: hair/make-up trailer
Oranz Walker	....	driver captain
Oranz Walker	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Luke Albright	....	production assistant: Mr. Harlin
Les Arceneaux	....	assistant location manager
Barbara Babb	....	set production assistant
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Paul Barth	....	aerial coordinator
Sean F. Barth	....	product placement
Tammy Blackburn	....	animal wrangler
Richard E. Carter II	....	set production assistant
Allan Castillo	....	animal wrangler
Justin Catron	....	assistant: executive in charge of production
Gregory Chestnut	....	production staff
Heidi Cole	....	assistant: Josh McLaughlin
Brenda Cross	....	assistant: Becki Trujillo
Delma Cupit	....	production assistant
Sid Deleon	....	set medic
Melissa Elliott	....	title designer: end titles
Brian Evans	....	first assistant accountant
Jennifer Henderson	....	animal wrangler
Gina Hendrick	....	production accountant
Vanessa Hickey	....	production assistant
Philip Hoelcher	....	animal wrangler
Sam Horton	....	production assistant
Sam Horton	....	production secretary
Justin C. Hosp	....	production assistant
Kirk W. Johnson	....	production assistant
Kirk W. Johnson	....	set production assistant: Additional Photography
Zak Kadison	....	production executive
Lauren Leach	....	assistant production coordinator
Lauren Leach	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Stephen LeBlanc	....	key assistant location manager
Lori Lewis	....	production finance controller
Julie Lopinto	....	second assistant accountant
Leigh Louque	....	stand-in
Jessica Luebe	....	additional production assistant (as Jessica Dwyer)
Rob MacIntyre	....	assistant: John Cena
R.O. Mackey	....	stand-in
David Ross McCarty	....	location manager
Matt McLellan	....	assistant location manager
Patrick Mizell	....	production assistant
John A. Mmahat Jr.	....	assistant location manager
Belita Moreno	....	acting coach: John Cena
Holly O'Quin	....	set medic
Jason Derrick Ousley	....	production assistant
Gretchen Oyster	....	key set production assistant
Nathan Parker	....	key set production assistant: additional photography
Shannon Parker	....	production assistant
Chantel Passantino	....	accounting clerk (as Chantel Forest)
Brian Reynolds	....	helicopter pilot
Brieann Rich	....	rescue diver
Nicholas Rich	....	rescue diver
Michael Riley	....	title designer
Anthony Rossi III	....	production coordinator
Anthony Rossi III	....	production supervisor: additional photography
Alicia K. Rupprecht	....	assistant: Ashley Scott
Valerie Ryan	....	location scout
Derek A. Schwebel	....	craft service
Shane B. Scott	....	script supervisor
Allyson Seeger	....	assistant: Mark Gordon
Shara Senderoff	....	assistant: Mark Gordon
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Nikki Stanghetti	....	assistant: Renny Harlin
Shayne Tingle	....	photo double
Derrick Bentley Wells	....	production assistant
Kurt Wetherill	....	set production assistant
Alexander B. Williams	....	additional craft service
Nichole Wleklinski	....	production assistant
Gretchen E. Wulf	....	extras wrangler

Thanks
Leonard Alsfeld	....	additional thanks
Jennifer Day	....	special thanks
Michael Pfeiffer	....	special thanks (as Major Michael Pfeiffer)

Production Companies

• Fox Atomic (presents)
• WWE Films (as WWE Studios) (in association with)
• Mark Gordon Company, The (as Mark Gordon Company)
• Midnight Sun Pictures

Distributors

• Fox Atomic (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (Malaysia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• FS Film (2009) (Finland) (theatrical) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2009) (Russia) (theatrical)
• United Motion Pictures (2009) (Egypt) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD) (extended cut)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2010) (Argentina) (all media)
• CW Television Network (2012) (USA) (TV)
• Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2010) (USA) (TV)
• Odeon (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• RTL Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• SF Home Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• SF Home Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Pixel Magic (visual effects)
• Prime Focus (visual effects)
• Frantic Films (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera car
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  hydrascope telescoping crane arm
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera systems
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera
• Coulon Casting  casting
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Event Rental  locations equipment rentals
• Event Restroom  restrooms
• FBT Film and Entertainment  tax credits
• Global Tactical Services  security services
• Hollywood Trucks  entertainment transportation
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Nola Film Logistics  transportation equipment
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system
• Post Logic Studios  digital intermediate services
• Shine  main titles designed and produced by
• Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage  orchestra recorded at (as The Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. Studios)
• Warner Bros. Studio Facilities  sound editing and re-recording

Also Known As:

"Twelve Rounds" - International (English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44875) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:M | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-13 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | UK:12A (cut) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Ireland:12A | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:12 (extended cut) | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Malaysia:18SG

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Fox Atomic

Trivia:

Taking from something from Cena's wrestling career, anytime a cast member messed up they had to do push-ups for whichever person they wronged, and say "I am '(name of the person wronged)''s bitch!" after each one.

Goofs:

Continuity: The power was cut to stop the tram. When it crashes, the lights in the tram are still burning.

Quotes:

Det. Danny Fisher:I'm training the world's most dominant pug. He's going through a bulking phase.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "WWF Raw: Episode dated 26 January 2009" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Danny Boy

The Marine + Speed + Die Hard: With a Vengeance + Renny Harlin = Good old fashioned, fun action flick.

This type of movies are predictable. Good guy vs. Bad guy. Yes, from the trailer we've all seen it before. We know what's gonna happen next. But what's refreshing about "12 Rounds", the latest John Cena outing, is that it has solid action scenes, that were filmed for real, thus giving the movie an extra edge. All of this is thanks to director Renny Harlin.

I am not ashamed to call myself a fan of Renny Harlin. He, as you may know, is a director who puts his heart in crafting white-knuckle action. Think "Die Hard 2", "Cliffhanger", and "The Long Kiss Goodnight". All of those films contain many thrilling action, most of them filmed practically, without CGI. The film's plot, although a blatant but forgivable rip-off of "DH3" and with elements of "The Marine" works well with Harlin because it is what he does best - making solid action FOR REAL. Two action sequences deserve mention here; Cena's character (unintentionally...I think) using a fire engine to destroy part of New Orleans faster than Hurricane Katrina ever will, and a sequence involving a tram, which is impressive.

As for the acting, it's pretty mediocre at best, but with action movies, it's normal nowadays. John "Matt Damon on steroids" Cena here, however, is a step up from his previous "Marine", here he's more flexible and believable. Brian J. White is okay as his partner, as per his sweetheart, Ashley Scott. The villain played by Aiden Gillen, is what could be the first time I've seen a movie villain be intelligent and annoying at the same time. The rest of the cast, especially the FBI agents, fall flat.

And finally, as far as believability goes, the film is not nearly as ridiculous as "The Marine", it's more realistic. Sure, there are few "ok that's bull" scenes, but there's very little of that, in fact in a scene I thought Cena would become Evel Knievel but thankfully he didn't.

So in short, it's a big, loud, dumb, and fun time waster. See it for the action only. It's a big breath of fresh air after CGI laden DTV nonsense. Glad to see Harlin back doing what he does best; old school action.

Entertainment value: 7.5/10

Overall: 6/10